Community Resources
Bus Routes
City of Whittier
http://www.cityofwhittier.org
http://www.cityofwhittier.org
L.A. County Department of Public Social Services
DPSS (Department of Public Social Services) provides assistance with Cash Aid, Elder Services, Food and Nutrition, Health Care, Job Programs, Government Links, and Veterans' Resources.
https://dpss.lacounty.gov/
LACADA
Client Centered Approach
We help people to:
- Stop substance abuse
- Gain an active recovery program
- Learn skills for relapse prevention
- Protect themselves from HIV/STD infection and transmission
- Get needed medical treatment and maintain good physical health
- Improve their mental health and coping skills
- Heal from the trauma of violence and abuse
- Build a strong family and drug free social network
- Obtain stable housing and employment
Local Clinics
Pacific Clinics
Whittier Health Center
Planned Parenthood
http://www.freeclinics.com/cit/ca-whittier
Pacific Clinics
Whittier Health Center
Planned Parenthood
http://www.freeclinics.com/cit/ca-whittier
Public Libraries
Los Nietos Library
Norwalk Library
Santa Fe Springs Library
http://www.cityofwhittier.org/depts/library
SASSFA WorkSource
SASSFA (Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority) provides employment assistance for workers and businesses. It also provided support programs for seniors and a variety of services for youth.
http://www.sassfa.org
SPIRITT Family Services
Established in 1972, SPIRITT Family Services provides crisis intervention, life skills and hope for a stable, nurturing and healthy family for high-need families in eastern Los Angeles County. With nearly 8,000 individuals served each year, SPIRITT's strength-based family-centered approach is designed to increase an individual and family's protective factors. While all parents will experience stress at some point in their lives, SPIRITT Family Service staff provides culturally-sensitive, evidence-based support to ensure parents and their children are on a trajectory for healthy, positive outcomes.
http://www.spiritt.org/
The Whole Child
Birth to Five Center
Everychild Family Housing
Mental Health
https://www.thewholechild.info/
TriCities ROP (Regional Occupational Program)
Tri-Cities ROP provides vocational training in a variety of areas.
http://www.tricitiesrop.org/
Whittier Homeless Consortium
https://www.whittierhomeless.org/resources/
https://www.whittierhomeless.org/resources/