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Tough Financial Times - Resources in the City of LA
by the Office of the Mayor
January 28, 2009
The Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has assembled a helpful list of resources that can be used by families or individuals who find themselves in difficult situations. RESOURCES IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Residents who are facing homelessness should call the LA County hotline 2-1-1. Through this number they will be routed to the most appropriate homelessness related service to address their situation.
City and County Hot Line: 800-854-7771
LA County General Hot Line: 800-339-6993
Los Angeles County Mental Health Referral Line: 800-854-7771
Suicide Prevention Crisis Line, Available at all hours of the day and night at:877-727-4747
THE L.A. FORECLOSURE RESPONSE NETWORK
A partnership between the Mayor's Office, Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services, the Community Development Department and the City of Los Angeles WorkSource Center system, the L.A. Foreclosure Response Network brings foreclosure prevention resources to six strategically located WorkSource Centers.
The participating centers are located in or near those communities that have been hardest hit by the on-going foreclosure crisis. They serve as conduits through which Angelenos can conveniently access foreclosure prevention resources, including basic information about available services, foreclosure counseling, and foreclosure prevention clinics. The WorkSource Centers' staffs have been trained by Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services to provide basic intake to new clients and to steer them to the right sources of information and the right resources.
The participating WorkSource Centers are:
West Adams–Baldwin Hills
WorkSource Center
5681 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, 90016
323-525-3740 | TTY: 323-931-9076
www.laul.org
Metro North WorkSource Center
342 San Fernando Rd., Los Angeles, 90031
323-539-2000 | TTY: 323-539-2057
www.goodwillsocal.org
Southeast LA–Watts WorkSource Center
10950 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, 90059
323-563-4702 | TTY: 323-563-5684
www.wlcac.org
Van Nuys–North Sherman Oaks
15400 Sherman Way, Suite 140, Van Nuys, 91406
818-781-2522 | TTY: 818-374-7024
www.worksourcecalifornia.com
Sun Valley WorkSource Center
9024 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Sun Valley, 91352
818-504-0334 | TTY: 818-504-1974
www.wscalnetwork.org
South LA WorkSource Center
7518 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, 90044
323-752-2115 | TTY: 323-752-9215
www.cciworksource.org |
UNFAIR EVICTIONS AND DISCRIMINATION
For residents who feel they are being evicted unfairly, they can call the L.A. Housing Department's rent hotline at 1-866-557-RENT.
Residents who live in apartments subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance have certain legal protections from eviction if their building is foreclosed. In fact, foreclosure is not a legal reason for eviction under the City's Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Residents who feel they may be victims of an illegal eviction from a Rent Stabilized unit should call the City's rent hotline at 1-866-557-RENT.
Residents who feel they may be the victim of housing discrimination should call the Housing Rights Center at 1-800-477-5977.
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