Partnerships

Partners

• John Wesley Health Center Institute, Inc.

   

  Mission: Improve the health status and well-being of under-served segments of the population of the Los Angeles area through the direct provision or coordination of health care, health education, services, and research.
  
  Program: Wesley Health Center – South Whittier Clinic
  
  Objective: To improve the health status and well-being of the under-served population through the direct provision or coordination of health care and health education.
  
  Description:

  The clinic offers medical care, physical exams, routine screenings, and treatment of illness for women, children, and men.  Health services are provided regardless of an individual’s ability to pay at no-, low-, or sliding-scale costs contingent on the program requirements and available funds. 

  
  

• Rio Hondo College

  

  Mission:  Provide captivating and useful programs that empower students of all ages to achieve educational, career, and personal goals in order to meet life’s opportunities and challenges. The high quality instructional programs directly reflect the needs of the community and are conducted in a traditional classroom setting, online, or a hybrid of online and in-class. The classes are held on campus and at many locations within the college’s district area. 

  Program: English as a Second Language (ESL) Class

  Objective:  To provide students with the necessary basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in order for them to become proficient in the English language.

  Description: ESL courses focus on preparing students to use English to achieve tasks within a variety of real-life situations such as a doctor’s office or a department store. Students are instructed to be able to listen, speak, read, and write in English in context-specific environments.

  
  

• Southern California University of Health Sciences L.A. College of Chiropractic

   

  Mission:  To educate students as competent, caring, and successful integrative healthcare practitioners. The University is committed to providing excellence in academics, service, scholarship, and leadership through the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, the College of Eastern Medicine, and the College of Science and Integrative Health. 

  Program: Chiropractic Clinic

  Objective:  To provide hands on experience in providing examinations and adjustments through supervised field work in community settings.

  Description: The clinic provides chiropractic examinations and adjustments by interns under the supervision of clinical faculty.  

  
  

• Helpline Youth Counseling

   

  Mission:  To serve youth and their families by promoting the development of strong individuals and families in their community.  This is accomplished through education, therapeutic approaches, advocacy, and the utilization of community resources.

  Program: Parenting Classes

  Objective: To provide interactive parenting classes, which address how parents can create more positive relationships with their children, by increasing effective communication, reducing anger, managing stress, and understanding child development.

  Description:  The classes are designed to improve the relationships between a parent and their children.  The 10-week course topics include: Understanding our Children, Addressing Problematic Behavior, Adolescent Drug Use, The Out of Control Child, Anger Management, and Positive Parenting.

  Program: Health Care Access

  Objective: To provide continued health care coverage by re-certifying participants to health coverage programs.

  Description: Certified Educators are available to provide information on Covered California Premium Assistance and with the re-certification for the Medi-Cal and Kaiser programs. 

  
  

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services

   

  Mission:  To serve an ethnically and culturally diverse community through programs designed to both alleviate hardship and promote health, personal responsibility, and economic independence. The Department provides the following benefits and services to low-income residents of Los Angeles County:

  • Temporary financial assistance and employment services for families and individuals;
  • Free and low-cost health care insurance for families with children, pregnant women and aged/blind/disabled adults;
  • Food benefits for families and individuals;
  • In-home services for elderly and disabled individuals; and
  • Financial assistance and advocacy for federal disability benefits for disabled individuals.

  These services are provided locally throughout the many communities that comprise Los Angeles County.

  Program: Cal-Fresh Program

  Objective: To reduce food insecurity and improve access to nutritious foods to low-income persons.

  Description: Food benefits that help low-income families, individuals, and seniors purchase nutritious foods to stay healthy.
  
  Program: Medi-Cal Program

  Objective: To provide comprehensive medical services to children and adults in low-income families.

  Description: A healthcare program that provides health, dental, and vision coverage.  

  
  

• Community Action Partnership (Long Beach)

  

  Mission:  Passionately committed to providing dynamic pathways to self-sustainability for low-income individuals and families through advocacy, education, and energy assistance. With our collaborative partners, community resources, and strength-based leadership, we coordinate and mobilize comprehensive training and technical assistance vital to building and sustaining an enriched community.

  Program: Home Energy Assistance Program

  Objective: To provide financial assistance to offset the costs of heating and/or cooling dwellings, and/or have their dwellings weatherized to make them more energy efficient.

  Description: Utility payment assistance to eligible households to offset the costs of heating and/or cool dwellings.  

• Harriet Buhai Center For Family Law

   

  Mission:  To protect victims of domestic violence and improve the well-being of children living in poverty. With the help of volunteers, the Center provides free family law assistance and legal education to the poor. We strive to empower people in need and assure them meaningful access to the courts.

  Program: Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law

  Objective: To provide free family law assistance and legal education to low-income persons.

  Description: Free legal assistance pertaining to custody, domestic violence, spousal support, visitation, child support, community property, establishment of paternity and divorce.  

  
  

• Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and Probation Department

   

  Mission:  Provide comprehensive services and resources to assist transition age former foster youth (TAY) successfully transition from dependency to self-sufficiency.

  Program: Transitional Resource Center (TRC) 

  Objective: To provide Independent Living Program (ILP) services to ILP eligible transitioning youth, ages 16 to 20, who have exited from foster/probation care in Los Angeles County.

  Description: The ILP provides support services for emancipated foster youth.  Services include, but are not limited to counseling, planning financial assistance for college and vocational education. Assistance for employment as well as requested assistance with clothes, tools, union dues, and transportation for work is also included in the services.