Southern California Edison

Has three programs: CARE and FERA, Energy Assistance Fund, and Energy Savings Assistance Program.

California LifeLine

This is a state program that offers low income residents of California telephone services at discounted rates. There are two programs that residents can choose, a flat rate, unlimited local calls program, or a measured local service program that allows for 60 local calls per month.

Social Security

Social Security is primarily the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) federal program. It encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs.

LA County Department of Public and Social Services DPSS

County services include health care coverage through the Medi-Cal Program; CalFresh Nutrition Assistance; CalWORKs Financial, Homeless, Employment and Supportive Services Assistance via Welfare-to-Work programs; In-Home Supportive Services which helps the disabled and elderly to remain safely in their own homes; and, Financial, Homeless, and Employment assistance to indigent adults through the General Relief program.

Homewatch Caregivers

Private Home Care Agency

Housing Rights Center

Publishes a Project Place, a monthly listing of rental properties throughout LA County. Also provides housing discrimination investigation, fair housing education and tenant landlord counseling

Home Instead Senior Care

Private Home Care Agency

Always Best Care

Offer three caregiver support groups, a monthly three-hour workshop called Caregiving Essentials, a Brain Fitness Boot Camp, and a Family Education series. Everything requires pre-registration.

Disability Community Resource Center

The Disability Community Resource Center (DCRC) formerly Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) is dedicated to assisting persons with disabilities and/or older adults achieve and maintain self-directed and community based independent lives via support services and training programs provided by their peers and offered in a non-residential environment. They offer assistive technology services, community transition services, information and referrals, empowerment alliance, personal assistance and placement program, consumer advocacy, and mental health and peer support programs.