Information and Referral Services
Below is a list of agencies providing various services to the local community.These agencies are referrals only; El Centro does not take responsibility for individual agencies. If the services you are seeking are not provided below, please call El Centro for individual assistance.
Food, Shelter and Clothing
Health Service
Social Service
Support Services for Family
Employment
Legal Services
BIENVENIDOS VILLAGE FOR CHILDREN
183 E. Palm
Altadena, CA 91001
(626) 798-7222
Bilingual: Spanish
8:30am - 5:00pm
Crisis respite care for children. Case management services, individual/family counseling, access to medical services.
www.bienvenidos.org
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY/FAMILY SERVICES
1040 N. Lincoln Ave. Suite 200
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 795-7990
Bilingual: Spanish
Support self-sufficiency for individuals/families.
Administers Head Start/Child Development
Programs. Job training/placement. Low-income
Housing. Emergency food.
www.ccafs.org
SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL SERVICES
960 E. Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 795-8630
9:00am - 11:00am
Food/other programs for low-income families.
Proof of low-come status is required. Call for information.
FRIENDS IN DEED HOUSE
444 E. Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 797-6072
Bilingual: Spanish
9:00am - 3:00pm, Monday – Friday
Non-Emergency Clothing: 10:00am -12:30pm Mon.,Thurs./Fri
Non-Emergency Food: 10:00am -12:30pm; 1:30pm - 2:30pm Tue., Wed.
Emergency referrals accepted
www.ppc.net/mission/localprograms/homelocal.html#Friends
JACKIE ROBINSON CENTER
1020 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 744-7300
Bilingual: Spanish
Food every second Friday of the month at 9:00am.
First to arrive-served first.
www.ci.pasadena.ca.us
VILLA-PARKE COMMUNITY CENTER
363 E. Villa Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 744-6530
Bilingual: Spanish
Food every third Saturday of the month from 10:00am to Noon.
www.cipasadena.ca.us
UNION STATION
412 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
Breakfast at 9:00am; Lunch at Noon
Shelter is based on availability.
www.unionstationfoundation.org
C.H.A.P. CLINIC
1855 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 398-6300
Bilingual: Spanish
9:00am - 8:00pm Monday -Thursday
8:00am - 12:00 Noon on Fridays
9:00am - 3:00pm on Saturdays
Charges depend on services provided.
Government funded programs for
qualified patients.
HOSPICE OF PASADENA
100 W. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91105
8:30 am - 5:00pm Mon.-Fri.
In-home supportive care for terminally ill patients. Also provides individual/family counseling for those facing or experiencing a loss. (free)
YOUNG AND HEALTHY
37 N. Holliston, Pasadena, CA
(626) 795-5166
Available to students in Pasadena Unified School District. Homeless shelters and designated day-care centers.
www.youngandhealthy-pas.org
HEALTHY BABIES ALLIANCE
980 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Rm. 24
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 296-1000
Support groups, parenting education, workshops.
Mentors for teen moms/mothers of teen moms.
Healthy Fathers/Healthy Men groups for teen fathers.
1pm to 5pm appointment only
CONVALESCENT AID SOCIETY
3255 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 793-1696
8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Loan of Durable Medical Equipment
www.convalescentaidsociety.org
FOOTHILL FAMILY SERVICES
118 S. Oak Knoll Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-6907
8:30am - 9:00pm Mon-Thurs.,
8:30am - 6:00pm Fri.,
8:30am - 2:00pm Saturday
Charges: Varies - call for information.
Professional individual, family/group counseling for all ages. Child abuse/domestic violence treatment. Parenting classes, youth services.
www.foothillfamily.org
PACIFIC CLINICS
909 S. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 795-8471
Bilingual: Spanish
8:00am - 8:00pm Mon.,Wed.,Thurs.,
8:00am - 5:00pm Tues./Fri.
Medi-cal, Medicare, private insurance sliding fee scale. No one is denied service because of inability to pay. Persons 18 and over with serious emotional problems.
www.pacificclinics.org
LA COUNTY & USC MEDICAL CENTER
Information: (323) 226-2622
Make and Cancel Appointment: (323) 226-5111
www.ladhs.org
LAS ENCINAS HOSPITAL
2900 E. Del Mar Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-9901
24 hours. Translation available.
Treatment services are covered by most health insurance plans. Acute psychiatric/chemical dependency facility with 138 beds. Offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, adults, seniors.
www.lasencinashospital.com
PACIFIC CLINICS
66 Hurlbut Street
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 441-4221
Bilingual: Spanish
8:00am - 8:00pm Mon.,Wed.,Thurs.
8:00am - 5:00pm Tues./Fri.
Children, youth, families, outpatient treatment services.
PASADENA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
1495 N. Lake Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 798-0907
9:00am - 9:00pm Mon.-Thurs
9:00am - 5:00pm Fri. 9:00am - 1:00pm Sat.
Sliding Scale from $5-$35.
Counseling for a wide variety of personal/family problems.
www.pmhc.org
MIRIAM MENDEZ
(626) 794-4401
Pasadena, CA
Bilingual: Spanish
Parenting classes.
Anger/Domestic workshops.
HAVEN HOUSE
(626) 564-8880
Hot Line: (323) 681-2626
Bilingual: Spanish
Shelter program for battered women and their children. Counseling for women. Free support group for teens. One time fee $15.
www.itsnotok.org
GRACE CENTER
Pasadena, CA 91117
(626) 355-4545
Mon.-Fri. 9:00am - 5:00pm
Bilingual: Spanish
Provides emergency response/crisis counseling, evaluation, advocacy, referrals/resources to battered women/their children.
www.gracecenter.org
FOOTHILL FAMILY SERVICE
Teen Families Program
118 S. Oak Knoll Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
8:30am - 9:00pm Mon - Thurs.
Bilingual: Spanish
Arrangements for access to all available services for teenager parents, 17 and younger.
www.foothillfamily.org
MOTHER'S CLUB COMMUNITY CENTER
526 E. Orange Grove
Pasadena, CA
(626) 792-2687
Bilingual: Spanish
Social support for low-income mothers, with infants toddlers; pre-school care for the children.
FREE
www.mothersclub.org
FRIENDS OUTSIDE IN LA COUNTY
464 E. Walnut
Pasadena, CA
(626)795-7607
Bilingual: Spanish
Monday-Fridays 9:00am - Noon/1:00pm - 4:00pm
Social Services for family members affected by incarceration.
FREE
PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
FAMILIES IN TRANSITION
325 S. Oak Knoll
Pasadena, CA
(626) 683-9355
Bilingual: Spanish
Educational support for families who reside in shelters, motels/or live "double-up" with another family.
Services: school supplies, physicals for children, immunization, medical care, after school tutoring, referrals for food - the "Kids Kloset". FREE Wheelchair accessible.
www.pasadena.k12.ca.us
TEEN HORIZONS CLINIC
1845 N. Fair Oaks Ave.#2130
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 744-6125
1:00pm - 4:00pm Thurs.
Counseling/prenatal Services for teenagers.
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDD)
Pasadena Job Service
1207 E. Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 304-7922
8:00am - 5:00pm Mon-Fri.
Job placement and unemployment insurance applications.
State Agency
www.edd.cahwnet.gov
FOOTHILL EMPLOYMENT/TRAINING CONNECTION
1207 E. Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 584-8381
Job seeking services to adults/dislocated workers. Also provide education/training services to youth through contract with local school/community based organizations.
www.ci.pasadena.ca.us
URBAN LEAGUE
PASADENA FOOTHILL BRANCH
1200 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 398-6155
8:30am - 5:00pm Mon. - Fri.
Job listings, referrals, self-directed resource center, vocational training programs available for youth and adults.
www.edd.ca.gov
COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER
3035 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 585-3000
8:00am - 4:00pm Mon.-Fri.
6:00pm - 10:00pm Mon.-Thurs.
ESL classes. Short-term vocational training for adults. Call for Information: (626) 585-3180
www.paccd.cc.ca.us
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HISPANIC ELDERLY
234 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 564-1988
9:00am - 5:00pm Mon.-Fri.
Bilingual: Spanish
Provide social services employment training program for seniors age 55 and over.
WOMEN AT WORK
50 N. Hill Ave., Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 796-6870
10:00am - 7:00pm Wed
10:00am-4:00pm Mon., Tues., Thurs.,
Closed Fri.
Career and Job resource Center
www.womenatwork1.org
CONSUMER ACTION CENTER
Jackie Robinson Center
1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
626) 744-7339 or 744-7341
8:00am - 5:00pm Mon. - Fri.
Bilingual: Spanish
Assistance with consumer problems, landlord/tenant disputes, legal difficulties. Assistance with filling out legal and non-legal forms.
www.ci.pasadena.ca.us
LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 102
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-3233
VICTIM WITNESS ASSIST PROGRAM
300 E. Walnut, Suite 107
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 356-5715
8:00am - 4:30pm Mon.-Fri.
IMMIGRATION
Questions: Esther Partida
Villa-Parke Community Center
(626) 744-6530 with appointment
EL CALVARIO COMMUNITY CENTER
Immigration Questions
El Monte, CA (626) 441-4541