CLARE

CLARE began in 1965 when a group of sober alcoholics began bringing food, blankets, and the message of recovery to homeless alcoholics gathering on the beaches of Santa Monica.  CLARE is now a multi-site organization with several locations in Los Angeles County providing compassionate treatment and recovery services for alcoholism and substance abuse.  As the only non-medical detox facility on the Westside available to all regardless of their ability to pay, we are serving primarily the homeless and indigent.  Each year over 25,000 people turn to CLARE for help.  Over 2,600 are admitted to one of CLARE's 11 comprehensive programs; all others are counseled and/or placed at partner agencies.

www.clarefoundation.org
(310) 314-6200

Common Ground-Westside HIV Community Center

Over 20 years into the HIV epidemic, Common Ground remains the only comprehensive HIV service provider on Los Angeles' Westside. Over 3,360 people in our Westside Community are living with HIV - and one in four don't know that they're positive. The success of our mission, "to bring together the diverse members of the Westside community in the fight against HIV," is critical to address this growing epidemic, and vital to our community's health and future.

www.commongroundwestside.org
(310) 314-5480

El Nido Family Centers

El Nido Family Centers provide counseling, parent education and case management services to children, at-risk youth, and pregnant and parenting teens and families.

www.elnidofamilycenters.org
(818) 830-3646

New Directions

New Directions provides long-term substance abuse treatment and vocational programs for homeless veterans.

www.newdirectionsinc.org
(310) 914-4045

St. Joseph Center

St. Joseph Center provides emergency and long-term services to homeless and low-income people to assure physical and mental health and build confidence and interpersonal skills that will form a basis for personal change.

www.stjosephctr.org
(310) 396-6468

Step Up on Second

Step Up on Second provides housing, case management and advocacy services to adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness, as well as those dually diagnosed with substance dependency.

www.stepuponsecond.org
(310) 394-6889

Venice Family Clinic

Venice Family Clinic is the largest free clinic in the country, serving more than 23,000 low-income and uninsured patients per year in LA County. It provides primary care; pediatric care; teen health; women's health; chronic disease management; wellness; integrative medicine; homeless health care; HIV/AIDS testing and treatment; specialty care; vision; dental; mental health; and other services to treat the whole person.

www.venicefamilyclinic.org, vfcinfo@mednet.ucla.edu

Information: (310) 664-7910, Appointments: (310) 392-8636

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Vista del Mar Child & Family Services/Family Service of Santa Monica

Family Service of Santa Monica, a division of Vista del Mar Child & Family Services, is a private, non-profit organization fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Children and Families and staffed by licensed professionals and interns.  They provide a range of mental health services including psychotherapy, counseling, psycho-educational groups and trauma recovery programs.  Services are provided at local schools and at the agency.  The agency offers a sliding fee scale and services in Spanish.

www.vistadelmar.org
(310) 451-9747

WISE & Healthy Aging

WISE & Healthy Aging promotes the well-being, independence and self-esteem of the elderly through the provision of innovative support services.  The Center is a private, community-based social service and healthy care agency that provides mental health, health education, and physical health services to older adults and their caregiver.  In-home and Spanish speaking services are available.

www.wiseandhealthyaging.org
(310) 394-9871