Resources
This directory is intended to provide useful contacts and resources to help strengthen your efforts in building healthy, vibrant communities. This list is not intended to be definitive, but rather serve as a starting point for acquiring additional information.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this directory; entities should be contacted directly for current information or COVID-19 protocols.
Affordable Housing
California Housing Consortium
The statewide 'big tent' housing advocacy organization representing the development, building, financial, and public sectors united in a non-partisan effort to advance affordable housing and community development across California.
30141 Agoura Road, Suite 205
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Phone: 818-735-9551
Fax: 818-735-7348
Website: http://www.calhsng.org
Email: info@calhsng.org
California Housing Partnership Corporation
Assists nonprofit and government housing agencies to create, acquire and preserve affordable housing for lower income households, while providing leadership on housing preservation policy and funding.
369 Pine Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 433-6804
Fax: (415) 433-6805
Website: http://www.chpc.net
Business Assistance
Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles
Build Better Lives and Better Neighborhoods
700 West Main Street,
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 262-4511
Website: http://www3.lacdc.org/CDCWebsite/Default.aspx
Los Angeles Works
Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development
200 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 978-0781
Website: http://www.losangelesworks.org/index.cfm
Email: jobs@lacity.org
Community Health
Healthy City
Healthy City is an information and action resource that unites community voices, rigorous research and innovative technologies to solve the root causes of social inequity.
Advancement Project
1910 West Sunset Blvd. Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.healthycity.org/
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
To protect health, prevent disease and promote heath and well-being.
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/
Email: phinfo@ph.lacounty.gov
Los Angeles Food Policy Council
Collective impact initiative, working to make Southern California a Good Food region for everyone — where food is healthy, affordable, fair and sustainable
200 N. Spring Street, M125
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://goodfoodla.org/
Email: info@goodfoodla.org
Urban Greening
American Institute of Architects
Based in Washington, D.C., the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals and allied partners since 1857
1735 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC, 20006-5292
Phone: (800) AIA-3837
Website: http://www.aia.org/index.htm
Email: infocentral@aia.org
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
The LADWP, the largest municipal water and power utility in the nation, was established more than 100 years ago to deliver reliable, safe water and electricity to 3.8 million residents and businesses in Los Angeles.
PO Box 51111
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
Phone: (800) DIAL DWP
Website: https://www.ladwp.com
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power – Go Green
PO Box 51111
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
Phone: (800) DIAL-DWP
Website: https://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/faces/ladwp/residential/r-gogreen?_adf.ctrl-state=7549inyhw_4&_afrLoop=32093063211335
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
A consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 18 million people in parts of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
700 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 217-6000
Website: http://www.mwdh2o.com/
The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants
Focuses on promoting and restoring California landscapes and habitats, propagating and making available California native plants and wildflowers, and educating and acquiring knowledge about California flora and natural history.
10459 Tuxford Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Phone: (818) 768-1802
Website: http://theodorepayne.org/
Email: info@theodorepayne.org
Fundraising
La Pintoresca Branch – Foundation Center
Features a Foundation Directory Online to research grants and grantmakers
1355 North Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone: (626) 744-7268
Website: http://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/about_the_library/la_pintoresca_branch/
The Grantsmanship Center
Get funding. Create change.
350 South Bixel St., Suite 110
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213) 482-9860
Website: http://www.tgci.com/
Email: tgci@tgci.com
Historic Preservation
California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation
Responsible for administering federally and state mandated historic preservation programs to further the identification, evaluation, registration and protection of California's irreplaceable archaeological and historical resources
1416 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-7000
Website: http://www.ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1054
Email: calshpo@parks.ca.gov
Los Angeles Conservancy
A nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County.
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 826
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: (213) 623-2489
Website: https://www.laconservancy.org/
Email: info@laconservancy.org
Public Safety
Gang Alternatives Program
A nonprofit organization working toward eliminating the base of gang membership by having a generation of young people say "No" to gangs and "Yes” to positive lifestyle choices
P.O. Box 408
San Pedro, CA 90733
Phone: (310) 519-7233
Website: http://www.gangfree.org/index.html
Email: contact@gangfree.org
Homeboy Industries
Assists at-risk and former gang involved youth to become contributing members of our community through a variety of services in response to their multiple needs
130 W. Bruno Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (323) 526-1254
Website: http://homeboyindustries.org/
Email: info@homeboyindustries.org
Transportation Resources
LADOT DASH
DASH provides frequent, inexpensive and convenient bus service in downtown Los Angeles and in 27 neighborhoods all across the City of Los Angeles.
Phone: (213) 808-2273
Website: http://www.ladottransit.com/dash/
Metro
Metro serves as transportation planner and coordinator, designer, builder and operator for one of the country’s largest, most populous counties.
1 Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.metro.net/
Los Angeles City Departments
3-1-1, One Call to City Hall
Gives Los Angeles residents and businesses easy access information to over 1,400 City services.
3-1-1 is also available by calling (213) 978-3231.
Callers within Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties can call 1-866-4LACITY (1-866-452-2489), toll-free.
Phone: 3-1-1