Know someone who might need help finding an emergency shelter? Or someone who has suffered abuse, neglect, abandonment, or in need of a residential program? How about someone who’s looking for legal aid or in search of other helpful resources?
Here are some resources for youth experiencing homelessness or teens seeking temporary shelter, emergency services, and emancipation information.
Please pass on this information to someone in need. To pick up flyers, drop by Teen Central at Pasadena Central Library. There’s a resource shelf full of pamphlets with information and resources, or ask a librarian.
Drop-in Centers
- My Friend’s Place in Los Angeles
5850 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 · (323) 908-0011
We offer a free and comprehensive continuum of care that combines emergency necessities with therapeutic, health, employment and education assistance, and creative arts services through three programmatic areas: Safe Haven Program, Transformative Education Program, Health & Well Being Program - Pacific Clinics Drop in Center
1395 E Orange Grove Blvd · (626) 791-4553
Drop in center locations for transitional age youth (ages 16-24). Offers: Homeless outreach, Independent living skills classes, GED/high school diploma classes, Extended educational assistance, Employment assistance, Transportation assistance, Full kitchen, Computer lab with internet access, Resources lab, Job search and homework help, Mentoring and tutoring
Food Pantries
- Foothill Unity Center
191 N. Oak Ave Pasadena, CA 91107 · (626) 358-3486
Foothill Unity Center is a place of real hope and possibilities for people in crisis throughout the San Gabriel Valley-offering food, temporary shelter, case management, transportation, referrals and a variety of health services for low-income and homeless people in eleven communities in Los Angeles County. - Friends in Need-Food Pantry
444 E. Washington Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104 · 626-797-2402
The Food Pantry provides food assistance to low-income and no-income families in the greater Pasadena/Altadena area. - Salvation Army Corps Community Center – Pasadena
1000 E. Walnut St., Ste. 102, Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 773-4425; (626) 773-4400
The program provides emergency food services for families, couples and individuals who live in Altadena, Arcadia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre and South Pasadena. A three-day supply of groceries is provided; the amount of food provided varies according to family size.
Legal Aid
- Children’s Rights Project of Public Counsel
610 S Ardmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005
M-F 9am-12:30pm; 1:30-5:15pm
213-385-2977; 213-385-9089
Free legal assistance to people under 18. Adoption project also available. Call for appointment. Bilingual. - Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
3250 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
M-Th 1:30pm-4:30pm
213-388-7515; 213-388-7505
Free legal advocacy and education for qualifying teens int he following areas: domestic violence and restraining orders, custody/ visitation and child support, parental rights, marriage and divorce. - Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
1102 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
M-F 9am-5pm
800-399-4529; 323-801-7989
Free counsel, representation, advocacy, and community education. - Los Angeles Bar Domestic Violence Project
1055 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
M-F 9am-11:30am
213-896-6491; 213-833-6717
Assistance in obtaining temporary restraining orders. Nominal fee of $20 may be waived. Bilingual.
msd@lacba.org - Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
1241 S Soto St, Los Angeles, CA 90023
M-F 8:30am-5:30pm
323-980-3500
Free legal representation/ advocacy in areas of family law, government benefits, consumer laws, and housing law.
info@laclj.org
Runaway Services
- National Runaway Switchboard
800-768-2929; 773-880-9860
Crisis intervention and referrals for runaways, homeless and other teens, provides youth-parents reunification with conference calls and bus tickets; provides message service for parents and youth. - Runaway Adolescent Project (RAP) DCFS
16360 Roscoe Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91406
323-466-7776
Shelter, food, education, counseling and support groups for teens.
Shelter & Housing
- 1736 Family Crisis Center – Dating Violence Hotline and Shelter
2116 Arlington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90018
310-379-3620; 323-737-3900
Individual, group, family counseling and case management for ages 1-1, domestic violence and runaways, two week stay, substance abuse awareness, schooling, job search and placement. Outpatient facility with 6 beds. Parent consent required. - Angel’s Flight
1531 James M Wood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-251-3400; 213-380-4603
Emergency shelter for ages 10-17 and voluntary shelter for runaways, homeless, and at-risk youths. Family and child counseling, case management, therapy, LAUSD education, outreach program. Main goal is family reunification.
info@CatholicCharitiesLA.org - Casa Youth Shelter
10911 Reagan St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
562-594-6825; 714-995-8601
Provides temporary shelter and counseling services to runaways and youth in crisis.
agency@casayouthshelter.org - Children of the Night
14530 Sylvan St, Los Angeles, CA 91411
800-551-1300; 818-908-4474
Toll Free National Hotline. Shelter-home for runaway prostitutes, ages 11-17. In house school and independent living program for children involved with prostitution. - Covenant House California
1325 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-461-3131; 323-461-6491
Shelter, referrals, information, crisis intervention and health clinic. Provides assistance with employment, counseling, and case management services.
info@covenanthousecalifornia.org - LA Youth Supportive Services
877-465-2977
Phone counseling, referrals, education, and recovery support. - Los Angeles Unified School District Homeless Education Program
121 N Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
M-F 8am-4:30pm
213-202-7581
Provides advocacy related to educational rights of homeless students. Transportation assistance. Backpacks and school supplies. Assistance with school clothing. - Door of Hope
Provides transitional housing for homeless families. Located at: 669 N. Los Robles Ave.
626-304-9130 - Five Acres
760 W Mountain View St, Altadena
626-798-6793
With both community-based and residential programs, child abuse-prevention agency, specializes in mental health services (in homes and schools), foster care, adoptions and domestic violence prevention education. - Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services
210 S DeLacey Ave, Suite 110, Pasadena
626-395-7100
With 12 locations in L.A. County. Children’s mental health and welfare nonprofit, facilitating foster care, adoption, mental health and other services. - Lake Avenue Community Foundation
712 E Villa St, Pasadena
626-449-4960
Helps disadvantaged youth in Northwest Pasadena with mentoring, summer-camp and after-school programs. It also partners with local churches and other organizations to provide housing and other resources to low-income residents. - Rosemary Children’s Services
36 S Kinneola Ave, Suite 200, Pasadena
626-844-3033
Helps youth who have suffered abuse, neglect and abandonment. Includes residential program for teen girls, a foster care program, specialized education and mental health program. - Union Station
Housing, employment, life skills - Youth Moving On housing
We offer two types of housing for youth in safe, goal-directed communities.
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