RESOURCE LIST FOR HOMELESS

EMERGENCY HOUSING (short-term)

Sundown Program--Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services.(974-1234).

Jacob’s Well (adult males), 826 W. 168th St., Gardena (515-9243)

Mission Beacon Light, 525 Broad Ave., Wilmington (830-7063).

FREE FOOD

Carson Seventh Day Adventist Church, 21828 Delores St., Carson (549-0951 or 513-9733); cheese, no canned goods, issued Wednesday nights only.

Employment Readiness Support Center, 22015 S. Avalon Blvd., Carson (835-2095).

Peninsula-Harbor Fish/Harbor Crisis Center, 368 West 7th St., San Pedro (548-3474); canned goods and staples; covers San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City.

Gardena Human Services Department, 1651 West 162nd St., Gardena (327-0220, ext. 307); canned goods; Gardena residents only, proof of residency required.

Salvation Army, 4223 Emerald St., Torrance (370-4515); canned goods or food order; Torrance residents only, proof of residency required.

Salvation Army, 125 Beryl St., Redondo Beach (376-8768); canned goods and staples.

CLOTHES

Clothesline, Iglesia Presbyterian Bethesda, 14404 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena (770-8486); must have voucher signed by a Gardena church or the Human Resources Department.

WELFARE

Department of Public Social Services, 1326 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles (418-2163 or 418-2165).

Social Security/SSI, 1321 Post Ave., Torrance (632-5741).

EMERGENCY MEDICAL

Harbor General Hospital, 1000 W. Carson Blvd., Carson (533-3511)

Emergency Paramedics (911).

South Bay Free Clinic, 1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach (376-0791).

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

South Bay Service Delivery Area, 1 Manchester Blvd., Inglewood (412-5558).

Inglewood-Hawthorne Job Training Partnership Act Program, 1 Manchester Blvd., Inglewood (412-5464).

Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo Job Training Partnership Act Program, 111 W. Torrance Blvd., Redondo Beach (372-1171, ext. 400).

Gardena-Lawndale Job Training Partnership Act Program, 1651 West 162nd St., Gardena (329-0069).

State of California Employment Development Department, 1922 Artesia Blvd., Redondo Beach (376-0967).

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3261, 1822 West 162nd St., Gardena (324-6161).

State of California Employment Development Department, 1220 Engracia Ave., Torrance (328-2611).

Department of Rehabilitation, 1305 W. Gardena Blvd., Gardena (538-3262).

Carson, Lomita, Torrance Service Delivery Area, 3031 Torrance Blvd., Torrance (328-5310).

Jobs for Progress Inc., 3800 El Segundo Blvd., Suite 205, Hawthorne (970-0827).

EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC

Crisis Response Unit (402-2610); (1 800 833-3376).

Harbor General Hospital, 1000 W. Carson St., Torrance (533-3167).

Hawthorne Community Hospital, 4500 West 116th St., Hawthorne (973-1711).

Source: Gardena Human Services Department