LA County Public Defender — Record Clearing Unit & Community Outreach Court (clean slate)
- Record clearing help by phone and email; Community Outreach Court meets monthly in Skid Row (details at pubdef.lacounty.gov/COC)
- (213) 204-9904; email [email protected]
Downtown Dog Rescue — Pet Resource Center (Skid Row / South LA)
- 1309 E. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 (Pet Resource Center); Pet Support Space in South Los Angeles — see downtowndogrescue.org
- (213) 403-0129; hotline (818) 407-4145
LAUSD Homeless Education Office (McKinney-Vento rights for students)
- Every LAUSD school has a designated homeless liaison; ask at the school office
- (213) 202-7581
LA County Office of Education — Homeless Education Program (all school districts)
- 12830 Columbia Way, Downey, CA 90242
- (562) 922-6641; email [email protected]
CLARE|MATRIX — free Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and harm reduction supplies
- Youth drop-in / outpatient center: 1002 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405, plus a Mid-City Los Angeles drop-in — see clarematrix.org
- (866) 452-5273 (24-hour call center)
