Financial, Health, & More
Welcome to our resource page on financial assistance, health resources, and support services. We understand that navigating pregnancy can be exciting and challenging, so we've curated valuable tools and tips to help you feel empowered and informed at every step.
Accessing Food
Housing
PATH provides the support that unhoused individuals and families need to successfully transition from living on the street/in shelters to thriving in homes of their own long term. These services are available to individuals, families, and veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. This nonprofit will provide employment, outreach, eviction prevention, housing navigation, interim housing, and re-housing services. To apply https://epath.org/get-help/
The Section 8 housing program in California is designed to help low-income families find homes within their financial means. The California Section 8 Program or Housing Choice Voucher Program is provided with funds, which are given in the form of vouchers to eligible applicants in the Section 8 program. The vouchers are distributed to the landlord or property owner directly on behalf of the applicant. Section 8 assistance is available only to U.S. citizens, non-citizens with legal immigration status, and "mixed families" (families in which at least one, but not all members have eligible immigration status). Assistance to mixed families will be prorated. To apply, here is a list of PHA’s near you with email and contact information: https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PHA_Contact_Report_CA.pdf
If you lost your job or had your hours reduced, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits such as Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, or Paid Family Leave. To apply for Unemployment benefits https://edd.ca.gov/en/Unemployment/Filing_a_Claim To find more on Unemployment eligibility https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/eligibility/ For unemployment benefits SSN required To apply/find more on Paid Family Leave for expecting mothers https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/paid-family-leave/mothers/#:~:text=New%20moms%20with%20an%20active,for%20Adoptive%20or%20Foster%20Parents. To apply/find more on Paid Family Leave for new biological fathers https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/paid-family-leave/fathers/ For Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL): It doesn’t matter what your citizenship or immigration status is; DI and PFL benefits will not affect your path to citizenship.
Organizations/Resources
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF)
Infant & Toddler Care
Head Start, Early Head Start, and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership promote the school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from low-income families. In addition to supporting the children’s learning, the program offers support and services for everyone in the family. Services are provided in a variety of settings, including centers, family child care, and the children’s own home.
To apply, call this number:
323-890-1555.
This program covers residents of the following cities: El Monte, CA, Hawaiian Gardens, CA, Inglewood, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Norwalk, CA and Salinas, CA.
Location:
5657 East Washington Boulevard
Commerce, CA 90040
Latino Health Access partners with communities to bring health, equity, and sustainable change
through education, services, consciousness-raising, and civic participation. Since its establishment in 1993, Latino Health Access has partnered with low-income communities of color in Orange County to address inequities that impact their health.
Location:
450 W. Fourth Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Social Media: Instagram
@latinohealthaccess
Call:
(714) 542-7792
Services offered include food distributions, free diapers, health-related workshops, events, and support groups.
Link: Monthly food & diaper
Events for Youth engagement
Latino Resource Organization
Latino Resource Organization (LRO) operates in West Los Angeles to serve the low-income community. LRO operates as a community grass-root resource center where families can reach out to secure basic needs by providing a variety of social services
Location:
6736 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #360
North Hollywood, CA 91606
Phone: (424) 293-8297
Services:
Services offered include: Case Management services, Senior Services, comprehensive Immigration and Naturalization Services Program, Environmental Education Program, IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program-VITA, Youth Services, Grocery Cards, Emergency Financial Assistance, and a Rental and Utility Assistance Subsidy Program.
L.A. Care Family Resource Centers
L.A. Care provides access to quality health care for Los Angeles County's vulnerable and low-income residents.
For locations in the greater Los Angeles area, click the link for address, hours, contact, and parking information: https://www.communityresourcecenterla.org/locations
Services offered include: Food pantry, wifi for telehealth visits, Preventive Health Screenings, support groups, Social Services Assistance, recreational classes, and enrollment support for insurance health plans.
Mindful Parenting Newborn:
A Post-Partum Therapeutic Group
This group provides a supportive environment to connect with your baby and other moms in a safe space. Moms can gain valuable tools for enhancing the mother-infant bond, support for breastfeeding, and management of the "baby blues," as well as postpartum depression and anxiety. This support group does have an associated cost of $320 for an 8-week series.
Group Coordinator Annabelle Safinia (310) 402-2229 ext. 307 or email annabelles@wellbabycenter.org for more information
Catholic Charities of California
Catholic Charities provides housing, food distribution, job training, benefits enrollment, clothing assistance, and rent assistance for residents of California. This website lists Catholic Charity locations that might be closer to your region
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc.
1531 James Wood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: (213) 251-3400
Catholic Charities of Orange County
1820 East 16th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: (714) 347-9600
CCNP focuses on assisting with housing, food, health, transportation, education, career development, financial education, free tax preparation, income support, academic support, youth leadership, civic engagement, and youth workforce development.
Location:
501 S. Bixel St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Call:
(213) 482-8618
Email: