Welcome to the Westside Coalition

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The Westside Coalition is an alliance of 81  organizations, public agencies, faith communities and individual and families, all committed to working collaboratively on issues of housing, hunger and health through service coordination, public education and advocacy. 

The Westside Coalition is a non-profit volunteer organization whose monthly Coalition meetings take place at Mount Olive Lutheran Church.

​The coalition was founded in 1982 to serve the Westside of Los Angeles County and is reportedly the oldest coalition in the county working on behalf of the poor and homeless. Since that time the Westside Coalition (Formerly the Westside Shelter & Hunger Coalition) merged with the Westside Health Coalition. Throughout its history, the Westside Coalition has proven to be an effective tool in providing collaborative, high-quality programs and services for those in need in our community.

Although individual agencies have the ability to provide separate services for people in need, the efforts of the Westside Coalition help coordinate all services on the Westside in order to provide a true continuum of service care for the community. Members work together to provide services that include initial intake and service referrals; showers, food and clothing; on-going case management; emergency, transitional and permanent housing; medical care; mental health treatment; HIV medical and social services; job training and placement; and substance abuse treatment. The coalition has been instrumental in advocating for low income and homeless people at the local, state and national levels.

Coalition Monthly Meetings


We offer hybrid meetings for our monthly Coalition meeting. They are in-person at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church and also offer Zoom to those that cannot attend in person.  Contact us to be added to our email group (link below) and you will receive notifications and links about the Coalition meetings. 
All are welcome, you don't need to be a member to visit the monthly Coalition meetings.


​​Contact Us: info@westsidecoalitionla.org

Our next
Westside Coalition Meeting is:

Food Insecurity Forum
April 16th
9:00 - 10:30am
Mt Olive Church
1343 Ocean Park Bl.
Santa Monica, 90405

RSVP
(also on Zoom)

​The format is breakout tables to discuss YOUR agency and client needs - supply, distribution, volunteers, systems. Note, we are open to your suggestions about topics for tables. Would you like to head-up one of the table discussions? 
Please send your requests or any suggestions to  [email protected].
See you there😊
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Did you miss our March 19th meeting?
If so, please find that information here.
Our topic was
Jobs Solutions Part 1
 Thanks again to our speakers who presented so much information about job trends, current openings and training programs, not to mention all the cards and contact information that was exchanged.. 

*Ricardo Alfaro, Director of Client Services Chrysalis Santa Monica, [email protected]

*Michelle Newsome, M.Ed. Employment Specialist Hospitality Training Academy, [email protected]

*Alicia Nyein, MPP | Program Manager of Workforce Development  Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, [email protected]

*Joel Martin, Manager of Industry Engagement  Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, [email protected]

*Geoff Peterson, Volunteer and Program Coordinator Chrysalis, [email protected]

*Cynthia Latson, Senior Operations Manager Chrysalis Enterprises, [email protected]

You are invited to stay in contact with them about job leads.

If you want to listen to a recording of their presentations here is the link:
https://youtu.be/IxCzmGL3-Po

Here are links to their slide decks and other information:

Hospitality Training Academy-https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UUFDD5p6jl7fGWirUBaJ9f38MWiLXRob/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=101200632089230679041&rtpof=true&sd=true

Chrysalis - 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zX1HD9aoT-JF_z2XQTERI00tP_45lxqF/view?usp=drive_link

LAEDC - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P48AjzZIlIBFX_YpWxpW5Bc1Z8jp0bNA/view?usp=drive_link

By the way, the Westside Food Bank is hiring; please check out the open positions here:
https://www.wsfb.org/careers

 To receive emails from the Westside Coalition email us at: ​[email protected]

​We will keep you up to date on what the Westside Coalition is doing, what meetings are coming up, issues of advocacy, etc. Just email us at the address above and we will put you on the list.


​Join Us!

Become a member of​ the
​Westside Coalition!

​Or renew your membership,
Even individuals and families can become members!
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To learn more about the benefits of being a coalition
​member. 
​click here. ​​

We look forward to seeing you at meetings and having the opportunity to partner with you for the sake of our community.

Now You Can Donate Through Venmo!
@W-Coalition

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