Welcome to the Westside Coalition

Board Nominations

The Westside Coalition is looking for board members for 2026-2028

You can fill out the form here and elections will be at our next meeting June 18.
Member only please (is your membership up to date? Here is the link)

​And as for the pay, it will be steeped with satisfaction when you keep the Coalition active and engaged with our members so we all deliver for our clients the best way possible

Learn More about WC

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

Meet the County Office of Homeless Services & Housing (6/18)


​Now that the new County office of Homeless Services and Housing has been formed, the Westside Coalition asked them to meet with you, our members, to give you the first chance to ask all of your questions about program changes and services. 
AND
When you have your key contacts in the room, and you meet them face to face, the next phone call to ask a question, or ask for help, will get a reply.

This is why we meet and network.

Join Us!
Meet The Office of Homeless Services & Housing
June 18
9:00 - 10:30am
Mt Olive Church
1343 Ocean Park Bl.
Santa Monica, 90405
Reserve Your Seat 
(also on Zoom)

Please respond by June 15


Notes from Your May 21 Westside Coaltion Meeting:
​Healthcare Part 1: Medi-Cal 

We were lucky to have Maria Camila Driaza-Guzman and Jessica Torres-Montoya from Westside Family Health Center leading off the discussion on the eligibility and other changes that are coming for our clients on Medi-Cal, and advice on what to tell our clients and where to send them to get more information.
Pattie Lopez from the Venice Family Clinic followed giving us information on their process as well.

But the message our speakers wanted to share with the Westside Coalition so we can share it with all of our clients, is that there are partner agencies standing ready to help.

A few of the key takeaways were:
Alert clients abosut keeping benefits renewed because if they fall off it will be difficult to get back on
*Medi-Cal will begin a twice yearly renewal process in 2027 so clients must be on the alert for these notices and respond to them when received
*Clients must let DPSS know of any address changes so notices are not missed
*ask all clients if they know their renewal month and watch for forms

-Work or Volunteer or School/Training program requirements will begin in January 2027 for clients 19-64 who do not have exemptions
Advise clients to get an annual physical or dental work before July 1 when some benefits will end.
Advise clients to set up a benefitscal account where their documents can be on file when needed 

Click here to view the presentation.
The recording is below.

If you attended our May 21st meeting, please take a quick moment to fill out this survey.
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Did you miss our May 21st meeting?
power points from the speakers will be posted soon
Our topic was
Medi-Cal Changes
Click here to view the WSC May 21st meeting recording

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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