Westside Coalition
1343 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA
90405
(310) 314-0071
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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.
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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:

Jobs Solutions, Part 1
March 19th
9 - 10:30am
Mt. Olive Church
1343 Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, 90405

RSVP
(also on Zoom)
***Please RSVP by 3/17😊

Our guest panel will include:
Alicia Nyein, MPP | Program Manager of Workforce Development
LAEDC

Joel Martin | Manager of Industry Engagement
LAEDC
Ricardo Alfaro | Director of Client Services
Chrysalis Santa Monica
Cynthia Latson | Sr. Operations Manager Roads,
Chrysalis

Michelle Newsome, M.Ed. | Employment Specialist

Hospitality Training Academy
And 
Bianca Smith | Assistant Vice President, Program Operations Chrysalis

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Did you miss the Feb 19th meeting, Housing Solutions Part 1? 
It is a tough issue, and not too many choices for our clients. Thanks to our speakers who got this first housing meeting off on a positive note telling the audience about housing openings/placement process. 


Here is their information so you can find out about referrals, ask questions and find volunteer opportunities.

Note: you can ask the speakers to send card decks of their presentations, if they have them and you can request to be added to their mailing lists so you always know about openings.


Christopher Vargas, Deputy Chief of Programs
Safe Place For Youth (SPY)
[email protected]
424.428.0887


Matthew Tecle, Executive Directior
Safe Parking LA
[email protected]
310.418.0142


Kristen Jones, Owner/Senior Housing Specialist
Harlow Senior Resources
[email protected]
310.800.5975


Whitney Harvey, The People Concern
[email protected]
310.401.0424


Tom Haberkorn, Director of Housing and Real Estate SHARE!
[email protected]
310.704.6202


​Jacob Omar, SHARE!
[email protected]
323.286.5593


 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.


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​Join Us!

Become a member of​ the
​Westside Coalition!

​Or renew your membership,
Even individuals and families can become members!
​
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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Westside Coalition is a 501(c)3 nonprofit

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Westside Coalition
1343 Ocean Park Blvd.,
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-0071
[email protected]
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