Community Resources
Social service providers—people who work in human service organizations, such as homeless shelters, child health clinics, and drug treatment centers–were the first to see the fallout of the crack cocaine epidemic.
They struggled to meet the needs of clients who poured into their agencies seeking resources to deal with unemployment and addiction. Frustrated by tough-on-crime policies that turned a public health epidemic, crack cocaine addiction, into an opportunity to criminalize communities of color, South LA service providers worked with CoCo to identify solutions that addressed the root causes of addiction and crime.
Now more than ever, City and County funding must be redirected from policing and punishment toward care systems like affordable housing, childcare, mental healthcare, youth programs, senior meals programs, and more.
Resources Map
Community Coalition has developed a resource map that lists several social service providers in Los Angeles areas, including those who offer housing, mental health, youth development, reentry programs, legal assistance, and much more.
