Where to Go for Assistance

In Los Angeles County:

Child Care Resource Center of the San Fernando Valley, 5077 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 600, North Hollywood; (818) 762-0905. Covers San Fernando Valley, Glendale, Burbank, Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley.

Child and Family Services, 626 Coronado Terrace, Los Angeles; (213) 413-0777. Covers Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles, Silver Lake, Eagle Rock.

Connections for Children, 612 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica; (213) 452-3202. Covers Malibu, Topanga, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Westwood, Santa Monica, Venice, Culver City, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach.

Crystal Stairs Inc., 5105 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 200, Los Angeles; (213) 299-0199. Covers South Central Los Angeles, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena.

Equipoise Endeavor, 216 E. Bennett, Compton; (213) 537-9016. Covers Palos Verdes, Torrance, Lomita, Harbor City, Carson, Compton, Lynwood, Paramount, South Gate, Downey.

Child Care Information Service, 330 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena; (818) 796-4341. Covers Pasadena, La Canada, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte.

Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation, 6252 E. Telegraph Road, City of Commerce; (213) 722-7842. Covers Monterey Park, Montebello, Maywood, Bell, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Boyle Heights, City Terrace, East Los Angeles, Commerce, Huntington Park, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs.

Children’s Home Society, 5150 Candlewood, Suite 6, Lakewood; (213) 804-5178. Covers San Pedro, Wilmington, Long Beach, Cerritos, Lakewood, Artesia, Bellflower, Norwalk, Catalina.

Options--A Child Care and Human Services Agency, 3505 N. Hart Ave., Suite 230, Rosemead; (818) 280-0777. Covers Alhambra, San Gabriel, Rosemead, El Monte, South El Monte, Temple City, Baldwin Park, Azusa, Irwindale, Whittier, La Mirada, La Habra Heights.

Child Care Information Service, 153 E. Pasadena St., Pomona; (714) 629-5011 or (818) 334-7460. Covers Pomona, Claremont, Diamond Bar, La Verne, San Dimas, Walnut, Covina, West Covina, La Puente, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, City of Industry, Glendora.

In Ventura County:

Child Development Resources, 505 South A St., Oxnard; (805) 487-4931.

In Orange County:

Children’s Home Society, 1823 East 17th St. Suite, 123, Santa Ana; (714) 543-2273.