The Drew Child Development Corporation (CDC) offers subsidized child care programs for children up to 12 and for severely disabled children up to ages 18-21. Case managers work directly with families to find affordable child care.
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Find a special education site for students in Los Angeles
LACOE offers a list of Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPA) for parent\’s needs and operates its own SELPA to serve students with disabilities in its Juvenile Court Schools and Alternative Education programs.
Enroll in a developmental learning program for children with special needs
Bethany Manor Foundation, Inc. provides a developmental learning program for children with developmental delays or disabilities. The program provides support to help children develop important skills to function in school and other social settings.
Get free food
ACTION Food Pantry provides food assistance to income eligible individuals, seniors, individuals living with disability, unemployed or homeless individuals, and single parents.
Get equipment for amputees
Amputee Outreach has an equipment lending program to provide items such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, grab bars, potties, ramps, and showers and benches to amputees.
Get short-term disability and leave benefits
EDD provides short-term Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) to eligible workers who need time off work to care for a seriously ill family member, bond with a new child, or attend a family member’s military deployment to a foreign country.
Get help with disability insurance
The State of California Employment Development Department provides resources for individuals to get more information on disability insurance.
Find adult day care
Pomona CBAS (Community-Based Adult Services) offers a community-based day health program that provides services to adults with chronic medical, cognitive, or behavioral health conditions and/or disabilities. Must be Medi-Cal eligible.
Get information about savings accounts for individuals with disabilities
The ABLE NRC offers information about ABLE accounts offered throughout the United States. ABLE accounts allow people with disabilities to save money without losing their benefits.
Get a Bible in braille, audio or large print
Braille Bibles International provides Bibles to individuals with visual impairments in braille, large print and audio formats.
Apply for cash assistance for musicians and music industry workers
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund offers funds for musicians and music industry workers (artist managers, tour managers, booking agents, producers, recording engineers, publicists, etc.) who are struggling due to illness, disability, or age-related problems.
Get adult day care services in Santa Monica
WISE & Healthy Aging\’s Adult Day Service Center offers activities for adults with Alzheimer\’s so that caregivers can go to work, do other tasks, or take a much needed break. They also offer support groups and educational seminars for caregivers.
Receive skilled nursing care for seniors
Bixby Knolls Towers offers skilled nursing care for seniors in the Healthcare Center. Nurses may be specialized in providing care related to diabetes management, dietary programs, foot care, pain management, wound care and offsite dialysis.
Take money management classes for people with disabilities
SCIL offers free money management classes which include help with budgeting and prioritizing spending, as well as developing social skills.
Get job training for individuals with developmental disabilities
Desert Haven\’s Employment Skills Training program provides individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to learn work skills in a variety of paid, on-the-job training experiences, as well as volunteer opportunities.
Get financial assistance to buy spinal cord injury adaptive equipment
The Keep Moving Forward (KMF) Grant helps individuals get necessary adaptive equipment for activities of daily living, make home modifications for wheelchair accessibility, and maintain therapeutic activities for health and wellness.
Get remote schooling for students in a home or a hospital
LAUSD Carlson Home/Hospital School Instruction program offers in home or hospital instruction for students whose noncontagious temporary medical disability prevents attendance in class for a limited period of time. The program aims to maintain continuity of the student’s schooling during the interim period of disability.
Get delivered meals for seniors
Home delivered meals are available for homebound qualifying Norwalk Seniors age 60 and older and to physically disabled residents, regardless of age.
Get intellectual development therapy for children with special needs
Bethany Manor Foundation, Inc. offers the Kidz \’R Kidz program which provides cognitive developmental therapy in a group setting for children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years with developmental delays or disabilities.
Get low cost transportation services
Wise & Healthy Aging\’s Transportation and Mobility Services offers curb to curb van transportation at low cost for seniors and people with disabilities who live in Santa Monica. Services can be used to go to doctor appointments, attend a class, and attend recreational activities.