Children
Baby Safe (877) 222-9723
Child Care Facilities: California Licensing site search by zip code or name of facility. Includes other children's services such as adoption agencies and healthcare facilities.
Services for the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind: Information and tools for people with vision loss.
AFB Headquarters
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600
Phone: 800-232-5463
Braille Institute of America: Educational, social and recreational programs and services.
741 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: 323-663-1111
Guide Dogs of America: Non-profit organization providing guide dogs to qualified people.
13445 Glenoaks Blvd.
Sylmar, Ca 91342
Phone: 818-362-5834
Read to Me: Volunteers read to visually-impaired clients:requires a telephone and fax machine.
Services for the Deaf
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Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness
2222 Laverna Ave.
Los Angeles, Ca 90041
(323) 478-8000 (voice)
(323) 550-4226 (tty)
(323) 550-4205 (fax)
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(ACCESS) is a project that bridges communication needs for deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people in the workplace. The Northeast WorkSource Center in Pacoima provides a "deaf-friendly" employment center with videoconferencing equipment, text pagers, telephone voice carry-over equipment and remote video interpreting.
GLAD-EDD
11623 Glenoaks Blvd.
Pacoima
Miscellaneous Services
LA County Helps: A free and confidential way to check potential eligibility for 26 different health and human services and programs.
We Connect: Connects working familes to programs & resources.English and Spanish.
WeTip: Anonymous crime reporting online or by telephone 800-78-CRIME.
Seniors
Elder Abuse Hotline (Los Angeles County): (877) 477-3646
Senior Housing in Burbank: Addresses and telephone numbers.