Loving Home Care First Contact Resources

  •  Los Angeles City Department of Health Services 800-228-1019

  •  Infoline of Los Angeles 800-339-6993     213-686-0950

  •  WISE Senior Services 310-394-9871

  •  Social Services & In-Home Supportive Services – L.A 888-944-4477

  •  Medicare Hotline 800-633-4227

  •  Center for Health Care Rights 800-824-0780

  •  Social Security Administration 800-772-1213

  •  Medi-Cal Information 800-541-5555

  •  Long Term Care Ombudsman Crisis Line 800-231-4024

  •  Elder Abuse Hotline 800-992-1660

  •  Child Abuse Hotline 800-540-4000

  •  Alcoholics Anonymous 323-936-4343

  •  AARP 626-585-9500

  •  Bet Tzedek (Free Legal Advice Referral) 323-939-0506

  •  Legal Aid 800-399-4529

  •  Center for Health Care Rights 800-824-0780

  •  Access Services 800-827-0829

  •  City Ride (Transportation Programs) 808-7433

  •  Eldercare Information and Referral 800-662-1998

  •  INFO LINE (Free Information and Referrals) 800-339-6993

  •  Jewish Family Services of LA 323-937-5930

  •  Jewish Family Services / Kosher Meals 323-937-5843

  •  Poison Control 800-876-4766

  •  Suicide Prevention Hotline 877-727-4747

  •  Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 800-727-8462

  •  Alzheimer’s Association Help Line 800-660-1993

  •  AMC Cancer Information Center 800-525-3777

  •  American Cancer Society 310-670-2650

  •  American Council of the Blind 800-424-8666

  •  American Diabetes Association 800-232-3472

  •  American Dietetic Hotline 800-366-1655

  •  American Heart Association 800-242-8721

  •  American Kidney Fund, Inc. 800-638-8299

  •  American Liver Foundation 800-223-0179

  •  American Lung Assoc. of  Los Angeles County 800-586-4872

  •  American Paralysis Association 800-225-0292

  •  American Parkinson’s Disease Assn 800-223-2732

  •  American Mental health Foundation 800-854-7777

  •  American Speech and Hearing Assn 800-638-8255

  •  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association  800-782-4747

  •  Arthritis Foundation      800-283-7800

  •  213-954-5750

  •  AT&T TDD Hearing Impaired 800-833-3232

  •  Pacific Bell TDD Hearing Impaired 800-651-5111

  •  Verizon TDD Hearing Impaired 800-922-0204

  •  Braillegrams (Western Union) 800-325-6000

  •  Cancer Information Service 800-422-6237

  •  Captioned Films for the deaf Voice / TDD  800-237-6213

  •  Children’s Hospice International 800-242-4453

  •  Daimler Chrysler Resource  Center (adaptive equipment)  800-255-9877

  •  Drug Abuse Hotline 800-662-4357

  •  Epilepsy Foundation of America 800-332-1000

  •  Higher Education and Training; for People with Handicaps 800-544-3284

  •  Huntington’s Disease Soc. Hotline 800-345-4372

  •  Library of Congress  Handicapped Hotline 800-424-8567

  •  Lung Line (Asthma and  Respiratory Disorders)  800-222-5864

  •  Lupus Foundation 800-558-0121

  •  MedicAlert Foundation International 800-825-3785

  •  Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Hotline 800-447-8477

  •  National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 800-950-6264

  •  National AIDS Hotline: 

                           English 800-342-2437

                           Spanish 800-344-7432

                           Deaf 800-243-7889

  •  National Center for Stuttering 800-221-2483

  •  National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 800-344-4823

  •  National Down Syndrome Society 800-221-4602

  •  National Easter Seal Society 800-221-6827

  •  National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis  800-343-3637 

  •  National Headache Foundation 800-843-2256

  •  National Head Injury Foundation 800-444-6443

  •  National Health Information Center Referral Service 800-336-4797

  •  National Hearing Aid Society Hotline 800-521-5247

  •  National Information Ctr. for Orphan Drugs & Rare Diseases 800-456-3505

  •  National Kidney Foundation 800-747-5527

  •  National Rehabilitation Info. Center 800-346-2742

  •  National Spinal Cord Injury Assn 800-962-9629

  •  National Stroke Association 800-787-6537

  •  Organ Tissue Donor 800-243-6667

  •  Orton Dyslexia Society 800-222-3123

  •  Personal Home Care Products 800-551-5460

  •  Edgepark Surgical Diabetic Supply 800-321-0591

  •  Continental DME Supplies 818-242-4171

  •  Shield Health Care 800-372-6205

  •  Protection and Advocacy Inc. (Legal Rights Agency for  Developmentally and Mentally Disabled Persons) 800-776-5746

  •  Random House Audio Books 800-733-3000

  •  Rape Hotline LA County 310-392-8381

  •  Rape Treatment Center 310-319-4000

  •  Recorded Books 800-638-1304

  •  Recordings for the Blind 800-499-5525

  •  Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 800-227-8922

  •  Simon Foundaion for Continence 800-237-4666

  •  Social Security Administration 800-772-1213

  •  Spinal Bifida Association 800-621-3141

  •  Stroke Association of So. CA 310-575-1699

  •  The Living Bank – Organ Donations 800-528-2971

  •  Tourette’s Syndrome Association 800-237-0717

  •  United Cerebral Palsy 800-872-5827

  •  United Ostomy Association 800-826-0826

  •  Victims Assistance Program 800-VICTIMS