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Volunteers of America - Center for Life

8770 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90003

Phone: (213) 529-0926
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Nearby Branch: Mark Twain Branch Library | Ascot Branch Library | Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library

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L.A. County Service Provider Area: 6

Center For Life is a homeless shelter for women in South Los Angeles providing a diverse array of services, including comprehensive case management, referrals and access to affordable housing assistance, transitional housing programs, and permanent housing placements, Department of Health services and USC-HIV Study/Prevention. Call for space availability.

Population Served: Women

Resource Categories: Housing

General Resources: Housing Referrals, Temporary Housing

Additional Offerings: Emergency Homeless Shelter

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