SANTA MONICA—The Los Angeles Homeless Authority Winter Shelter Program has opened several temporary emergency shelters to provide homeless residents a warm place to sleep, food, access to supportive services, and housing assistance throughout the month of December until March 31, 2020. This season’s Winter Shelter Program will offer 1,232 beds at 16 locations throughout Los Angeles County.

The County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles have provided the Los Angeles Homeless Authority with the funding necessary to administer the Winter Shelter Program. The Los Angeles Homeless Authority contracts with several non-profit service providers to operate emergency shelters at multiple locations throughout Los Angeles County.

Winter shelters are available on a first-come, first-served basis to single adults 18 and older. Each shelter site permits only one bag to accompany a resident staying at the shelter.

Anyone who needs emergency shelter in Santa Monica, the closest winter shelter is at the West Los Angeles Armory (1300 Federal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025) and is open from December 1, 2019 until March 31, 2020.

Free transportation to the West Los Angeles Armory shelter is available from the Venice Skate Park (1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291) at 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Times may vary depending on traffic. Families with minor children in need of shelter should call 211.

During the Winter Shelter season, each shelter will open at 5:00 p.m. and close at 7:00 a.m. Winter Shelters can operate 24 hours-a-day during certain inclement weather conditions, including when:

  • The 7-day weather forecast predicts two consecutive days when the high temperature will be below 50 degrees, or the nightly lows are below 40 degrees.
  • The 7-day weather forecast predicts 50 percent or greater chance of rain for one or more days where rainfall will be over half an inch.
  • The National Weather Service forecast predicts three days of low temperatures of 32 degrees or less.
  • The National Weather Service forecasts at least one inch of rain within 24 hours.
  • The National Weather Service forecasts three consecutive days of at least a quarter-inch of rain accompanied by high temperatures at 50 degrees or below.
  • Shelter providers determine that there is a need to extend their hours based on local weather conditions.

In addition to the winter shelter beds, LAHSA will be activating an additional 100 emergency beds in its current interim housing program throughout the county for individuals experiencing homelessness on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

The locations of all winter shelters in the Los Angeles County include:

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

Venice Skate Park

1800 Ocean Front Walk Venice, 90291

5:00pm, 6:30pm 7:30pm

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

Downtown Los Angeles Corner near the Midnight Mission

Southeast corner of 6th Street & San Julian Street
Los Angeles 90014

4:30pm

Coalition For Responsible Community Development (CRCD)

4920 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles 90011

4:30pm

Special Services for Groups Hopics

5715 S. Broadway, Los Angeles 90037

5:15pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

Downtown Los Angeles Corner near the Midnight Mission

Southeast corner of 6th Street & San Julian Street
Los Angeles 90014

4:30pm

Coalition For Responsible Community Development (CRCD)

4920 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles 90011

4:30pm

Special Services for Groups Hopics

5715 S. Broadway, Los Angeles 90037

5:15pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

Downtown Los Angeles Cor- ner near the Midnight Mission

Southeast corner of 6th Street & San Jul- ian Street
Los Angeles, 90014

4:30pm

Coalition For Responsible Community Development (CRCD)

4920 S. Avalon Blvd. Los Angeles 90011

4:30pm

Special Services for Groups Hopics

5715 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, 90037

5:15pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

South Los Angeles

Southwest Corner of Florence Avenue and Western Avenue
Los Angeles, 90047

5:30pm & 6:45pm

South Los Angeles– in front of a beige building

Southwest Corner of S. Broadway &
Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles, 90037

6:00pm

South Los Angeles

Southwest Corner of Florence Avenue and Western Avenue
Los Angeles, 90047

5:30pm & 6:45pm

South Los Angeles– in front of a beige building

Southwest Corner of S. Broadway &
Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles, 90037

6:00pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

Downtown Los Angeles– in front of the former VOALA Access Center

6th Street & San Julian Street
Los Angeles, 90014

4:15pm

South Los Angeles

Northwest Corner of Manchester Avenue and Western Avenue Los Angeles 90047

3:30pm & 5:15pm

South Los Angeles

Southwest Corner of Florence Avenue and Western Avenue
Los Angeles 90047

5:30pm & 6:45pm

South Los Angeles– in front of a beige building

Southwest Corner of S. Broadway & Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles, 90037

6:00pm

 

Location

Address

Time

The Salvation Army- The Way In

5941 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles 90028

5:00pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

*El Monte– on sidewalk across from NAPA Auto

11647 Garvey Avenue El Monte, 91732

5:00pm-5:10pm

*El Monte-Metro Station

Bay 4- Lower Level, El Monte, 91731

5:20pm-5:30pm

*Baldwin Park

On Big Dalton behind the Walmart between Merced and the 10 free- way

5:50pm-6:00pm

**Covina

Southwest Corner of Grand Avenue and Arrow Hwy, Glendora, 91740

5:00pm-5:10pm

**West Covina-Sidewalk in front of El Pollo Loco- westside of Vincent)

451 S. Vincent Avenue West Covina, CA 91790

5:30pm-5:40pm

**La Puente Park- Parking Lot

Near the S/E corner of Hacienda Blvd & Tem- ple Avenue
La Puente, 91744

6:00pm-6:10pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

*El Monte– on sidewalk across from NAPA Auto

11647 Garvey Avenue El Monte, 91732

5:00pm-5:10pm

*El Monte-Metro Station

Bay 4- Lower Level, El Monte, 91731

5:20pm-5:30pm

*Baldwin Park

On Big Dalton behind the Walmart between Merced and the 10 freeway

5:50pm-6:00pm

**La Puente Park- Parking Lot

Near the S/E corner of Hacienda Blvd. & Temple Avenue,
La Puente, 91744

5:00pm-5:10pm

**West Covina-Sidewalk in front of El Pollo Loco- westside of Vincent)

451 S. Vincent Ave., West Covina, CA 91790

5:30pm-5:40pm

**Covina

S/W corner of Grand Ave and Arrow Hwy. Glendora, 91740

6:00pm-6:10pm

 

East San Gabriel Valley Coalition:
Rotating sites throughout the season.

Schedule Dates

Location

Dec 1-Dec 15

(Bus Route B)

Sacred Heart Church

344 W. Workman Street, Covina 91723

Dec 16-Dec 30

(Bus Route B)

St. Dorothy’s Church

241 S. Valley Center Drive, Glendora 91741

Dec 31- Jan 14

(Bus Route B)

Glenkirk Presbyterian Church

1700 E. Palopinto Avenue, Glendora 91741

Jan 15-Jan 31

(Bus Route A)

St. John Vianney Church

1345 Turnbull Cyn Road, Hacienda Heights 91745

Feb 1-Feb 16

( Bus Route B)

Holy Name of Mary Church

724 East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas 91773

Feb 18-Mar 3

(Bus Route A)

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church

1835 Larkvane Road, Rowland Heights 91748

Mar 3-Mar 17

(Bus Route B)

Covina United Methodist Church

437 W. San Bernardino Road, Covina 91723

 

Transportation Pick Up

Address

Pick Up Time

VOALA Access Center

4501 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte 91731

4:30pm, 5:30pm & 6:30pm

In front of Fletcher Park

3404 Fletcher Park Way, El Monte, CA 91731

4:30pm

Corner of Valley Blvd and Cogswell in front of DD’s Discount

12030 Valley Blvd, El Monte, 91732

5:30pm

In front of the Home Depot

3200 Puente Avenue Baldwin Park, 91706

6:30pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Address

Time

Whittier First Day

12426 Whittier Blvd, Whittier 90602

4:30pm

Whittier First Day

12426 Whittier Blvd, Whittier 90602

5:30pm

Corner of Hacienda Blvd and LA Monde St. next to the Vons

Hacienda Heights

6:30pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

Near Grace Resource Cen- ter

Sierra Hwy and Ave I. Lancaster, CA 93534

6:00pm,7:00pm 8:00pm,9:00pm 10:00pm

Near Bartz Altadonna Clinic

Gingham and E. Ave K- 6, Lancaster, CA
93535

6:00pm,7:00pm 8:00pm,9:00pm 10:00pm

 

Transportation Pick Up

Pick Up Address

Pick Up Time

Hope of the Valley Help Center

6425 Tyrone Avenue Van Nuys, 91401

4:30pm, 6:00pm

Paxton Park & Ride (Foothill & Paxton)

12501 Foothill Blvd Pacoima, 91331

7:00pm

Burbank Metrolink Station (Bottom of Olive and Flow- er)

201 N. Front St., Burbank, CA 91502

5:00pm

 

For those looking for emergency shelter outside of Santa Monica vicinity, https://www.lahsa.org/portal/apps/find-a-shelter/map is an interactive application that provides directions, hours, and contact numbers of every shelter located in the Los Angeles County.

The Winter Shelter Hotline is reachable at: 1 (800) 548-6047. It is available 24-hours, 7 days a week.