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El Monte Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in El Monte, California that provide legal aid, food and community services. Statewide programs are described on the California page.

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, El Monte OfficeFree civil legal help
Websitenlsla.org
Phone800-433-6251
Address3629 Santa Anita Ave #109, El Monte, CA 91731
HoursCall for hours

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County gives free civil legal help to low-income residents of Los Angeles County, including help with housing, family law, public benefits and consumer matters. Its El Monte office serves the San Gabriel Valley. Call the toll-free number or apply online to check eligibility and ask for help.1

Housing Rights Center, El Monte Housing Rights ClinicFree housing counseling
Websitehousingrightscenter.org
Phone800-477-5977
AddressEl Monte City Hall West, Housing Division, 11333 Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731
HoursWednesday, 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM

The Housing Rights Center holds a free walk-in housing clinic for El Monte residents every Wednesday afternoon at City Hall West. Counselors answer questions on fair housing, rent increases, eviction protections and tenant and landlord rights, and the center investigates housing discrimination and helps with disability accommodation requests. No appointment is needed.2

Food

San Gabriel Valley Family Center, Community Food PantryFood pantry3
Websitesgvfamilycenter.org
Phone626-442-5470
AddressCommunity Presbyterian Church, 4602 N. Peck Road, El Monte, CA 91731
HoursThursday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The San Gabriel Valley Family Center runs a client-choice food pantry at Community Presbyterian Church in El Monte every Thursday afternoon, with tickets distributed from 9:00 AM. The pantry serves extremely low-income neighborhoods in El Monte and South El Monte, with food from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and local grocery markets.3

Our Saviour CenterFood pantry4
Websiteour-center.org
Phone626-579-2190
Address4368 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte, CA 91731
HoursTuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM; 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Our Saviour Center is the social service outreach of the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour in San Gabriel. Its El Monte food pantry gives out food on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The center offers clothing, toiletry kits and emergency temporary shelter as well. Bring photo ID.4

Social services

Community Resource Center, El Monte (L.A. Care)Classes, CalFresh help and referrals
Websitecommunityresourcecenterla.org
Phone213-428-1495
Address3570 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte, CA 91731
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Community Resource Center in El Monte offers free classes on fitness, nutrition and healthy cooking, plus help with CalFresh enrollment, Medi-Cal enrollment and referrals to other local services. It runs a food pantry and offers telehealth visits and interpretation services. Health plan member services are available by appointment.5

San Gabriel Valley Family CenterFamily services6
Websitesgvfamilycenter.org
Phone626-442-5470
Address11401 E. Valley Blvd, Suite 204, El Monte, CA 91731
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The San Gabriel Valley Family Center has served El Monte and South El Monte since 1964. It works with boys, girls, young adults and families, especially from disadvantaged circumstances, and runs a food pantry, youth camp experiences and a graffiti removal service for local cities.6

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Offices. The El Monte office address is listed on that page. The toll-free number appears in NLSLA documents on the same site. No office hours are published on the NLSLA site. ↩

  2. Housing Rights Center, Housing Clinics; City of El Monte, Housing Clinic. The clinic address and hours are on both pages. The phone number shown is the one HRC itself publishes; the City of El Monte housing clinic page lists a different hotline number, 1-888-477-5977. ↩

  3. San Gabriel Valley Family Center, Food Pantry. The pantry site address and distribution hours are on the Center’s own food pantry page; the ZIP code for the pantry site comes from a pantry listing. ↩ ↩2

  4. Our Saviour Center, Home page. The address, phone and food distribution hours are on the Center’s own home page. The photo ID requirement rests on pantry listings, not on the Center’s own site. ↩ ↩2

  5. Community Resource Center, El Monte. ↩

  6. San Gabriel Valley Family Center, Home page. The office address and phone are on the Center’s own site. Office hours rest on a business listing, not on the Center’s site. ↩ ↩2

  1. Elk Grove Local Assistance Programs, California.
  2. Escondido Local Assistance Programs, California.
  3. Fairfield Local Assistance Programs, California.
  4. Fontana Local Assistance Programs, California.
  5. Fremont Local Assistance Programs, California.

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