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Pasadena Local Assistance Programs

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

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Pasadena Self-Help Legal Access CenterSelf-help legal center1
Websitenlsla.org
Phone626-396-3392
Address300 E. Walnut St., Room 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
HoursMonday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

The Pasadena Self-Help Legal Access Center, run by Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, helps low-income Los Angeles County residents who represent themselves in court. Staff help with court forms and guidance on family law, eviction, restraining orders, name changes and consumer debt. The center gives information and guidance, not full representation, and staff do not go to court with visitors. Call the center between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, or the NLSLA helpline at 800-433-6251, to check whether it can help with your matter.1

Food

Friends In Deed, The Food PantryFood pantry2
Websitefriendsindeedpas.org
Phone626-797-6072
Address444 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104
HoursTuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM; Thursday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The Food Pantry at Friends In Deed serves low-income and no-income families in the greater Pasadena and Altadena areas, with a market-style pantry where visitors select their own groceries, including shelf-stable foods, meat and protein, fresh produce and, when available, toiletries, diapers and formula. Bring identification for each person in the family and a document with your current address. Call the pantry number to confirm what to bring.2

Foothill Unity Center, PasadenaFood pantry3
Websitefoothillunitycenter.org
Phone626-584-7420
Address191 N. Oak Ave., Pasadena, CA 91107
HoursTuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Foothill Unity Center runs a food distribution at its Pasadena site on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The center also offers health screenings, crisis case management, job development and housing stability services. Registration is required by email or phone. Bring photo ID and proof of address, and call ahead to confirm registration and what to bring.3

Social services

Union Station Homeless ServicesHousing, outreach and support services4
Websiteushs.org
Phone626-240-4550
Address825 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Union Station Homeless Services, the San Gabriel Valley’s largest social service agency for people experiencing homelessness, offers street outreach, interim and permanent housing, employment support, meals and showers, benefits enrollment and referrals to medical and mental health care. It coordinates homeless services across the San Gabriel Valley and works with the Pasadena Police Department HOPE Team and the Pasadena Outreach Response Team. Services are by appointment only. Call the main number to ask for help.4

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

Footnotes

  1. Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Self-Help Centers; Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Self-Help brochure (PDF). The Pasadena center address, phone and hours are from the brochure; the ZIP code is from the 211LA listing for the center. ↩ ↩2

  2. Friends In Deed, The Food Pantry. ↩ ↩2

  3. Foothill Unity Center, Home page; City of Pasadena, Food Banks and Meal Distribution Locations in Pasadena. The Pasadena food distribution hours rest on the City of Pasadena list, not on the center’s own site. Registration is required by email or phone, per the Los Angeles food bank coordination list. ↩ ↩2

  4. Union Station Homeless Services, Our Programs; Union Station Homeless Services, Contact. ↩ ↩2

  1. Pomona Local Assistance Programs, California.
  2. Rancho Cucamonga Local Assistance Programs, California.
  3. Rialto Local Assistance Programs, California.
  4. Richmond Local Assistance Programs, California.
  5. Riverside Local Assistance Programs, California.

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