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Torrance Local Assistance Programs

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

Torrance Self-Help Legal Access Center, Torrance CourthouseSelf-help legal center
Websitenlsla.org
Phone800-433-6251
Address825 Maple Ave, Room 160, Torrance, CA 90503
HoursMonday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM; Friday, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

The Torrance Self-Help Legal Access Center sits inside the Torrance Courthouse and helps people who represent themselves in court. Staff provide court forms, review completed forms, run workshops and give one-on-one guidance on divorce, child custody, paternity, guardianship, eviction, name changes, restraining orders and consumer debt. Staff do not go to court with visitors, and no attorney-client relationship is created. Call the NLSLA helpline before you go to check what help is available.1

Food

The Salvation Army Torrance Corps, Stillman Sawyer Family Service CenterFood pantry
Websitetorrancecorps.org
Phone310-835-1986
Address820 Lomita Blvd, Harbor City, CA 90710
HoursMonday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The Salvation Army Torrance Corps runs its food pantry at the Stillman Sawyer Family Service Center in Harbor City, serving residents of Torrance, Harbor City, Carson, Lomita, Palos Verdes and Wilmington. Households can receive one non-perishable food box each month and perishable items once a week. Walk-ins are welcome with ID, and food is given out first come, first served. Call the center to confirm what to bring.2

Social services

1736 Family Crisis Center, Torrance Community Service CenterCrisis help, shelter and counseling
Website1736fcc.org
Phone310-543-9900
Address21707 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 300, Torrance, CA 90503
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM; evenings and Saturdays by appointment

The 1736 Family Crisis Center runs a community service center in Torrance for survivors of domestic violence and their children, runaway and homeless youth, unhoused families and veterans. The center offers counseling, case management, legal help with restraining orders and custody, job development and shelter intake, with five crisis hotlines open around the clock. The Torrance hotline number is 310-379-3620. Call the center to set up an appointment.3

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

Footnotes

  1. Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, Self-Help Legal Access Centers; Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Self-Help Centers. ↩

  2. The Salvation Army Torrance Corps, Social Services. The pantry sits at the Stillman Sawyer Family Service Center in Harbor City, just outside Torrance, and serves Torrance residents. The Harbor City ZIP code is from the corps own FAQ page. ↩

  3. 1736 Family Crisis Center, Home page. The Torrance office address, phone and hours rest on the 211LA listing for the Torrance Community Service Center, not on the center own site: 211LA, Transitional Housing/Shelter. The 24-hour hotline number is from the center own site. ↩

  1. Tracy Local Assistance Programs, California.
  2. Vacaville Local Assistance Programs, California.
  3. Vallejo Local Assistance Programs, California.
  4. Ventura Local Assistance Programs, California.
  5. Victorville Local Assistance Programs, California.

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