Westside Coalition
The Westside Coalition is an alliance of 75 organizations, public agencies and faith communities committed to working collaboratively on issues of housing, hunger and health through service coordination, public education and advocacy. We also directly connect those in need with services and work to educate the public on these issues.
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LIVE ·2023 Grants ChallengeHelping the Helpers: Training Caseworkers and Community
Westside Coalition on Housing, Hunger and Health (WC) supports Angelenos who risk trauma and burnout daily while helping our homeless neighbors access vital resources. WC's trauma-informed workshops, outreach events and training teach frontline social service workers and religious clergy to more effectively, compassionately and sustainably meet the needs of unhoused people across LA County. With an LA2050 grant we will expand free trainings for nonprofits and religious groups, and factor in retail businesses that encounter unhoused people, too.
- LIVE ·2022 Grants Challenge
Helping the Helpers
The Helping the Helpers Program is aimed at providing mental health training, self-care, and enhanced networking for the frontline heroes in homeless services. They are the boots on the ground support, yet their work often goes unnoticed and unappreciated, and they’ve recently been experiencing extreme stresses and burnout. These staff members arguably have some of the most difficult jobs, trying to assist a multi-challenged population, so we focus on supporting these incredible staff members to keep them in their jobs.