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Help in Downey
29 service locations · 4 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Apollo (Plaza)
Child care and early childhood education
7850 Quill Dr, Downey · 562-861-5857
Head Start early childhood program — 28 funded slots; operated by Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services, Inc..
Columbia (Norwalk)
Child care and early childhood education
12830 Columbia Way, Downey · 562-210-4205
Head Start early childhood program — 67 funded slots; operated by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.
Columbia (Plaza)
Child care and early childhood education
12830 Columbia Way, Downey · 562-803-6229
Head Start early childhood program — 1 funded slots; operated by Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services Inc..
Downey Center (MAOF)
Child care and early childhood education
8100 Telegraph Rd, Downey · 562-806-5054
Head Start early childhood program — 54 funded slots; operated by Mexican American Opportunity Foundation.
Food assistance
Calvary Church Downey
Food pantry
12808 Woodruff Avenue, Downey
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Desert Reign
Food pantry
11610 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey · 562-861-6011
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
Meal program
10301 South Woodruff Ave., Downey · (562) 469-6671
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Downey First Christian Church
Food pantry
10909 New Street, Downey · 562-862-2438
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 09:00–17:00
Downey High
Meal program
11040 Brookshire Ave., Downey · (562) 469-6671
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Gallatin Elementary
Meal program
9513 Brookshire Ave., Downey · (562) 469-6671
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary
Meal program
9724 Spry St., Downey · (562) 469-6671
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Kolar Family Ymca - Gallatin
Meal program
9513 Brookshire Avenue, Downey · (562) 644-3999
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK.
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary
Meal program
13220 South Bellflower Blvd., Downey · (562) 469-6671
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Price (Maude) Elementary
Meal program
9525 South Tweedy Ln., Downey · (562) 469-6675
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
Meal program
11985 Old River School Rd., Downey · (562) 469-6671
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Warren (Earl) High
Meal program
8141 De Palma St., Downey · (562) 469-6671
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
9317 Firestone Blvd, Downey · 562-861-1245
Complete Care Community Health Center - Downey
Community health centersliding-scale fees
8530 Florence Ave, Downey · 562-928-4642
Community health centersliding-scale fees
12113 Woodruff Ave, Downey · 562-928-9600
Tender Care Community Clinic, Inc.
Community health centersliding-scale fees
7862 Firestone Blvd, Downey · 562-869-7007
Wesley Health Centers - Downey
Community health centersliding-scale fees
8530 Firestone Blvd, Downey · 562-295-6596
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
7745 Leeds Street, Downey · 562-719-2866
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
9449 East Imperial Highway, Downey · 562-657-2011
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
11500 Paramount Boulevard, Downey · 833-699-7771
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; women only.
Substance use treatment facility
11500 Paramount Boulevard, Downey · 562-622-2268
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; women only.
Substance use treatment facility
11500 Paramount Boulevard, Downey · 562-923-4545
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
11500 Paramount Boulevard, Downey · 562-923-7894
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; men only.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
7755 Leeds Street, Downey · 562-719-2867
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
7735 Leeds Street, Downey · 562-719-2865
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Recovery & support meetings
GAM-ANON meetings
Sat 19:00 · in-person · First Presbyterian Church
MS-SOCIETY meetings
Thu 10:00 · in-person · Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center (Outpatient Building)
NAR-ANON meetings
Grupo Ayuda Familiar
Tue 18:30 · in-person · DOWNEY FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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