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Help in Gardena
22 service locations · 4 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Aloha Learning Center (PACE)
Child care and early childhood education
13000 Van Ness Ave, Gardena · 424-340-2640
Head Start early childhood program — 90 funded slots; operated by Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment.
First Steps (PACE)
Child care and early childhood education
14420 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena · 424-266-9688
Head Start early childhood program — 16 funded slots; operated by Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment.
Gardena-Carson (YMCA)
Child care and early childhood education
1000 W Artesia Blvd, Gardena · 310-879-6673
Head Start early childhood program — 16 funded slots; operated by Young Men?s Christian Association Los Angeles (YMCA LA).
St. John (PACE)
Child care and early childhood education
14517 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena · 424-456-4889
Head Start early childhood program — 49 funded slots; operated by Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment.
Food assistance
Arthur Lee Johnson Park
Meal program
Arthur Lee Johnson Park, Gardena · (310) 217-9537
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by THE WAY FORWARD FOUNDATION.
Denker Avenue Elementary
Meal program
1620 West 162Nd St., Gardena · (213) 241-2993
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Gardena Library
Meal program
1731 West Gardena Blvd, Gardena · (310) 323-6363
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION.
Gardena Senior High
Meal program
1301 West 182Nd St., Gardena · (213) 241-2993
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
George H. Freeman Park
Meal program
2100 W. 154Th Place, Gardena · (310) 480-5664
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by THE WAY FORWARD FOUNDATION.
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary
Meal program
801 West 135Th St., Gardena · (213) 241-2993
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Purche Avenue Elementary
Meal program
13210 Purche Ave., Gardena · (213) 241-2993
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Robert E. Peary Middle
Meal program
1415 West Gardena Blvd., Gardena · (213) 241-2993
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Rosecrans Recreation Center
Meal program
840 West 149Th Street, Gardena · (310) 327-3653
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LOS ANGELES, CITY OF DEPT OF REC & PARKS.
Health care
Angeles Community Health Center - Gardena
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1030 W Gardena Blvd, Gardena · 866-981-3002
Angeles Community Health Center - Gardena 1049
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1049 W Gardena Blvd, Gardena · 866-981-3002
Community health centersliding-scale fees
15519 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena · 310-679-2730
Community health centersliding-scale fees
14111 Van Ness Ave, Ste 2, Gardena · 310-516-9152
Venice Family Clinic - Gardena Health Center
Community health centersliding-scale fees
742 W Gardena Blvd, Gardena · 310-802-6177
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facility
13931 Van Ness Avenue, Gardena · 310-768-8018
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
17921 South Avery Place, Gardena · 424-340-9267
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Veteran services
VA facilityHealth care
1149 West 190th Street, Gardena · 310-851-4705
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 07:00–16:30
Primary Care CBOC
Vet Center
1045 W. Redondo Beach Blvd, Suite 202, Gardena · 310-767-1221
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 08:00–16:30
Recovery & support meetings
MS-SOCIETY meetings
Sat 14:00 · hybrid · Gardena Mayme Dear Library
NA meetings
RAW (Recovery At Work Group of NA)
Mon 19:00 · in-person · BHSStep study
For Those Who Want To Recover
Tue 19:00 · in-personOpenWheelchair accessible
Tha So Fresh & So Clean Meeting
Wed 19:00 · in-person · BHSClosedDiscussionSpeakerWheelchair accessible
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