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Help in Pasadena
70 service locations · 15 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Families Forward Learning Center
Child care and early childhood education
980 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena · 626-792-2687
Head Start early childhood program — 32 funded slots; operated by Pacific Clinics Head Start.
Orange Grove
Child care and early childhood education
595 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena · 626-204-8900
Head Start early childhood program — 33 funded slots; operated by Options for Learning.
Family support servicesFood pantryUtility assistanceFinancial assistanceFamily and youth
960 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena · 626-773-4400
Salvation Army community center
Peoria Center
Child care and early childhood education
136 W Peoria St, Pasadena · 626-298-6486
Head Start early childhood program — 36 funded slots; operated by Pacific Clinics Head Start.
Raymond
Child care and early childhood education
1840 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena · 626-596-7676
Head Start early childhood program — 11 funded slots; operated by Options for Learning.
Villa Parke
Child care and early childhood education
363 E Villa St, Pasadena · 626-844-7364
Head Start early childhood program — 9 funded slots; operated by Options for Learning.
Food assistance
Blair High
Meal program
1201 South Marengo Ave., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Boys And Girls Club Pasadena - Mackenzie
Meal program
2020 N Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena · (626) 449-9100
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by OUR LITTLE HELPERS INC.
Boys And Girls Club Pasadena - Slavik
Meal program
3230 E. Del Mar Blvd, Pasadena · (626) 449-9100
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by OUR LITTLE HELPERS INC.
Brookside Park
Meal program
360 N. Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Camp Amara
Meal program
2495 E. Mountain St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Field (Eugene) Elementary
Meal program
3600 Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Hamilton Elementary
Meal program
2089 Rose Villa St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Hope Now Community Resource Center
Meal program
1800 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Jefferson Branch Library
Meal program
1500 East Villa St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Jefferson Childrens Center
Meal program
391 N. Sierra Bonita Ave, Pasadena · (626) 396-5852
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Jivalagian Youth Center
Meal program
2242 E. Washington Blvd, Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
John Muir High
Meal program
1905 North Lincoln Ave., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
La Pintoresca Teen Center
Meal program
1415 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Longfellow Childrens Ctr/Osh
Meal program
1065 E. Washington Blvd, Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Madison Elementary
Meal program
515 Ashtabula St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Marshall Fundamental
Meal program
990 North Allen Ave., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Mckinley
Meal program
325 South Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Norma Coombs Elementary
Meal program
2600 Paloma St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Octavia E. Butler Magnet
Meal program
1505 North Marengo Ave., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Pasadena High
Meal program
2925 East Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Polytechnic High School
Meal program
1030 East California Blvd., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Robinson Park
Meal program
1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Victory Park
Meal program
2575 Paloma St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Villa Parke
Meal program
363 E. Villa St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Wahoo
Meal program
Deliverance Temple, Pasadena · (626) 429-4724
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by LIGHTHOUSE 4KIDS INC.
Washington Children'S Center
Meal program
130 Penn St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5852
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Washington Park
Meal program
600 E. Washington Blvd, Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Webster Child Care
Meal program
2101 E Washington Bl, Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Webster Elementary
Meal program
2101 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Willard Childrens Ctr/Osh
Meal program
345 S. Halstead, Pasadena · (626) 396-5852
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Willard Elementary
Meal program
301 South Madre St., Pasadena · (626) 396-5850
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1855 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena · 888-499-9303
Community health centersliding-scale fees
2055 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena · 888-499-9303
Community health centersliding-scale fees
3160 E Del Mar Blvd, Suite 100, Pasadena · 888-499-9303
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1595 N Lake Ave, Pasadena · 888-499-9303
Complete Care Community Health Center- Altadena
Community health centersliding-scale fees
2595 E Washington Blvd, Ste 106, Pasadena · 626-794-8133
Wesley Health Centers - Andrew Escajeda Clinic
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1845 N Fair Oaks Ave, #G151, Pasadena · 626-744-6140
Wesley Health Centers - Michael Antonovich Dental Clinic
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1845 N Fair Oaks Ave STE 1101, Pasadena · 562-867-7999
Housing and shelter
City Of Pasadena Housing Department
Housing assistance
649 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena · 626-744-6701
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency
Legal aid
NLS - Pasadena Self-Help Center (court-operated)
Legal aid services
300 East Walnut Street, Pasadena
LSC-funded legal aid branch office of Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Mental health
Mental health treatment facility
867 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena · 626-798-6793
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults.
Mental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
180 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena · 626-584-5555
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Mental health treatment facility
100 West California Boulevard, Pasadena · 626-397-5000
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Mental health treatment facility
200 East Del Mar Boulevard, Pasadena · 626-995-3366
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, adults.
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
1450 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena · 626-794-1161
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
2900 East Del Mar Boulevard, Pasadena · 626-795-9901
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
280 West Washington Boulevard, Pasadena · 626-840-0592
Eligibility: Serves adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
160 North El Molino Avenue, Pasadena · 626-792-2770
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; women only.
Substance use treatment facility
160 North El Molino Avenue, Pasadena · 626-792-2770
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; women only.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
769 North Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena · 877-799-1985
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults.
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
133 North Altadena Drive, Pasadena · 626-921-0113
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
1408 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena · 833-805-4544
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facility
191 North El Molino Avenue, Pasadena · 626-356-0078
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; men only.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
918 East Green Street, Pasadena · 626-356-0078
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
539 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena · 626-356-0078
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
378 North El Molino Avenue, Pasadena · 626-356-0078
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
146 North Holliston Avenue, Pasadena · 626-356-0078
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
940 Avenue 64, Pasadena · 323-254-2274
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
350 South Lake Avenue, Pasadena · 877-847-3984
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
2550 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena · 626-744-5230 x2404
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults.
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
44 South Mentor Avenue, Pasadena · 626-795-9127
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityEmergency shelter
56 W. Del Mar Boulevard, Pasadena · 626-795-8075
Salvation Army adult rehabilitation center
Substance use treatment facility
2465 East Walnut Street, Pasadena · 626-398-3897
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors; men only.
Veteran services
VetSuccess on Campus at Pasadena City College
VA facility
1570 East Colorado Blvd., Veteran Resource Center, Pasadena · 626-585-1226, ext. 4
VetSuccess On Campus
Recovery & support meetings
ACA meetings
Hill Avenue Tuesday Night
Tue 19:00 · in-person
SoCal loving parent guidebook discussion
Thu 19:00 · in-person · Parking north of church in lot In OCC trailer Follow signs 1/3 mile from metro rail
Friday Night Homecoming
Fri 19:30 · in-person
Any Dysfunctional Family
Sun 19:00 · in-person
DA meetings
BDA Monday Night Pasadena
Mon 19:30 · in-person · Westminster Presbyterian Church
Visions and Promises
Sun 19:00 · in-person · Westminster Presbyterian Church
NA meetings
Real Ones Recover
Tue 19:00 · in-personOpenSpeaker
Sicker Than Most
Tue 19:30 · in-person · ChurchOpenDiscussionSpeaker
Heart of Recovery
Wed 17:30 · in-person · ChurchOpenDiscussion
Blue Room
Wed 19:00 · in-personDiscussion
The Early Bird
Thu 17:30 · in-personOpenDiscussion
T.G.I.F.
Fri 18:00 · in-person · ChurchDiscussionSpeaker
Principles Before Personalities
Sat 18:00 · in-person · ChurchOpenDiscussion
Recovery Out of Nowhere
Sun 10:30 · in-person · ParkOpenDiscussionSpeakerWheelchair accessibleYoung people
So Fresh So Clean
Sun 19:00 · in-personOpenSpeaker
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