Referrals to community resources When you meet with a WIC educator, you can talk about whatever you need for your family.

Are you looking for low-cost childcare or a preschool? Are you looking for a program to help with a drug addiction or with domestic violence? Are you looking for a shelter or a medical clinic?

Whatever it is, ask your WIC educator for assistance.

Community resources Below you will find information about many of the resources available locally.

FREE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS

Medi-Cal Medi-Cal is available to cover medical costs for low-income families who meet certain requirements.

All pregnant women who are eligible for WIC are also eligible for Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal will cover your prenatal care, delivery and postpartum checkup.

Children may also be eligible for Medi-Cal or other programs.

Most women and children on Medi-Cal also meet the WIC income requirements.

There are several ways to apply for Medi-Cal. Help is available at many WIC sites. Ask to speak to the application assistor.

Whether you are applying for your child or yourself, you can call (800)541-5555 or visit https://www.coveredca.com/medi-cal/ . You can also apply at your local DPSS office.

FREE HEALTH PROGRAMS

Family PACT Family PACT is a program that provides no-cost family planning services to low-income men and women, including teens. To find a provider near you, call (800) 942-1054 or visit the Family PACT website: http://www.familypact.org/

CHDP The Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP) provides early and regular free health and dental checkups to children up to 19 years of age and to children up to 21 years of age if they are eligible for Medi-Cal. Children of all WIC families are eligible for CHDP services.

To make a CHDP appointment, call your doctor, a county health center or a community health center. To find a CHDP provider near you, call (800) 993-2437. You can also ask staff at your WIC center for a list of CHDP providers.

FREE BENEFITS

CalWORKs California Work Opportunity & Responsibility to Kids is a time-limited program that provides financial assistance to eligible needy families with (or expecting) children to help pay for housing, food, utilities, clothing, medical care, and/or other necessary expenses. For more information call (866)613-3777 or visit http://www.cdss.ca.gov/CalWORKS

CalFresh (Food Stamps) This program gives you benefits to help you buy food. However there are income and resources limits. To receive CalFresh, you must be a U.S. citizen or a legal resident.

To apply, visit the DPSS office in your area, call (866)613-3777 or visit https://www.getcalfresh.org

General Relief This county-funded program provides financial assistance to adults not eligible for federal or state assistance. A single woman up to four months pregnant may be eligible.

DEPT. OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES (DPSS)
You can apply for Medi-Cal (MC), CalWORKs (CW), CalFresh (CF) (formerly known as Food Stamps), General Relief (GR), GROW (General Relief Opportunities for Work), and Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) at some of the following offices.

To locate a DPSS office in your area and to learn more about these benefits, access the DPSS website at http://dpss.lacounty.gov/ or phone (866) 613-3777 (24 hours a day).

Compton (CW, CF, MC)
211 E. Alondra Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
(866) 613-3777

Exposition Park (MC, CW, CF)
3833 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(866) 613-3777

Florence (CW, CF, MC)
1740 E. Gage Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90001
(866) 613-3777

Metro Family (CW, CF, MC)
2615 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(866) 613-3777

Metro Special (GR, GF, MC, GROW)
2707 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(866) 613-3777

Paramount (CW, CF, MC)
2961 E. Victoria St.
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221
(866) 613-3777

South Central (CW, GR, CF, MC, GROW)
10728 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(866) 613-3777

South Family (CW, CF, MC, RCA)
17600 A. Santa Fe Ave.
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221
(866) 613-3777

South Special (GR, CF, GROW, CAPI)
17600 B. Santa Fe Ave.
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221
(866) 613-3777

Southwest Family (CW, CF, MC, RCA)
8300 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044
(866) 613-3777

COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES
Call (800) 427-8700 to learn about county health services, referrals or filing complaints.

PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS
The following facilities are only for the treatment of communicable (contagious) diseases, immunizations, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, and testing and treatment of tuberculosis.

Central Health Center
Immunization and testing for tuberculosis (TB) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
241 N. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 240-8204

Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Public Health
11833 S. Wilmington Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 568-8100

Dollarhide Health Center
This clinic, run by Los Angeles County, provides primary care. Call to learn about medical insurance requirements and to be assigned to a center.
1108 N. Oleander Ave.
Compton, CA 90222
(424) 338-1800

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTERS
These Los Angeles County-run centers provide low-cost outpatient services. They accept Medi-Cal and most use a sliding fee scale.

Hubert H. Humphrey CHC
5850 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003
(323) 846-4312

H. Claude Hudson CHC
2829 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 744-3945