L.A. Care Social Needs Member Reference Sheet

The following sections contain information and hyperlinks to community resources in LA County.  

General Social Needs Resources

Mother and DaughterCommunity Link: Yelp-like platform for community resources (financial assistance, food pantries, and other free or reduced-cost services) https://communitylink.lacare.org/

Community Resource Centers (CRCs): Free health and wellness classes, enrollment support for Medi-Cal and other health coverage programs, and more services https://www.communityresourcecenterla.org/services

Food Resources

groceriesL.A. Care Meals as Medicine: Healthy home-delivered meals tailored to a person’s health needs (for eligible members) https://www.lacare.org/members/community-supports/medically-tailored-meals 

CalFresh: Monthly food benefits for individuals and families with low-income  https://www.getcalfresh.org/

LA Regional Food Bank: They distribute food and other essentials to children, seniors, families and other individuals in need https://www.lafoodbank.org

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Food benefits and nutrition information for growing families  https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC#HowCanIGetWIC

Transportation Resources

Health vanL.A. Care Transportation Services: Both emergency and non-emergency transportation benefits (for L.A. Care members) https://www.lacare.org/members/transportation

Low Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Program: Offers free rides and discounted Metro and transit agency fares for qualifying LA County residents https://www.metro.net/riding/fares/life/

Metro GoPass: All students at participating K-12 and Community Colleges can ride Metro buses and trains for free with GoPass after contacting their school  https://lacmta.github.io/gopass-lookup

Housing Support Services

Grandpa with grandkidsL.A. Care Enhanced Care Management (ECM): Services for Medi-Cal members with complex health and/or social needs

L.A. Care Homeless and Housing Support Services Program (HHSS): Housing navigation and tenancy services (provider referral needed) https://www.lacare.org/providers/community-supports/hhss

Maternal Health

Pregnancy Check inL.A. Care Doula Benefit for Expectant Mothers: Health education, advocacy, and physical, emotional and non-medical support for pregnant and postpartum persons (for eligible members, provider recommendation form may be needed)  https://www.lacare.org/providers/news/thepulse/doula-support-expectant-mothers

L.A. Care Healthy Mom Program (HMP): Provides support for new moms to get the postpartum care that they need https://www.lacare.org/healthy-living/library/healthy-mom

CinnaMoms: Hosts virtual support circles to support women who breastfeed https://www.cinnamoms.org/resources

Highly Recommended Community Link Resources

Highly Recommended Community Link Resources in the Following Cities: East LA, Long Beach, Norwalk, Pomona, El Monte, Lynwood, Palmdale, Wilmington, Inglewood, Metro LA, Panorama City, West LA, Lincoln Heights, South L.A.