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- EIN 95-3186429
- (818) 830-3646
- 440 Shatto Place #417 Los Angeles CA 90038 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Family Services, General Hospitals, Health, Human Services
Mission: To empower families in low-income communities of Los Angeles County to break the cycle of poverty, child abuse, violence, academic failure, and teen pregnancy through outstanding educational, youth development, health and therapeutic services.
Target demographics: We transform the lives of children and parents across Los Angeles County by helping to increase financial and housing stability, foster academic success, and pave pathways for a brighter future. Our clients span the lifecycle from newborns and their first-time mothers; to infants and toddlers; to elementary school children and teens; to parents of all ages; to grandparents and senior citizens. We focus on tomorrow’s leaders by nurturing high-risk youth, providing valuable resources such as tutoring, college scholarships, mentorship, and career training, all working toward building confidence, life skills and motivation, and laying the groundwork for success.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 14,000 individuals and families.
Geographic areas served: Low-income communities of Los Angeles County
Programs: Founded in 1925, El Nido Family Centers is one of the oldest and most respected social service nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles. Each year we transform the lives of approximately 15,000 individuals, working in many of Los Angeles’s most under-resourced communities. We create pathways for low-income families to break the cycles of intergenerational poverty, homelessness, child abuse, violence, and teen pregnancy. Our clients span the lifecycle from newborns and their first-time mothers; to infants and toddlers; to elementary school children and teens; to parents of all ages; to grandparents and senior citizens. With the onset of the pandemic, El Nido has served a critical role in helping the most vulnerable Angelenos. Our Centers have distributed more than $5 million in emergency funds, including cash assistance, grocery cards, technology (including laptops for school and work), and tens of thousands of dollars in utilities and rent assistance, diapers, formula, fresh produce, canned goods, meat, bread, and frozen foods to hundreds of families.