FAQs
What is the Weingart Center Association?
The Weingart Center Association transforms lives by providing high-quality human services to homeless men and women, giving them hope and an opportunity to lead productive lives off the streets. The Weingart Center is a pioneering force in developing programs and innovative solutions to help break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. The Weingart Center helps individuals address the daily personal challenges they face by giving them the basic skills necessary to stabilize their lives, secure income and find permanent housing. Located in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, the Weingart Center is one of the largest human and social service agencies serving the homeless population on the west coast. WCA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
What is the Mission of the Weingart Center Association?
The Weingart Center Association delivers high quality human services and provides leadership and innovative solutions to help break the cycle of homelessness and end poverty.
What services does the Weingart Center Association provide?
The Weingart Center helps homeless people rebuild their lives by offering them hope through a wide array of services—a continuum of care—including: transitional housing, medical and mental health treatment, case management, education, workforce development, life skills classes, substance abuse recovery programs, healthy meals, clothing, and permanent housing assistance. The Weingart Center has also recently added many additional family-oriented services.
How does the Weingart Center Association differ from typical missions and shelters?
What makes teh Weingart Center unique is our desire and ability to produce total life transformations. The breadth of services we offer, the volume of people we help, and our willingness to serve the most challenging cases also sets us apart. Unlike traditional rescue missions and shelters, the Weingart Center provides long-term (up to two years) transitional housing along with comprehensive services so people can truly address the barriers and issues preventing them from leading productive lives in the community. We offer more than a short-term fix; we give individuals the skills, tools, resources and hope they need to transform their lives and be self-sufficient.
When was the Weingart Center Association established?
The Weingart Center was established in 1983 and continues to grow and add new programs and services, meeting the changing needs of the community we serve. We are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year.
How large is the Weingart Center Association?
The Weingart Center provides transitional housing and case management to 600 men and women every day in our residential building. We assist an additional 1,200 individuals and families with services and referrals every month through our Access Center.
The Weingart Center occupies over 170,000 square feet of space in its five facilities — an 11-story residential housing building, an employment services center, a medical clinic, a cafe and a walk-in access center — along with an administrative building. All facilities are located in Skid Row.
Who is eligible for the services that the Weingart Center Association offers?
Homeless men and women, veterans, people on parole, HIV+ patients, people with mental illness, and at-risk individuals all turn to the Weingart Center for hope. We also offer family-oriented services.
Are the services at the Weingart Center Association free?
Yes. The Weingart Center is a non-profit organization and provides all of its services and programs free of charge to eligible participants.
How is the Weingart Center Association funded?
The Weingart Center receives funding from a variety of sources: State and Federal public funding; corporate contributions, foundation grants and individual donations.
Teh Weingart Center relies on the generosity of people just like you to support our fundraising efforts.
How Can I help?
There are many ways you can help produce life-changing results for our participants. You can always make a cash donation or an item donation of clothing (especially business attire), personal hygiene items, magazines and books, etc. You can also volunteer your time, donate an item or service for one of our silent auctions, or you can attend one of our signature fundraising events.
To learn more or schedule a tour, please contact Tammy Metzger, Director of Marketing & Communications at 213.689.2223 or tammym@weingart.org.
