The need is there. We’re here to help.

Weingart Center goes beyond the emergency shelter approach by coupling comprehensive wraparound services with personalized housing solutions.

As one of the best comprehensive human services organizations in the western United States, Weingart Center is a unique agency that is committed to providing individuals experiencing homelessness with essential tools to stabilize their lives, secure income, and find permanent housing.

We do this by providing direct, comprehensive wraparound services that are tailored to an individual’s needs and are designed to break the cycle of homelessness. Whatever the obstacles—addiction, a criminal record, mental illness, or physical illness—we help our clients overcome these challenges and clear the way for a fulfilling life.

Wellness Services

Wellness services at Weingart Center help participants improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being while working toward stability and permanent housing. Through direct services and community partnerships, we connect clients to care, support, and resources that strengthen overall health and remove barriers to long-term success.

  • Weingart Center's Clinical Services Department is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of behavioral health services. Mental health providers support residents in interim housing by addressing their unique needs and providing care for individuals experiencing a range of challenges, including trauma, domestic violence, grief and loss, and substance use disorders. Our services play a vital role in promoting the holistic well-being of the individuals we serve and are designed to meet their diverse and evolving needs. Through a person-centered, trauma-informed approach, we strive to foster recovery, resilience, and long-term stability. At Weingart Center, our clinical work and initiatives are grounded in the understanding that stable housing and mental health are deeply interconnected. Together, we collaborate with our residents and partners to identify the most effective pathways to change and sustained recovery.

    Prior to the initiation of services, a comprehensive clinical assessment is conducted to gain a thorough understanding of each resident’s lived experiences, presenting concerns, and treatment goals. This assessment informs individualized clinical recommendations and guides the development of a tailored treatment plan. Based on these recommendations, services may include individual therapy, group therapy, and other clinically indicated interventions. In addition, crisis intervention services are available to support residents during periods of acute emotional or psychological distress. Consultation services provide information and guidance on mental health and substance use treatment to support comprehensive, coordinated care. For residents engaged in mental health services, referrals and aftercare planning are offered prior to discharge and as needed to ensure continuity of care and ongoing support.

    Our department offers a range of specialized group counseling services to support residents’ clinical and psychosocial needs. This includes the Matrix Program, an outpatient substance abuse treatment program that provides individualized treatment planning, and in-person group sessions held five days per week for consistent support. Additionally, the center offers a clinician-facilitated 12-week Anger Management Group, a certification program designed to help participants develop skills in emotional regulation, improve interpersonal relationships, and better understand and manage anger. Participants who successfully complete the program receive a certificate of completion in anger management. We also offer a range of groups focused on skill-building, empowerment, and community connection, including life skills, peer support, and pro-social groups in LGBTQIA+-affirming spaces. These groups foster inclusivity, connection, and mutual support among residents.

  • Weingart Center provides comprehensive medical services (JWCH partnership) to its clients through direct referrals. This collaboration ensures access to a wide range of essential healthcare services, addressing various medical needs of the clients. Services offered include primary care and specialty care, which includes HIV/AIDS care and vision care.

    An onsite medical clinic further enhances the accessibility and convenience of these services, ensuring clients have easy access to medical prescriptions and consultations.

    Dental care is provided by referral via a USC Dental Clinic partnership.

  • Life Skills services help participants build the everyday tools needed for greater stability, independence, and long-term success. Through classes, coaching, and supportive guidance, clients can strengthen skills such as communication, healthy routines, financial management, problem-solving, goal-setting, and navigating daily responsibilities

Interim Housing Programs

Interim Housing offers a safe, temporary place to stay while participants work toward permanent housing. At Weingart Center, these programs include case management, life skills support, transportation help, and connections to health, behavioral health, and housing resources. To view our interim housing locations, go here.

  • IH San Pedro is a Weingart Center interim housing program for adults experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their housing. The program offers temporary housing, housing‑focused case management, and connections to supportive services that help participants stabilize, address urgent needs, and move toward permanent housing.

    Participants may also be connected to wellness, employment, recovery, and other community‑based services based on their individual goals and needs.

  • IH San Pedro Roadmap is a dedicated Weingart Center program that provides a safe, supportive interim housing environment for adult women experiencing homelessness. The program serves women 18 and older and is designed with women’s unique needs and experiences in mind, including those impacted by trauma, violence, or long-term instability.

    Participants receive housing-focused case management to help them move toward stable, permanent housing, along with life skills groups that build confidence and tools for independent living. The program also connects women to onsite and offsite services such as clinical and mental health care, employment and housing services, healthcare and substance use treatment, legal and benefits assistance, plus transportation support to make services and housing options more accessible

  • Weingart Center partners with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) to provide interim housing for adults experiencing homelessness who are connected to county mental health services. This program offers temporary housing, case management, and support designed to help participants stabilize and move toward permanent housing.

    The program offers a comprehensive array of services to support its clients. Housing-focused case management is a central aspect, guiding individuals through the complexities of finding and maintaining stable housing. In addition to this, life skills groups are provided, helping clients develop essential skills for independent living.

    Clients have access to a variety of onsite services, including clinical services, employment services, and housing services. These resources are critical in providing holistic support and addressing the multifaceted needs of the clients. The program also facilitates referrals to offsite supportive services, covering a wide range of needs from healthcare and mental health support to substance use treatment, legal aid, and benefits assistance.

    Additional features of the program include transportation assistance to ensure access to various services and opportunities, and mail services, which are particularly important for those without a stable address.

  • Weingart Center partners with LA County Homeless Services & Housing (HSH) to provide interim housing and housing‑focused support for people referred through county homeless services pathways, including outreach teams and the Coordinated Entry System. HSH now leads much of the County’s homelessness response and interim housing strategy, bringing together housing, health, and social services so people who have nowhere else to stay can access safe temporary shelter and support while they work toward permanent housing.

    Through these partnerships, HSH helps streamline referrals and align Weingart’s interim housing programs with the County’s broader efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness and expand access to long‑term housing solutions.

  • Weingart Center offers several reentry programs for people returning to the community after incarceration or while navigating court involvement. These programs provide interim housing, case management, employment and education support, counseling, life skills development, and connections to long‑term housing and community stability.

    1. Reentry Program – AB109
    The AB109 Reentry Program, offered in partnership with the Los Angeles County Probation Department, is a 180‑day transitional program for men and women under Post‑Release Community Supervision (PCS). Participants are referred through HealthRIGHT 360 and receive housing, case management, and focused support around employment and housing goals, with the option to extend their stay when needed. Services include referrals to onsite and offsite clinical, employment, housing, meals, and healthcare resources, along with a savings program and transportation assistance to help support a successful return to the community.

    2. Reentry Program – STOP + JCOD
    STOP (Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming) + JCOD (Justice, Care and Opportunities Department) is a comprehensive reentry program for individuals on parole, accessed through referrals from parole officers or the Amity Foundation. Participants can stay up to 180 days, with extensions based on need, and receive interim housing, education, meals, and vocational training, and job placement support. The program also offers individual and group counseling, specialized groups focused on substance use and life skills, referrals to supportive services, a mandatory savings program, and transportation assistance.

    3. Reentry Program – LTORR
    The Long Term Offender Reentry Recovery (LTORR) Program is a residential program for parolees—particularly long‑term offenders—referred by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Participants may stay up to 180 days, with possible extensions, in a drug‑free environment that provides housing, meals, support services, and supervision. Services focus on employment readiness, stress management, victim awareness, literacy and computer‑based learning, life skills development, and substance use education to support a safe and stable transition back to the community. The program also offers a mandatory savings plan to help participants save for permanent housing.

    4. Reentry Program – B7 Bridge Housing
    The B7 Bridge Housing Program offers safe, low‑barrier, temporary residence for adults exiting incarceration or whose lack of housing would keep them in custody while they await court proceedings. Participants receive an interim housing bed, meals, laundry access, case management, and help connecting to programs and resources that support permanent housing and long‑term stability.

    Each reentry program is tailored to meet different supervision statuses and legal circumstances, but all share the same goal: to provide safe housing, structured support, and practical resources that help participants rebuild their lives and successfully reintegrate into the community

Permanent Supportive Housing Programs

Permanent Supportive Housing offers permanent housing for individuals who have a history of homelessness, along with supportive services that help residents remain housed and thrive. Weingart Center’s PSH communities combine stable housing with case management, health and wellness support, life skills development, and connections to resources that encourage independence and long-term stability. To view our permanent supportive housing locations, go here.