name: Los Angeles Area Disaster Info: Important Numbers & Web Resources -> Southern California Wildfires '08: Important Numbers & Web Resources

notes: IMPORTANT NUMBERS 211 LA County - Information & Assistance (Free & Confidential), Health/Social Services, TTY Accessible, Bilingual, Multilingual, 24/7. . . . . . . . . . . . Dial 211 or 1(800) 339-6993 Elder Abuse . . . . . . .1(800) 992-1660 Suicide Prevention . . . (310) 381-1253 Community Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired . . . . . . 1(800) 272-4553 Dial-A-Friend (Telephone Reassurance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 461-4363 Medi-Cal Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 250-8055 Medicare Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 824-0780 Elder Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1(800) 677-1116 Alzheimer’s Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (323) 938-3379 Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging . . . . . . . . . . .. .(213) 738-4004 Tax Assistance Renters and Homeowners Rebate . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 852-5711 Property Tax Postponement Volunteer Tax Assistance . . . . . . . 1(800) 952-5661 Volunteer Tax Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1(800) 522-5665 Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) West Los Angeles Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (310) 312-5251 Valley Office . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (818) 901-4120 Housing Authority Section 8 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213)252-5370 California Governor’s web site: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ca.gov -> IMPORTANT NUMBERS 211 LA County - Information & Assistance (Free & Confidential), Health/Social Services, TTY Accessible, Bilingual, Multilingual, 24/7. . . . . . . . . . . . Dial 211 or 1(800) 339-6993 Elder Abuse . . . . . . .1(800) 992-1660 Suicide Prevention . . . (310) 381-1253 Community Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired . . . . . . 1(800) 272-4553 Dial-A-Friend (Telephone Reassurance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 461-4363 Medi-Cal Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 250-8055 Medicare Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 824-0780 Elder Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1(800) 677-1116 Alzheimer’s Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (323) 938-3379 Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging . . . . . . . . . . .. .(213) 738-4004 Tax Assistance Renters and Homeowners Rebate . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 852-5711 Property Tax Postponement Volunteer Tax Assistance . . . . . . . 1(800) 952-5661 Volunteer Tax Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1(800) 522-5665 Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) West Los Angeles Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (310) 312-5251 Valley Office . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (818) 901-4120 Housing Authority Section 8 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213)252-5370 California Governor’s web site: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ca.gov WEB RESOURCES (Downloadable Handbooks/Guides & Pamphlets) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRES HELPING HANDBOOK Web site: www.mofo.com/about/socalfirehelp FEMAWILDFIRE GUIDE Web site: www.fema.gov/hazard/wildfire/index.shtm FEMAAPPLY FOR ASSISTANCE Web site: www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm THE DISASTER HANDBOOK (NATIONAL EDITION) Web site: http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/ CATHOLIC CHARITIES: Helping Children Cope with Disaster and Fears – A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Caring Adults (in both English/Spanish) Web site: http://www.catholiccharitiesla.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=53#counseling SAMHSA’S NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER (Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers) Web site: SAN FERNANDO VALLEY RESOURCE GUIDE FOR HEALTHY AGING Web site: http://www.csun.edu/Gerontology/HealthyAgingResources.pdf

name: Los Angeles Area Disaster Info: Important Numbers -> Los Angeles Area Disaster Info: Important Numbers & Web Resources

notes: IMPORTANT NUMBERS 211 LA County - Information & Assistance (Free & Confidential), Health/Social Services, TTY Accessible, Bilingual, Multilingual, 24/7. . . . . . . . . . . . Dial 211 or 1(800) 339-6993 Elder Abuse . . . . . . .1(800) 992-1660 Suicide Prevention . . . (310) 381-1253 Community Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired . . . . . . 1(800) 272-4553 Dial-A-Friend (Telephone Reassurance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 461-4363 Medi-Cal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 250-8055 Medicare Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 824-0780 Elder Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1(800) 677-1116 Alzheimer’s Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (323) 938-3379 Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging . . . . . . . . . . .. .(213) 738-4004 Tax Assistance Renters and Homeowners Rebate . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 852-5711 Property Tax Postponement Volunteer Tax Assistance . . . . . . . 1(800) 952-5661 Volunteer Tax Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1(800) 522-5665 Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) West Los Angeles Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (310) 312-5251 Valley Office . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (818) 901-4120 Housing Authority Section 8 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213)252-5370 California Governor’s web site: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ca.gov -> IMPORTANT NUMBERS 211 LA County - Information & Assistance (Free & Confidential), Health/Social Services, TTY Accessible, Bilingual, Multilingual, 24/7. . . . . . . . . . . . Dial 211 or 1(800) 339-6993 Elder Abuse . . . . . . .1(800) 992-1660 Suicide Prevention . . . (310) 381-1253 Community Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired . . . . . . 1(800) 272-4553 Dial-A-Friend (Telephone Reassurance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 461-4363 Medi-Cal Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213) 250-8055 Medicare Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 824-0780 Elder Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1(800) 677-1116 Alzheimer’s Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (323) 938-3379 Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging . . . . . . . . . . .. .(213) 738-4004 Tax Assistance Renters and Homeowners Rebate . . . . . . . . . . 1(800) 852-5711 Property Tax Postponement Volunteer Tax Assistance . . . . . . . 1(800) 952-5661 Volunteer Tax Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1(800) 522-5665 Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) West Los Angeles Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (310) 312-5251 Valley Office . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (818) 901-4120 Housing Authority Section 8 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (213)252-5370 California Governor’s web site: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ca.gov