Available Resources

LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs encourages immigrant communities and service providers to use this resource hub to understand their rights and identify important local resources. 

Resources include information on:

• Detention Support/Response Network
• Family Preparedness Planning
• Know Your Rights: In the Workplace
• Protect Yourself from Immigration Scams
• Getting the Right Immigration Legal Help
• Worker Protections and Resources During a Natural Disaster

The California Department of Justice has issued guidance and model policies to promote safe and secure shelters for all, particularly those who are vulnerable to immigration enforcement actions. This guidance aims to ensure that shelters protect the privacy and rights of all individuals, regardless of their immigration status, while also complying with relevant laws. You can access the guide, Guidance for Promoting Safe and Secure Shelters for All, here.

Below is a link to a helpful resource guide — an article published Monday 6/23/25 in LAist:

🔗 Resource Guide for Families and Friends After Immigration Actions

Immigration Resources can also be found in this Google doc (link below) shared by the DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Community. 

🔗 Immigration Resources/Recursos Inmigracion

People with disability access and functional needs (AFN) are disproportionately impacted by disasters. As a community, we must work to ensure that vulnerable populations, such as people with disabilities and older adults, have equitable access to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery services.

• The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers is proud to lead the statewide Disability Disaster Strategies Coalition. The coalition provides a space for individuals with and without disabilities who provide disaster and emergency programs, services, and supports to disabled people and those with Access and Functional Needs before, during and after a disaster. The goal of the coalition is to bring together advocates and service providers that are working to ensure individuals impacted by a disaster or emergency are provided inclusive programs, services and resources to maintain their health, safety, independence and resiliency. For the Disability Disaster Access & Resources Directory, click here. 
• Disability intersects every demographic group—there are people with disabilities of all ages, races, genders or national origin. And disabilities can impact a person in a variety of ways—both visible and invisible. For people with disabilities and their families, it is important to consider individual circumstances and needs to effectively prepare for emergencies and disasters. If you or a loved one has a disability, check out ready.gov for useful tips to be better prepared.

Homelessness is not your typical disaster or emergency incident that ENLA traditionally responds to. However, it will take a community to overcome the homelessness crisis. Use the links below to find information, resources, and organizations working to support unhoused individuals and prevent future homelessness.

• LA County https://homeless.lacounty.gov
• Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority https://www.lahsa.org
• 211 LA https://211la.org/resources/subcategory/housing
• National Alliance to End Homelessness - https://endhomelessness.org
• For information about housing in LA County, visit https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/to-live-and-rent-in-la

Although the Covid-19 emergency declaration has been lifted, many individuals are still living with the consequences of the pandemic.

• For local information on Covid-19, visit https://lacounty.gov/covid-emergency-ending/
• You can find more information about pandemics at https://www.ready.gov/pandemic

Please call the Disaster Distress Helpline: 1 (800) 985-5990 or text "TalkWithUs" to 66746 for emotional support and resources.  Some people may have a hard time coping with difficult emotions, whether adults or children. Learn the warning signs for disaster-related distress. You don't have to go through a disaster alone!

In case of a life-threatening emergency, please dial 9-1-1