food Forward
Every Friday morning, the Lundquist WIC Outreach and Provider Relations team, in collaboration with other South Los Angeles Health Projects (SLAHP) personnel, actively engage in supporting the community by providing complimentary fresh fruits and vegetables at the Manchester WIC office. Partnering with the nonprofit organization Food Forward, SLAHP endeavors to assist individuals and families facing food insecurities.
SLAHP is dedicated to furnishing healthy sustenance to our neighborhoods and mitigating the scarcity of access to nutritious, fresh foods. Hence, we wholeheartedly endorse Food Forward's mission to combat hunger and diminish food wastage in Los Angeles. Through our joint efforts, we alleviate hunger by dispersing food to households grappling with food insecurity.
The Outreach and Provider Relations team of SLAHP efficiently coordinates staff to prepare, package, and distribute the wholesome produce to both WIC and non-WIC families. Our grassroots initiative has fostered an environment conducive to dietary improvement in South Los Angeles, dismantling obstacles to the availability of nutritious foods. Through this fruitful partnership, SLAHP and Food Forward are collectively nurturing a community of healthy families and tackling food insecurity prevalent in South Los Angeles.
SCLARC
The Lundquist WIC Program, a community initiative under the auspices of the South Los Angeles Health Projects (SLAHP), has entered into a partnership with the South Central Los Angeles Regional Center (SCLARC) effective May 2023. This collaboration entails the deployment of a Child Development Specialist who conducts screenings and facilitates referrals as needed at three Lundquist WIC sites: Manchester, Huntington Park, and Central WIC offices. Our alliance with SCLARC is designed to bolster care systems, leverage community resources, and advance educational opportunities for children with special needs within the South Los Angeles Community.
Lundquist WIC is committed to enhancing the well-being of the families we serve and promoting the holistic development and social-emotional welfare of all children. We align ourselves with SCLARC's mission to furnish children with the requisite support for a superior quality of life. Through our services, we empower families to advocate effectively for the developmental needs of their children.
Our Child Development Specialist has undergone specialized training provided by SCLARC to administer screenings and make referrals for eligible WIC children and their families who require additional assistance. At SLAHP, we steadfastly believe in enabling children to attain their full potential and thrive.
Options for Recovery
Options for Recovery offers an intensive and innovative substance use disorder treatment program tailored for both women and men. With over 32 years of expertise, their specialization lies in providing perinatal treatment to pregnant and parenting women. Since 2023, they have extended their services to cater to men and fathers, demonstrating our commitment to inclusivity and comprehensive care.
As a full-time outpatient program, Options for Recovery delivers over 60 education groups and classes, ensuring a comprehensive approach to treatment. Their hybrid schedule is meticulously crafted to accommodate individual client needs, maximizing effectiveness and convenience.
Their primary objective is to equip individuals with the necessary tools and support to attain and sustain long-term sobriety. Moreover, they recognize the importance of rebuilding relationships and reuniting with loved ones, particularly children and families. Continually advocating for their clients, they offer assistance with social and legal matters, aiming to resolve life issues beyond substance use.
Addressing past traumas is integral to their program, and they provide both support and referrals to meet all client needs.
AltaMed
The Lundquist WIC Program, a community initiative under the auspices of the South Los Angeles Health Projects (SLAHP) offers medical residents the opportunity to learn WIC services in a public health setting.
Our extensive in-house curriculum comprises opportunities for the medical residents to focus on the core basics of the WIC program. The medical residents rotate through two WIC offices for four weeks, once a week. In addition, we coordinate the medical resident’s individualized program, ensuring each resident encounters key competencies as a part of their WIC learning experience.
Medical residents benefit from this unique collaboration by learning about WIC services from our community experts, our WIC staff. As medical residents complete their rotation and learn about WIC services, they gain participant-centered education skills that benefit them throughout their medical careers. Lundquist WIC is humbled to be part of developing medical residents in our WIC offices. We take pride in aiding their professional development and growth. We are honored that their learning, engagement and actions have a positive impact in the South Los Angeles communities.
COACH for Kids
The Cedars-Sinai COACH (Community Outreach Assistance for Children's Health) for Kids operates as a mobile medical clinic committed to addressing the immediate medical needs of low-income families, including those experiencing homelessness or lacking documentation, with children under 18 years old. COACH for Kids delivers complimentary transitional medical services, social support, access to community resources, and comprehensive well-child care visits. These visits encompass physical examinations, preventive care, growth and developmental assessments, hearing and vision screenings, laboratory tests, and tuberculosis screenings. COACH for Kids serves communities across South Los Angeles, operating in schools, places of worship, public housing complexes, WIC offices, Head Start centers, and other community organizations.