Mission, History
1736 Family Crisis Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving vulnerable community members in the greater Los Angeles area. 1736 Family Crisis Center is dedicated to restoring stability and opportunity for people in need. We provide professional support for children, families, and veterans facing challenges such as crime, abuse, homelessness, unemployment, and teen depression and suicide. Our mission is to strengthen safety, promote self-reliance, and help every individual build a secure and successful future. The agency serves approximately 10,000 individuals directly through in-depth residential and nonresidential programs, and approximately 10,000 more through educational and street outreach.
1736 Family Crisis Center began in 1972 as a single Emergency Youth Shelter for runaways and street kids, including youths who were abandoned and kicked out of their homes by parents or guardians. Programs progressively expanded to 24-hour emergency and longer-term skills-based therapy services, including suicide intervention, life education, schooling support, as well as networking with schools, hospitals, police, and child protective agencies. In 1981, the Center opened its first confidential emergency shelter for crime survivors. By 1984, programming had expanded beyond confidential shelter services to give survivors and their children the broad-based skills-based therapy services, job preparation, life-skills education, and self-confidence tools to achieve safety and independence.
Thereafter, the agency expanded its program reach to serve additional residents and geographical regions throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties, professionally aiding program participants toward their future goals. Currently, 1736 Family Crisis Center has 16 dedicated facilities and service locations throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Programs and services include crime survivor and homeless youth shelters; skills-based therapy and legal clinics; hotline centers; financial and job/skill training sites; and homeless outreach/drop-in/service centers for veterans and other individuals in need. All services are provided free of charge through the generous support of public and private funders, individual donors, and volunteers.
