To lend life-saving help:

Your tax-deductible cash donation to 1736 Family Crisis Center can make a world of difference to a troubled child, teen, or adult.

Unrestricted support helps provide safe shelter, nurturing counseling, and other critical aid the moment help is needed. This includes childcare for domestic violence victims on welfare looking for work, specialized art activities for traumatized children, shelter upkeep and repair, and other essentials not covered by other funding sources.

Please send your check, made payable to 1736 Family Crisis Center, to:

Carol A. Adelkoff, CEO and Executive Director
1736 Family Crisis Center
2116 Arlington Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90018

We’ll send you an acknowledgment of your contribution for your records – with our heartfelt thanks.

Click HERE if you are interested in more information or would like to donate online.

Make a birthday, graduation, wedding, holiday, or other occasion special for a loved one and someone in need with a tax-deductible tribute gift to 1736 Family Crisis Center.

Just let us know the name and address of the person you’d like to honor and the event he/she is celebrating when you send your contribution. At the same time we write to thank you for your donation, we’ll send him/her a card advising of your gift to mark his/her special occasion.

Your tax-deductible contribution in memory of a loved one is also a meaningful way to honor someone you cherish and stabilize someone in crisis.

Advise us of the name of the person you want to honor and the name and address of his/her family when you send your gift. We’ll send a card to notify the family of your kind remembrance at the same time we write you to express our deep appreciation.

Please send all tribute gift checks, made payable to 1736 Family Crisis Center, to:

Carol A. Adelkoff, CEO and Executive Director
1736 Family Crisis Center
2116 Arlington Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90018.

Click HERE if you are interested in more information or would like to donate online.

Your tax-deductible gift of stocks, real estate, or other assets can generate essential support for 1736 Family Crisis Center programs that help hurting individuals and families shape a brighter tomorrow.

For more information, please contact 1736 Family Crisis Center CEO and Executive Director, Carol Adelkoff at (323) 737-3900, Ext. 300.

There are several ways you can support 1736 Family Crisis Center on the job.

For instance, when you designate 1736 Family Crisis Center to receive your gift in workplace fundraising campaigns, you channel vital help to troubled children, teens, and adults.

You can also invite your co-workers to sponsor or participate in a tax-deductible cash or in-kind contribution to benefit our children and families. As one example, we stock and operate a festive holiday store for individuals and families enrolled in our programs. Each fall, we are in particular need of gifts for the store, such as new toys, clothing, games, sports equipment, CDs, and other items for all ages.

Your company may offer the opportunity to apply for corporate sponsorship of events or for grants to support new or ongoing programs.

In addition, many employers generously match the contributions of employees, doubling the healing impact of such gifts.

Check to see if your workplace has a Matching Gift Program and ask for a matching gift form. Then fill out the donor’s portion of the form and send the entire form to us with your tax-deductible contribution. We’ll complete the form and forward it on, advising your employer of your kind action to benefit others in need.

Please send your check and employer matching gift form to:

Carol A. Adelkoff, CEO and Executive Director
1736 Family Crisis Center
2116 Arlington Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90018.

A fall harvest fair... a weekend performance of your church or school play... a black-tie dinner and silent auction.

Events like these – staged to benefit 1736 Family Crisis Center by caring and creative service organizations, churches, businesses, schools, and other community individuals and groups – can generate significant proceeds to support life-changing Center programs.

To help make your event successful, we offer speakers... educational materials... special displays... and more! Please call our Development Department, at (323) 737-3900, Ext. 207, for more information.

Event proceeds should be directed to:

Carol A. Adelkoff, CEO and Executive Director
1736 Family Crisis Center
2116 Arlington Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90018.

Including 1736 Family Crisis Center as a beneficiary of your estate creates a loving legacy that will extend healing help and hope well into the future.

Your generous remembrance will offer domestic violence victims and their children, teens on the run from problems at home, and people struggling to overcome other daunting life challenges a powerful boost up. Remembering 1736 Family Crisis Center in your will may also yield significant estate tax advantages.

Toys. Printing for brochures. Washing machines and sofas.

All are examples of the essential goods and services that people like you have donated across the years to help 1736 Family Crisis Center deliver high quality, cost-effective aid.

Arrangements may be made to accept donations by calling Jerald Gray, Facilities Manager at (323) 737-3900 x 204.

We are continuing to directly accept new, unwrapped gift items for the  festive holiday stores we create each December.

The stores allow individuals of all ages enrolled in 1736 Family Crisis Center programs to select gifts for themselves and family members. All gifts are free and help make the holidays a special time of warm connection and joyous celebration for our children, teens, and adults.

You can help make the season bright with your donation of new toys, casual or dress up outfits, jewelry, grooming products, CDs, watches, games, socks, sports equipment, radios, gift cards or certificates, and other items designed to appeal to people of every age.

For holiday stores donation drop off information, please call Nancy at (310) 543-9900, or Vitelio at (323) 737-3900, Ext. 218.

You can sell an item on eBay and donate from 10% to 100% of the final sale price to support 1736 Family Crisis Center. You can also purchase items being sold on eBay that benefit 1736 Family Crisis Center.

MissionFish, a nonprofit organization specializing in online charitable auctions, developed Giving Works for eBay. Although items will be posted through MissionFish, they will appear with all other listings on eBay.

Giving Works items are marked with a charity ribbon icon so buyers know they are supporting a good cause. Items listed this way tend to sell for more because buyers are more generous when they know that they are supporting a charity with their purchase

In addition, Giving Works items appear in three categories for the price of one: the category you select, the eBay Giving Works category and on the MissionFish nonprofit homepage.

1736 Family Crisis Center offers a variety of volunteer opportunities that can enrich your life while benefiting children, teens, and adults enrolled in Center shelter and community counseling programs.

This includes: Art program leaders, shelter childcare providers, academic/ESL tutors, shelter grocery shoppers, youth recreation aides, hairstylists/barbers/make up artists, individuals who can lend administrative support at our shelters or community service centers – and more!

Volunteer opportunities are available any day of the week with flexible hours, at locations throughout Los Angeles.

Required training for 1736 Family Crisis Center volunteers varies, depending on the specific assignment. This can include 3 hours of in-class training and the completion of a 40-hour domestic violence home study course/manual. Fingerprinting is also required for direct service volunteers.

For more information, call our Volunteer Coordinator, Shelly Ross at 310 370-5902.

Our Volunteer Application (in PDF format) is available for you to download, print, and fill out. (Get the free Adobe Reader required to view and download this document here.)

You can also fill out an online form here. It will be emailed to our staff and your submission will be reviewed.

To reach our Los Angeles Community Volunteer Coordinator, please mail completed applications to our Los Angeles Community Service Center at 2116 Arlington Avenue, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90018.

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The Circle of Angels is a unique group of people with diverse backgrounds who share a common interest in supporting the well-being of children and families. These are people committed to furthering the mission of 1736 Family Crisis Center, who want to make a difference in the lives of the youth and victims of violence in our communities.

1736 Family Crisis Center sincerely appreciates the dedicated support from our current Angels:

Taylor Ford Armstrong Shel and Kathy Bachrach Sandy Barnett Marc Bonn Angela Brannon Jerry Cohen Joan Crear Carolyn Denny Ami Dolenz Lil Gary Shawn Heyl Rebecca Hill Alexa Hoyt Michele and John Katnik Julie Knabe Richard Kraft Gail LeGros Louise Talbot Lohman

Lisa May Piper Moretti Cindy and Larry Percz Lauren Perelmuter Keith Pomeroy Avis Ridley-Thomas David Roberti Gary Seidler Brad Smith Robert Splawn, MD Paula Stewart Jeff Strang Jerry Trimble, Jr. Sheila Troupe Victor Vazquez Kim Brandon Watson Mike Watson

If you are interested in joining the Circle of Angels, please call (323) 737-3900, ext. 300 for more information. Your participation will directly benefit the many children and families in need. Thank you for your consideration!


Carol Adelkoff, CEO and Executive Director (right) enjoys the Circle of Angels Event with Bob Loarsh, and Leyna Nguyen, past Board Member.

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