LOS ANGELES (November 18, 2020)– Help is available in multiple languages for applicants of the LA/LADWP Utility CARES Grant Program. Community-based organizations working with LADWP are able to provide application help in English as well as Armenian, Chinese Mandarin, Haitian Kreyol, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Low-income Los Angeles City residents who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are encouraged to apply for a one-time $500 grant to help pay their utility bills, under a program championed by LA City Council President Nury Martinez. The program was recently extended by a week to November 22nd from its initial deadline to allow for more time for qualifying applicants to apply.
Information on how to apply is available in multiple languages on www.ladwp.com/UtilityCARES. Those who need further assistance can call the community-based organizations below for help in their native language. All organizations listed can also assist applicants in English.
| LANGUAGES | ORGANIZATIONS | CONTACT INFO | ADDITIONAL INFO | ||||
| Armenian | PACE | Arpine Akopian AAkopian@pacela.org 213-989-3154 |
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| Chinese (Mandarin) | PACE | Wai-Ling Chin WChin@pacela.org213-989-3169 |
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| Haitian Kreyol | Community Services Unlimited | Natalie Matos natalie@csuinc.org (213) 746—1216 |
M-F 7 am- 2 pm |
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| Korean | PACE | Jeanie Yang JYang@pacela.org (323) 538-2489 |
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| Russian | PACE | Arpine Akopian (213) 989-3154 AAkopian@pacela.org |
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| Spanish | Barrio Action Youth & Family Center | Vanessa Martinez, vmartinez@barrioaction.org 323- 221-0779 | |||||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica (Mar Vista branch) | J. Gonzalez jesus@smbgc.org 310-397-8290 |
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| Community Services Unlimited | Natalie Matos natalie@csuinc.org213- 746—1216 |
M-F 7 A.M.-2 P.M. |
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| CD Tech | Eduardo Bracamontes, ebracamontes@cdtech.org 213-763-2520 ext 229 |
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| Hermandad Mexicana Nacional | Natalia Meza (818) 503-7300 https://www.hmnac.org/en/locations.php |
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| ONEgeneration | Stephanie Gomez Sgomez@onegeneration.org818-708-4759 |
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| SAJE | Kery Ramirez kramirez@saje.net323- 213-9773 |
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| Tagalog | PACE | Celia Andrade CAndrade@pacela.org 213- 989-3189 |
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| Vietnamese | PACE | Diep Nguyen DNguyen@pacela.org
213- 989-3180 |
