We are offering FREE meeting space at The Maxwell House for nonprofits and community members who are working to help people recover from the fires. We have three large meeting rooms and one smaller meeting room available. All rooms have access to a large kitchen and multi-stall bathrooms. 

To check availability, contact Colin Dueweke at colin@westernjustice.org or (626) 584-7494 ext. 100.  

WHERE: 55 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105

PARKING: Across from the Ninth Circuit Courthouse at 125 South Grand Avenue

WHEN: Open Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (evenings and weekends on request)

FEATURES: Multiple conference rooms, wi-fi, A/V equipment, flexible seating arrangements

Our Restorative Schools team is hard at work compiling resources for social-emotional support and healing to share, particularly with those school communities that have been most directly impacted by the Eaton and Palisades Fires.

For updates on school district closings check their websites: Pasadena Unified.

Care Camp for students age 5-17. Click here to register your child.

Here is a great resource for school staff to bring circles into their classroom.

Follow us on Insta, FB, YouTube or LinkedIn to stay in the loop or sign a friend up for our newsletter (scroll to bottom of home page).

For free access to peer mediation lesson plans, curriculum and more, go to School Tools.

For opportunities to give and support Pasadena schools, click below.

PASADENA EDUCATION FUND

PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S EATON FIRE FUND

We’ve gathered a variety of community resources to help individuals and organizations during this crisis:

General Resources

• Comprehensive Resource Guide for Eaton Fire

• How to check if your home was damaged or lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires

• Check to see if it’s safe go home.

• Safety Precautions and Ash Exposure Prevention

• How to Clean Up Smoke and Soot from a Fire Health Fact Sheet

• FEMA at LA County Libraries for assistance with applying for aid.

• 211 LA and United Way LA: For a wide variety of short-term needs.

• LA Recovers: Help with long-term recovery.

• LA 2050 Volunteer & Support Guide

• Disaster Assistance Project: Local free legal assistance.

• Disaster Legal Assistance Statewide Hotline: For referrals.

• United Policyholders: Property insurance assistance.

• Stay Housed LA: Renters with questions and legal needs.

• LA County Department of Business & Consumer Affairs: Foreclosure protection and to report suspected insurance scams and price gouging.

Additional Free Legal Resources

• Bet Tzedek: For homeowners, small businesses, and workers.

• Public Counsel: For homeowners, small businesses, and nonprofits.

• Neighborhood Legal Services: General disaster assistance, access to healthcare and public benefits

• American Arbitration Association is offering no cost access to expert arbitration and mediation services.

Tools for engaging with youth in response to climate disasters:

Climate Emotions Wheel

Art therapy for older students

CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) has Know Your Rights resources and a hotline.

Stay up to date on immigrants’ rights issues through the ACLU.

LACOE (Los Angeles County Office of Education) has a Disaster Assistance Guide for immigrants in Spanish and English. They also have a Family Preparedness Plan for what to do in case of an emergency.

Understand and respond to the mental health impact of climate change on young family members. Click here for video and PDF.

Airbnb has partnered with 211LA to provide temporary housing to those displaced by the fires. More info is here, and if you’re one of those evacuated, an intake form can be found here.

Discounted hotels in Santa Monica include the Gateway, the Hilton, Ocean Lodge, and more. A full list can be found here, but be aware of changing evacuation orders that may include some of these areas

Stay Housed LA for renters with questions and legal needs

Hotel Perla downtown is pet-friendly and offering a discounted rate to those affected by the fires.

A selection of hotels in Anaheim are also offering discounted rates for those who are leaving and heading south.

Tourism site Discover LA has a list of hotels offering fire rates as well.

Planet Fitness locations are offering a free place to rest and shower.

Lyft is also offering rideshare deals for affected L.A. residents. You can use the code CAFIRERELIEF25 for two rides up to $25 each this week (the code will be valid for 500 riders until 1/15). Riders can also participate in the Round Up and Donate program to support the Red Cross by selecting the American Red Cross as the preferred nonprofit partner in the ‘Donate’ section of the app.

The Mutual Aid Los Angeles Network has created a searchable spreadsheet of organizations and locations offering shelter, food, supplies, and more. You can find that here.

Los Angeles Equestrian Center
480 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506

Pierce College Equestrian Center
7100 El Rancho Drive, Woodland Hills

Rose Bowl Stadium
1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena, CA 91103 

Agoura Animal Care Center
29525 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301

Pasadena Humane Society
361 5 Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105

Pierce College Equestrian Center
6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

• Western Justice Center, 55 S Grand Ave, Pasadena: Open 9am - 5pm for all. We have water, masks, indoor space with wifi, desks and device charging.

• All Power Books, 4749 W Adams Blvd: They are acting as a supply drop off and pickupsite for mutual aid organizations. They haveKN95 masks, water, snacks, hygeine supplies, wifi, and electricity.

• Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, Silverlake Community Church, 2930 Hyperion Ave: All are welcome. Open until 6 pm tonight. They have masks, water, hygiene supplies, indoor space with an air purifier and device charging.

• Peoples Struggles SFV: Transporting supplies and offering evacuation rides. Contact via DMs on Insta @peoplesstrugglesfv.

• Black Lantern Books, 6533 West Blvd Inglewood: Open today after 2pm for shelter, support, food, running water, bathroom, shower, wifi.

• Trinity Lutheran Church, 997 E. Walnut St, Pasadena: Adults only at this time. Open for unhoused residents in the Pasadena area.

• Hurst

  • Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, 10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd

  
  Palisades

  • Westwood Recreation Center, 1350 S Sepulveda Blvd, LA

  • El Camino Real Charter High School, 5440 Valley Circle Blvd, Woodland Hills

  
  Pasadena/Altadena

  • Pasadena Civic Center, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena

  • Arcadia Community Center, 375 Campus Drive, Arcadia

  • Pacific Community Center, 501 S Pacific Ave, Glendale

We urge everyone to prioritize safety, follow evacuation orders and support one another. For more information on school closures and for the latest fire updates and alerts, visit:

• LA County Office of Education

• LA Fire Department

• Air Quality Map

• Help outdoor workers like landscapers who've lost their jobs via this link. 

• Donate to domestic workers and other essential workers.

• World Central Kitchen is on the scene, helping to feed first responders

• The Westside Food Bank provides meals to those in need and is helping with bulk donations of goods during the fires.

• The LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund provides tools and supplies to firefighters.

• Sign up to volunteer with the American Red Cross or donate.

Make sure to pack what the LAFD calls "the 6 P's":

• People and pets

• Papers and phone numbers, including vital documents like birth certificates, passports and more

• Prescriptions: Your pill bottles and things like eyeglasses, contact lenses and other health-related items you might need

• Pictures and personal items

• Personal computers

• Plastics: This includes your ID, credit and debit cards, and cash

For pets:

• Seven days of food and food/water bowl.

• Any and all medications.

• Well fitting harness, collar and leash, ideally with an updated name tag with your contact information.

• Current photos of pets in the event you become separated.

• Recent medical records.

• Cats and small pets should always be transported in pet carriers.