Ascencia | Los Angeles Public Library

Ascencia

1851 Tyburn Street
Glendale, CA 91204

Phone: 818-246-7900 (Access Center)
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Nearby Branch: Atwater Village Branch Library | Echo Park Branch Library | Silver Lake Branch Library

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L.A. County Service Provider Area: 2

Provides emergency housing, winter shelter, assistance toward permanent housing, support services, and street outreach.

Please bring the following items with you for your intake interview: birth certificates and social security numbers for all accompanying children; personal identification card or driver's license; your social security card, if available; and employment or income statements, if available.

Intake Interview Hours: Monday through Thursday, starting at 7:00 a.m. Intake interviews are conducted on a first come, first serve basis. For intake interview, please arrive as close to 7:00 a.m. as possible.

Street Outreach Hours: Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you see someone who needs help in the greater Glendale area, please call the Access Center. They will send an outreach case manager to the location.

Access Center Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m; Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ascencia’s Access Center is closed the last Friday of every month for reporting and program administration.

Ascencia works with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, through the HUD-VASH program, to move U.S. Veterans and their families into permanent housing.

Population Served: Children & Families, Single Adults, Veterans

Resource Categories: Housing, Services

General Resources: Health & Mental Health, Permanent Housing, Social/Support Services, Temporary Housing

Additional Offerings: Emergency Homeless Shelter, Medical Care, Mental Health Services

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