Where we Serve
San Gabriel Valley

Our community care center in Pasadena is home to our innovative Avanti program for adults with intellectual/physical disabilities. Avanti successfully engages our adult clients in the community through social and volunteer opportunities. We offer a range of services including recreational, educational and wellness progress utilizing unique and purposeful collaborative linkages in the community with youth (inter-generational), seniors (peer to peer) and other individuals that provide opportunity for mutually beneficial human contact and rehabilitation.

mission & vision

Mission

Ignited by faith, we live out God’s love by embracing, equipping and empowering vulnerable people in Southern California.

Vision

Sharing the love of Christ, we are a community to care and be cared for…where the vulnerable are safer and stronger; where the dependent are self-sustaining; where the isolated dwell in community; where the weary will be given hope.

our services

Our Avanti program in Pasadena serves developmentally challenged adults. Our disabled adult clients engage the community through social and volunteer opportunities. We offer a range of services including recreational, educational and one-on-one interaction with youth, seniors and other neighborhood residents.

Emergency Services (Embrace)
  • Please check one of our other locations for the many services we offer.
Social Services (Equip)
  • Referral Services
  • Case Management
Transitional Services (Empower)
  • Services for Adults with Intellectual/Physical Disabilities
  • Housing Counseling
  • Payee Services
story
Thomas

Thomas Houston was diagnosed with mild retardation. He was shy and had no human interaction skills. But Thomas became a productive member of our Avanti community.

He passed out food to the homeless and delivered Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors.

He came to LSS on January 25, 1993 and he died on February 2, 2017.  Over 24 years Avanti developed a shy young man with emotional and intellectual challenges into a role model and an awesome steward of the gifts God gave him.

 
Contact
 

Sam Anuakpado, Area Director

Email:
sgvinfo@LSSSC.org

Office: 626-564-0191
Fax: 626-564-8521

60 North Daisy Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91107

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Ambassadors are short-term volunteers who open doors for our organization in the community, introducing new people at our bi-monthly Fostering Community Care event. These are one hour awareness events only (no solicitations are made) to expose people to the great work of LSS Community Care. To become an Ambassador here are your responsibilities:
  1. 1 – Attend at least one Fostering Community Care event during the calendar year
  2. 2 – Host or invite and bring 10-15 guests to one Fostering Community Care event within 3 months of your attending one yourself.
  3. 3 – Inform your invited guests of what the Fostering Community Care meeting will be about, and let them know that they will receive a follow up call from the organization
  4. 4 – Ambassadors will complete their commitment after bringing 10-15 persons within the 3 month time period. An Ambassador has the option to complete after one term, continue for another 3 month term or move into another role on the team.
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Become an Ally

Allies are community members who want to be in a supportive, intentional, befriending relationship with an individual or family working to get out of poverty.

Other ways to help the Southern California Family Support Initiative
  • Be an Ad-Hoc Ally – share your special skill or talent
  • Be a member of your local Community Leadership Team
  • Assist with weekly Child Care/Children’s Programs
  • Be a Community Spokesman – talk about the initiative and recruit others to join
  • Financially Sponsor a Family Leader
  • Facilitate/assist with Training Our Leaders and Allies
  • Behind-the-scenes work – internet research, graphic design, writing
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We are actively seeking individuals and groups to be a part of our on-going mission to serve those in need. LSS administers over 50 specialized programs and services throughout the Southern California region. Contact your nearest LSS Center to hear about the local opportunities they have available.
Be a positive role model
Give back to others and help change lives
Transform communities
Spend your time doing something rewarding
Meet new people
Have fun
Learn new skills, share your talents, build your resume

The life you change most – may be your own!

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