Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley
Located in the city of Pasadena, LSS Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley is home to our innovative Avanti program for individuals experiencing intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Avanti successfully engages participants in social and volunteer opportunities throughout the community while also reinforcing basic life skills and independence. Participants are referred to the program through Regional Centers.
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
LSS Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley offers a range of services for clients experiencing intellectual and/or developmental challenges. Program elements include full and half-day recreational, educational and wellness services tailored to the individual participant’s needs while empowering them to become contributing members of the community.
Emergency Services
(Embrace)
Social Services
(Equip)
Transitional Services
(Empower)
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Please check one of our other locations for the many services we offer.
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Referral Services
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Case Management
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Services for Adults with Intellectual/Physical Disabilities
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Housing Counseling
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Payee Services
Over 70 years, Lutheran Social Services, at our Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Offices, has reached out to those on the margins of society: men, women, and children with no home in which to live, no food to eat, no clean clothes to wear, no work to earn a living, and no reason to think today will be any different from yesterday, with the same forecast in store for tomorrow, and the day after that.
At the Avanti Office in San Gabriel Valley, LSS have been serving adults with developmental and or intellectual disabilities for over 40 years. The LSS – Avanti Office is located in Pasadena and offers Community Integration Training (CIT) to participants. The CIT Program helps our participants engage in various community-based activities of their choice, learn safety skills, gain supported employment, learn vocational, volunteer, social, and communication skills to enjoy meaningful lives. The Avanti Office also provides Transportation Services for Avanti participants to engage in the community.
