Westside Center for Independant Living (WCIL)
Client-Run Center
Operated by Westside Center for Independent Living
12901 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(Venice at Beethoven Blvd.)
Phone: 310-390-3611
Hours: 9AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday
(Client-Run Program runs various hours - consult monthly calendar)
Contact: Keith Miller (Program Manager), Andrea Pulcini (Empowerment Specialist)
Services Offered:
- How to do a WRAP!
- Create a Wellness Quilt
- Mask-Making
- Creative Writing
- Surfing the Net' 101
- Mindfullness Exercises
- Drawing Class
- Other classes and groups will be offered as they are needed by the SAC 5 area mental health consumers who come to WCIL for services.
Languages Spoken:
- English
- Spanish
Information about payment and coverage
Services are free of charge for the Client-Run Program
Directions
WCIL is located right next to a major bus line on Venice Blvd. (on the corner of Beethoven Blvd. WCIL has a big mural of whales painted on its eastern wall).
Parking is free, but please make sure to only use the accessible parking if you have a VALID handicapped parking placard.
Use MTA's Trip Planner to find out how to get here on public transit!
Parking
- Street Parking is available. There are 2 hour parking meters in front of the building
- A free parking lot is available accross the street
Inside Information
Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) is a part of the independent living philosophy which advocates for and empowers people to live to their fullest potential. WCIL treats their clients/consumers with the utmost respect and with an emphasis on the individual and not the disability/illness.
The Empowerment Alliance is the name of our fledgling client-run program. We have been given money to start up another peer-driven program in Area 5 and we hope to get enough people involved that we can eventually get a self-contained clubhouse or other property with which to do classes, groups, and other events for clients.
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