Igniting a Radical Hospitality Revolution
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We’ve reached thousands with our dignity-restoring Radical Hospitality approach.

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Radical Hospitality

 

In 2014 LavaMaeˣ revolutionized how we see and serve our neighbors experiencing homelessness when we launched our first mobile shower bus in San Francisco. We soon learned that how you serve people is just as important as the service itself, and our philosophy of Radical Hospitality was born.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Our Local Impact

 

From 2014-2023, we brought showers and other care services to our unhoused neighbors in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angles County.

 
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 Local Drop-In Shower Programs

Although we no longer provide our direct services, you still can support and access drop-in shower programs in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County.

 
 

San Francisco

Tenderloin/Civic Center

ST. ANTHONY'S HYGIENE HUB

150 GOLDEN GATE AVE

(FIRST FLOOR, BETWEEN LEAVENWORTH & JONES)

PHONE: (415) 241-2600

MON, TUES, THURS, FRI: 7:30AM – 2:30PM

WED: 7:30AM - 12:00PM

YOUTH WITH A MISSION SAN FRANCISCO

357 ELLIS STREET (BETWEEN JONES & TAYLOR)

PHONE: (415) 885-6543

MON – WED: 1:30PM - 4:00PM

LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES

134 GOLDEN GATE AVE

(BETWEEN LEAVENWORTH & JONES)

MON – FRI: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

AGES 18 TO 24 YEARS ONLY

SOMA

CITYTEAM SAN FRANCISCO

164 6TH STREET (BETWEEN MISSION & HOWARD)

PHONE: (888) 248-9832 

MON – FRI: 1:00PM - 4:00PM

SAT: 1:30PM - 3:30PM (EXCEPT FIRST & LAST)

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY - MSC SOUTH

525 5TH STREET (AT BRYANT)

CALL: 415-597-7960

Mission

MISSION NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER

165 CAPP STREET (BETWEEN 16TH & 17TH ST)

PHONE: (415) 552-3870

MON, TUES, WED, FRI: 7:00AM - 7:00PM

THURS: 7:00AM - 5:00PM

SAT: 7:00AM - 12:00PM

A WOMEN'S PLACE (DROP-IN)

211 13TH ST (BETWEEN MISSION & HOWARD)

PHONE: (415) 223-1416

OPEN 24/7

WOMEN, TRANS/NON-BINARY WOMEN ONLY

Bayview

UNITED COUNCIL OF HUMAN SERVICES

2111 JENNINGS ST

PHONE: (415) 671-1100

(BETWEEN WALLACE & VAN DYKE)

OPEN 24/7, TWO PEOPLE AT A TIME.

 

East Bay

Oakland

PROJECT WEHOPE’S DIGNITY ON WHEELS

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS MON - SAT

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF ALAMEDA COUNTY

2272 SAN PABLO AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94612

PHONE: (510) 638-7600

TUES-SAT, 9:00AM - 3:00PM

HEPPAC'S CASA SEGURA

5323 FOOTHILL BLVD, OAKLAND, CA 94601

PHONE: (510) 434-0307

TUES - FRI, 10:00AM - 1:30PM

MON, WED, & FRI APPOINTMENT ONLY

COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA

200 HARRISON ST, OAKLAND, CA 94607

PHONE: (510) 379-1010

OPEN 24/7

YOUTH (18-24) ONLY

Berkeley

PROJECT WEHOPE’S DIGNITY ON WHEELS

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TUES, THUS, & FRI

 

Los Angeles County

Multiple Cities

THE SHOWER OF HOPE

LOCATIONS ALL OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CHECK FACEBOOK FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

Downtown Los Angeles

UNION RESCUE MISSION

545 SAN PEDRO ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90013

MENS DAILY: 8:00AM - 10:30AM, 7:00PM - 9:30PM

WOMENS DAILY: 2:00PM - 5:00PM & WED, 9:00AM - 2:00PM

ADA DAILY: 5:30PM - 6:30PM

LOS ANGELES MISSION

303 EAST 5TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90013

MON-FRI, 9:00AM - 10:30AM

CALL 213-629-1227 EXT. 309

THE MIDNIGHT MISSION

691 S. SAN PEDRO ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014

PHONE: (213) 624-9258

OPEN 24/7

ANNE DOUGLAS CENTER

316 WINSTON ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90013

PHONE: 213-629-1227 EXT. 518

MON - FRI, 9:00AM - 3:00PM

WOMEN ONLY

REFRESH SPOT

544 TOWN AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90013

PHONE: (213) 744-0724

OPEN 24/7

DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER

442 S SAN PEDRO ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90013

WOMEN'S DAILY, 7:30AM - 3:00PM

CALL 213-680-0600

ST. FRANCIS CENTER

1835 SOUTH HOPE STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90015

MON: 8:30AM - 11:00AM, FRI - SAT: 6:00AM - 7:30AM

TUES: 7:30AM - 12:00PM (PROVIDED BY THE LA CARE TEAM)

Central Los Angeles

GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER

1671 BEVERLY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026

PHONE: (213) 318-5779

WOMEN'S TUES - THURS: 9:45AM - 2:00PM

MY FRIEND'S PLACE

5850 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028

PHONE: (323) 908-0011

MON, TUES, THURS, FRI: 12:30PM - 2:30PM

YOUTH (12-24) ONLY

SILVERLAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH

2930 HYPERION AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90027

PHONE: (323) 663-3151

SAT: 1:00PM - 5:00PM

SABAN COMMUNITY CLINIC, HOLLYWOOD HEALTH CENTER

6043 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028

PHONE: (323) 653-1990

TUES, THURS, FRI: 7:30AM - 12:00PM

SABAN COMMUNITY CLINIC, BEVERLY HEALTH CENTER

8405 BEVERLY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048

PHONE: (323) 653-1990

MON - FRI: 7:30AM - 12:00PM

COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA

1324 NORTH WESTERN AVE, LOS ANGELES< CA 90027

PHONE: (323) 461-3131

OPEN 24/7

YOUTH (18-24) ONLY

West Los Angeles

SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH

340 SUNSET AVE, VENICE, CA 90291

PHONE: (310) 902-2283

MON, TUES, THURS, FRI: 10:00AM - 4:30PM,

WED: 9:30AM - 1:00PM

YOUTH (12-24) ONLY

THE POWER OF A SHOWER

1 ROSE AVE, VENICE, CA 90291 (BEACH PARKING LOT)

PHONE: (818) 613-7863

THURS: 9:00AM - 1:00PM

THE PEOPLE CONCERN’S ACCESS CENTER

503 OLYMPIC BLVD., SANTA MONICA, CA 90401

PHONE: (310) 450-4050

MON - FRI: 8:15AM - 4:00PM, SAT - SUN: 8:15AM - 12:00PM

CLOSED DAILY 12:00 - 1:00 PM.

CLOSED ON FIRST AND SECOND WED OF EACH MONTH

San Fernando Valley

VAN NUYS HELP CENTER

6425 TYRONE AVE VAN NUYS, CA 91401

PHONE: (818) 804-5507

MON - FRI: 9:00AM - 11:30AM

BURBANK TEMPORARY AID CENTER

1304 W BURBANK BLVD, BURBANK, CA 91506

PHONE: (818) 848-2822

MON - FRI: 9:00AM - 12:00PM

DROP-IN CENTER FOR HOMELESS YOUTH

6801 COLDWATER CANYON, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605

PHONE: (818) 738-7327

MON - FRI: 11:00AM - 7:00PM, SAT - SUN: 9:00AM - 3:00PM

YOUTH (16-24) ONLY

NOHO HOME ALLIANCE

11031 CAMARILLO ST., NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91602

PHONE: (818) 762-2909

MON & FRI: 8:30AM - 12:00PM

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY RESUCE MISSION

PHONE: (818) 691-2965

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS MON - FRI

Pasadena

YOUTH MOVING ON PEER RESOURCE CENTER

456 E. ORANGE GROVE BLVD, SUITE 140 ,PASADENA, CA 91104

PHONE: (626) 765-6010

MON - FRI: 11:00AM - 5:00PM

YOUTH (16-24) ONLY

FOOTHILL UNITY CENTER

191 N. OAK AVE., PASADENA, CA 91107

PHONE: (626) 584-7420

FRI: 12:00PM - 4:00PM

JACKIE ROBINSON CENTER

1020 N. FAIR OAKS AVE, PASADENA, CA 91103

PHONE: (626) 744-7300

MON - FRI: 9:00AM - 3:00PM

THE WOMEN’S ROOM

444 E WASHINGTON BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91104

PHONE: 626-797-2402

MON - THURS: 10:00AM - 2:30PM

WOMEN ONLY