117 recovery resources for survivors of the 2025 Los Angeles fires — all in one place.
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Insurance
United Policyholders (UP) is a non-profit organization that has three-plus decades of expertise in wildfire recovery and insurance claims. Our staff, our disaster veteran and professional volunteers, and our public officials, agency, non-profit and professional expert partners can help lighten your load and give you reliable strategies, information and pearls of wisdom and support.
Grant funder
The Accelerator Fund is for homeowners affected by either the Pacific Palisades or Eaton Canyon wildfires. This opportunity is open to low to moderate-income households demonstrating a specific financial barrier to the next steps. It provides grants of up to $10,000 to help homeowners overcome obstacles and move forward with their repair or rebuild process (eg to cover expenses insurance and FEMA often don’t, such as permitting fees, legal or title issues, environmental testing, utility connection delays, contractor deposits, and much more.). Damage Assessment Intake Form
Loans
See this Flyer. If you are applying late(missed the deadline)due to emotional or mental trauma surrounding the fires which prevented you from applying; or you were taking care of a family member who was medically impaired by the fires; or you were out of the country for a significant amount of time during the fires, you can still apply and must submit a request for exception letter in person at one of the (click this link) local service centers. Receive additional disaster assistance information at sba.gov/disaster. To find a local center near you, visit appointment.sba.gov/schedule. Applicants may call the SBA Customer Service Center with questions regarding their application at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected]. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. Learn more and apply at sba.gov/disaster.
Loans
Zero-interest zero-fee loans Personal Loans of up to $15,000 are available for people who meet our standard eligibility requirements and have two qualified guarantors. Personal Loans of up to $7,500 are available for people with one guarantor. Final loan amounts are at the discretion of the JFLA loan committee.
Employment
America's Job Center provides workshops and support in job searches
Employment
Job training and placement
Financial counseling
Financial counseling for individuals and businesses
Financial assistance
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE The delay of CalFresh benefits is deeply impacting the lives of our communities and families. We are here to help! Limited financial assistance is avaialable at Family Source Centers in addition to food assitance and other essential service. Visit the website.to find a FamilySource Center near you. LA4families.org WE serve ALL Angelenos
CMFinancial assistance
Eligible homeowners may receive up to 12 months of mortgage payments, up to $100,000. In Los Angeles County, survivors of the 2025 wildfires with household incomes up to $211,050 may now be eligible — a $70,000 increase from the previous threshold. The expansion makes available up to a full year of mortgage assistance up to $100,000 that does not need to be repaid. Announcement and Guidance
Financial assistance
Here2Help provides trained HUD certified counselors who can guide with multiple financial and mortgage issues p-homeowners
Financial assistance
Freddie Mac Mortgages may be eligible for mortgage payment forbearance for up to 12 months. help/natural-disasters
DAFinancial assistance
About DAHF Program Disaster Aid for Host Families (DAHF) Program is funded in part by a grant from the American Red Cross to Support Households offering housing to individuals and families displaced by the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires. Eligible households can receive financial support for 3-months of $150 per person each month, with a maximum of $750, depending on the size of the displaced family they are accommodating. Hosts may qualify for an additional 3-months of assistance at the end of the initial period. Program Eligibility Host Family and Displaced Family must be California residents. Must be living in Host Family’s permanent housing accommodations (tents and temporary shelters not eligible). Must be able to provide address and verification for Displaced Family’s disaster affected address; including damage assessments (if requested). Host Family must meet income eligibility requirements (120% of AMI or less) Host Family must agree to home visit (announced or unannounced). Must comply with monthly assessments.
Financial assistance
Rebuild Guide HPP CARES TN 562.281.8861 24/7 365 www.hppcares.org 501 C3| Multilingual HUD Approved| Certified Disaster & Rebuild Case Management ADU Experts Rebuild Case Management HPP Cares provides free, comprehensive disaster rebuild case management to help survivors return home safely—whether uninsured, underinsured, or fully funded. Our certified Rebuild Case Managers offer personalized, multilingual support both in-person and virtually. Services include developing strategic rebuild plans; obtaining permits; soil remediation; identifying and vetting contractors; reviewing construction contracts; assisting with draw payments; and offering managed escrow construction services for homeowners concerned about contractor payments. We prepare detailed Xactimate cost estimates for projects and insurance claims, provide full construction project management, and guide clients in determining the best rebuild options—whether site-built, manufactured, or including an ADU, Jr. ADU, or 1–2 bedroom attached or detached unit. HPP Cares also helps survivors identify and secure gap financing, sourcing additional funding through grants, donations, and financing programs to close rebuilding shortfalls. Additional resources include procurement assistance, bulk material pricing, and a fire-hardening showroom offering training and educational seminars. HPP Cares ensures every survivor receives trusted guidance, transparent oversight, and a clear path to rebuilding a safe, resilient home. Rebuild Experience Lab The Rebuild Center @ The EFC Eaton Fire Collaboratory Home to the Rebuild Experience Lab, a hands-on educational space where survivors of the Altadena Wildfire can explore rebuilding options, meet with experts, and gain the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions throughout their rebuild journey ensuring they have a full understanding of all IBHS standards when it comes to the contracting and rebuilding of there home.. This is not a sales floor — it’s a community-powered learning environment focused on empowerment, education, and healing through information. Note: All survivors visiting Experience Lab must sign a disclosure for safety
Financial assistance
Those impacted by the fires in Los Angeles can get started on recovery by using these resources. Californians served by DFPI oversight on financial service providers; enforcing laws and regulations; promoting innovation and fair and honest business practices; enhancing consumer awareness; and protecting consumers by preventing potential marketplace risks, fraud, and abuse.
Tax relief
The Assessor’s Office can provide support in reassessing home value after a disaster as well as tax write offs for items not covered by insurance. The two shared links lead to the Assessor’s website and to guidance regarding having a home reassessed to reflect post-disaster home value. Per their website: The Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office is actively monitoring the ongoing fires across the County. We are prepared to assist property owners and respond to reports of property damage once a comprehensive assessment has been conducted. If your property has been damaged or destroyed by the windstorms or wildfires, you may qualify for temporary property tax relief through the Misfortune and Calamity Program. Relief for Properties Impacted By A Disaster. Learn more and apply here: Misfortune and Calamity Program
Tax relief
State of California Franchise Tax Board provides tax filing information including how and when to file. Los Angeles County individuals and businesses impacted by fires that began on January 7, 2025, qualify for a postponement to file, and pay taxes until October 15, 2025. Phone: 888-825-9868 (operative through October 15, 2025) Taxpayers with questions on the Los Angeles County disaster relief must provide: Taxpayer name Address during disaster (must be principal residence or principal place of business) Email address Telephone number 10-digit FTB identification number
CRFinancial assistance
Launched a $10 million Emergency Wildfire Direct Giving Fund, distributing roughly half within the first month using a fast direct-to-household model. Also administered $500,000 in Direct Relief-funded rental assistance for displaced families and matched a $500,000 Altadena Builds Back Foundation grant to deliver $1 million of home repair and remediation to 20 Altadena families.
CDFinancial assistance
Created a first-ever public consumer claims tracker for the Palisades and Eaton fires, showing more than $22.4 billion paid to survivors as of December 31, 2025. Commissioner Lara ordered insurers to make advance payments on claims, ordered full investigation of smoke-damage claims, convened the Smoke Claims and Remediation Task Force, and opened an investigation into State Farm's handling of wildfire claims.
Financial assistance
Launched a voluntary direct-compensation program for Eaton Fire victims, finalized October 29, 2025. By July 2026 SCE had offered more than $750 million and paid over $314 million to more than 2,100 claimants, averaging 35 days from claim to offer. The claims deadline is November 30, 2026. Accepting an offer generally releases your claims, so get legal advice before signing.
Financial assistance
Administers Misfortune and Calamity claims, which reduce the assessed value of a destroyed or damaged home and lower the property tax bill accordingly, and holds in-person office hours in the burn areas to help owners file and read their reassessment notices.
Financial assistance
Administers the $105 million CalAssist Mortgage Fund, providing up to $20,000 per household to homeowners whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitable. Grants do not need to be repaid and are paid directly to the mortgage servicer. By May 2026 it had awarded $39.4 million to 1,155 households, with the LA County income limit raised to $211,050.
Legal assistance
Legal assistance to low-income individuals on civil legal issues including, but not limited to, disaster, FEMA appeals, housing, estate planning, public benefits, health care, immigration, family Law/domestic violence, consumer/bankruptcy, education, workers' rights, clean slate and re-entry, and education.
LALegal assistance
Legal assistance to eligible applicants with their FEMA appeal, rental housing issues, or insurance coverage disputes.
Legal assistance
FEMA applications and appeals, insurance questions and disputes and matters involving landlord / tenant issues. Other assistance can be provided as needed or referred to other pro bono lawyers or relief agencies who may be able to provide assistance.
LLLegal assistance
LACBA provides a centralized listing of resources for those impacted by the fires and attorneys providing pro bono services. Tese resources will be helpful in navigating the various legal issues implicated by the fires. The resources listed represent the efforts of the legal community at large and will come from a wide variety of sources, including LACBA and other bar associations and non-profit legal organizations from throughout the country. Any resource posted or linked in this library will recognize the identity of the organization responsible for creation of the resource. they regularly update this listing. DISCLAIMER: This listing is provided solely for informational purposes and for the convenience of communities impacted by the fires. Inclusion in this list does not signify endorsement by LACBA of any provider or the content of any legal resource. LACBA is not providing legal advice, and users are advised to conduct their own research and seek legal or other professional advice on their specific situation.
Legal assistance
Ran an eight-part Recovery After the Fires webinar series in January and February 2025 covering FEMA, insurance and contractor scams with ASL, Spanish and English CART interpretation, and holds a monthly Homelessness Prevention Legal Clinic for renters displaced by the fires or living in units that were never properly remediated.
BTLegal assistance
Provides free legal help to fire survivors on commercial lease disputes, business interruption claims, price gouging, identity theft, and predatory contracts pushed on survivors, alongside its long-running work on elder law and public benefits for affected households.
Legal assistance
Coordinates free legal help for California disaster survivors with the ABA Young Lawyers Division and FEMA, staffing an advice line at (888) 382-3406 for survivors who cannot afford an attorney — insurance disputes, FEMA appeals, contractor problems, and replacing documents lost in the fire.
LLFinancial assistance
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is a nonprofit law firm that protects and advances the rights of the most underserved – leveling the playing field and ensuring that everyone can have access to the justice system.
NNFinancial assistance
NLSLA offers free legal representation, advice and education to combat poverty in our community. Please visit our site for more information.
Recovery guide
Nonprofit guide to the services & information
Food security
If you or someone you know is in need of support while recovering from the Eaton Fire, please visit our Programs page to learn more about our services and see how we may be able to help.
Household goods
Gift cards, mattresses, air purifiers, furniture, home repairs, rebuilding, and gap financing. This application is for households affected by recent 2025 LA Wildfires who need help replacing essential appliances. Please read the information below before completing your application. IMPORTANT NOTE: Completing this form does not guarantee that you will receive appliances. Distribution depends on available inventory and verifies eligibility. ELIGIBILITY: To qualify for this program, you should be able to receive and install appliances within 6-8 weeks if you are approved and your household income must be at or below 120% of the Area Median Income (AMI). Once we receive your application you will be asked to submit one of the following documents to verify your income: - One month of your most recent paystub -Current benefits or award letter (for example: Social Security, unemployment, or disability benefits)
Child care
NECCN provides free child care to families in a crisis or disaster. Trained and vetted child care volunteers deploy to a families home or another location that the families requests. Families can submit a request for child care here: There are no applications, no income, no barriers to receive free child care.
Recovery guide
Resource portal to guide survivors to support services and to tracking progress of the 2025 LA Fires Process and long term recovery
Recovery guide
Resource portal to guide survivors to support services
LDRecovery guide
From in-depth disaster preparedness courses to targeted training in recovery, volunteer coordination, and rebuilding efforts, the offerings in this catalog are designed to cultivate a culture of readiness and enhance community resilience in the face of disasters. Trainings and Community of Practice events are organized by month for easy navigation. To help users quickly identify content, icons and color scales are used throughout. All LDR events are free and open to the public. To register, please visit LDR’s online Learning Management System at
Recovery guide
The Wildfire Prepared Home™ designation program empowers homeowners to take science-based, proven steps to meaningfully reduce wildfire risk to their home and property.Eligibility The applicant must be the homeowner. Photos of all four sides of the home, showing the 0–5 Foot Noncombustible Zone, are required. The home must be a single-family, detached house (no townhomes or condos) with three stories or less. The home must be in California, Oregon, New Mexico or Nevada. NOTE: The designation has strict requirements, with no exceptions. Protected trees may disqualify some homes, and some homeowners may need to work with neighbors to meet the 5-foot noncombustible setback. A 0–5 foot noncombustible buffer around your home and decks is mandatory. All vegetation and trees, including overhanging branches, grass, artificial turf, wood mulch, wood and vinyl fencing, and stored items within this area must be removed.
Home inventory
Document your home and everything in it. Turn your photos, videos and receipts into a smart home inventory list in minutes. Bevel is a home inventory tool that helps homeowners document their belongings for insurance purposes. We use AI to make the process faster and more comprehensive. Bevel is for homeowners and insurance experts, and was originally created for homeowners who have just experienced a catastrophic loss. Our priority is to speed up the claims process so you get home faster and recover all of your belongings. We do that by providing objective documentation and pricing estimates. After a major event like the Palisades and Eaton fires, insurance companies often ask their customers to create a Home Contents Inventory – an approximate list of items you think you had in your house before the event. But without access to everything, how do you remember what you had? The tool uses AI (in this case a Google large language model) to extract lists from your existing photos, videos, and receipts, and to make associations – guessing what items relate to the items you add. So if, for instance, you write that you had a "sofa" in the living room, it might suggest more related items like "lamp", "coffee table", "coaster". If you're like me, you'll remember the big items, but forget the massive numbers of smaller things in your house. How do you remember all the items in your kitchen drawers for instance? So you can use the AI to do a lot of the time-intensive work and act as a sort of memory prompt. We also tried to create a friendly and organized interface already set up for you, so that the experience is a little bit less daunting.
Food security
The Food Bank's disaster response efforts focus on ensuring families have access to nutritious food and essential supplies when needed. This site provides food distribution locations throughout LA county & cities and their distribution days/times.
Food security
Fresh outdoor market
Food security
Served its first plates in Los Angeles on January 8, 2025 — one day after ignition — and scaled to roughly 50 meal-distribution sites across Southern California, 20 of them dedicated to first responders. Passed 200,000 meals by mid-January and reported more than 1.6 million meals over the LA fire response, working through Palisades, Pasadena and Altadena hubs with local chefs and restaurant partners.
Food security
Pasadena-area safety-net agency funded by a Pasadena Community Foundation Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery grant to deliver meals, housing assistance, health services, job support, mental health care and case management to households displaced or damaged by the Eaton Fire.
Food security
Redirected its nightly meal service and food-rescue operation to LA fire relief, processing 184,000 pounds of food for people displaced by the Palisades and Eaton fires and supplying partner distribution sites across the county.
Food security
Opened Home Bank LA, a warehouse operation supplying full home kits — over 300 items including furniture, bedding, kitchenware, cleaning supplies and hygiene products — to households moving into interim housing after the January 2025 fires.
SRRebuild support
To Reconnect power with SCE, call 1-800--250-7339 Monday-Friday 7am-7pm and Saturday 8-am-5pm.
Rebuild support
Hope Crisis Response Network (HCRN) and our rebuilding project, Hope City, are rebuilding homes for fire survivors who were uninsured or underinsured at the time of the fire. We will be using a mix of volunteer labor and trade subcontractors to complete these homes. Please see the website for qualifications.
Rebuild support
We are a local nonprofit of building professionals creating a more streamlined path for LA residents to rebuild. he Foothill Catalog is a collection of pre-approved home designs for displaced residents to rebuild quickly and affordably, while retaining their community identity and local architectural character.
DHHousing support
Support matching community members with housing, financial assistance, counseling, and other essential servicesThis application is for households affected by recent 2025 LA Wildfires who need help replacing essential appliances. Please read the information below before completing your application. IMPORTANT NOTE: Completing this form does not guarantee that you will receive appliances. Distribution depends on available inventory and verifies eligibility. ELIGIBILITY: To qualify for this program, you should be able to receive and install appliances within 6-8 weeks if you are approved and your household income must be at or below 120% of the Area Median Income (AMI). Once we receive your application you will be asked to submit one of the following documents to verify your income: - One month of your most recent paystub -Current benefits or award letter (for example: Social Security, unemployment, or disability benefits)
Household goods
LA Fire Relief -- All California fire victims who have an approved FEMA determination letter or insurance award letter are eligible to receive a free Revive Islands Collection – Hawaii mattress in a Twin, Full, Queen, Eastern King or California King size and a free Revive Charcoal box spring.
Testing and remediation
Lead Testing
Testing and remediation
Lead Testing
OBTesting and remediation
A collaboration of nonprofit staff from Fire Poppy Project, All Hands and Hearts (AHAH), National Day Laborer Organization Network (NDLON), and Mutual Aid Los Angeles Network (MALAN). Smoke remediation for Altadena and Pasadena renters and homeowners whose homes have been affected by the Eaton Fire from smoke and/or ash damage. Services include: Structural remediation (this does not include HVAC cleaning) Personal item/property remediation Air Purifier Donation
Rebuild support
Discounted build help Not everyone is charging an arm and a leg to design or build your house. Here are some options that have been discounted for LA fire survivors. *This information has been checked for accuracy and non-bias by licensed professionals, subject matter experts, and previous survivors. Consult with a licensed professional about your specific situation.
Testing and remediation
The County of Los Angeles’ Rental Housing Habitability Program (RHHP) is authorized to inspect rental housing units in the unincorporated areas of the County, such as Altadena, for compliance with health and safety standards and will respond to tenant complaints. The Eaton fire created significant amounts of smoke and ash that deposited downwind from the fires. Air quality measurements during the fire found that the smoke contained toxins. For those rental housing properties located in unincorporated Altadena: Public Health presumes that they have been impacted by the Eaton fire and must be mitigated. Therefore, upon receipt of a complaint from a tenant in Altadena, Public Health will inspect the rental housing property and unit, and order the landlords and/or rental property owners to hire certified professionals (i.e. Environmental Consultants / Industrial Hygienists) to evaluate the rental housing property for smoke, ash and soot damage, including the interior of the unit(s) and the building systems (e.g., attics, HVAC systems, insulation and ductwork); perform testing as warranted to evaluate the fire’s impact on the property; and hire certified professionals to perform necessary remediation. For other potentially impacted rental housing properties located near and immediately downwind from the Eaton Burn Area and within the jurisdiction of County Public Health: Public Health will respond to tenant complaints by conducting inspections for smoke, ash and soot damage in all exterior and interior areas of the unit and cite landlords and/or rental property owners for any detected habitability violations and, if there are perceptible smoke or ash impacts from the Eaton fire, landlords and/or rental property owners will be ordered to hire certified professionals to evaluate the rental housing property, perform testing as warranted to evaluate the fire’s impact on the property, and perform necessary remediation.
Crisis counseling
Up to 6 free counseling sessions; immediate support available by calling the suidide prevention hotline at the telephone number 988
NDCrisis counseling
Connect with a trained crisis counselor, 24/7. Spanish available
MMCrisis counseling
Medical Mission Adventures is offering up to a year of Mental Health services for those who qualify.
Mental health
Deployed 58 medical and mental-health professionals plus mobile medical units — including one in Rustic Canyon in the Palisades — and reached more than 72,000 people directly. Mental-health teams delivered over 1,000 consultations and reached 2,800 people through community outreach, and the organization distributed medical supplies, hygiene kits and PPE to shelters and health centers.
Mental health
With the state's CalHOPE program and a federal Emergency Response Grant, operates free walk-in mental-health centers for fire survivors at the Eaton Fire Collaborative in Altadena and the Palisades Fire Collaborative on La Cruz Drive, plus a fire support line at (833) 659-0600. Services were extended through June 2026.
Mental health
Offers six free therapy sessions, in person or online, to anyone affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires, plus six months of free therapy for Beverly Hills Fire Department first responders and their families. The nonprofit states no one is refused service regardless of ability to pay.
Mental health
Santa Monica-based center providing free counseling to people displaced by the Palisades Fire, serving the scattered Palisades community from the Westside while residents remain away from home. Also runs free wellness and family programming — yoga, breathwork and drop-in art nights with P.S. ARTS.
Faith community
Established a 2025 Wildfires Disaster Relief Fund providing food, clothing, transportation, hygiene kits, diapers, formula and gift cards, plus financial assistance for rent and mortgage, motel and hotel vouchers, utilities and security deposits, alongside a long-term Disaster Case Management program. Its San Gabriel Region received $100,000 to fund a full-time Eaton Fire recovery coordinator.
Faith community
The Palisades Reconstructionist congregation had 250 member families lose their homes entirely and another 250 temporarily displaced. Roughly 16 months after the fire, in May 2026, its nearly 900 families carried their Torah scrolls back into the Sunset Boulevard sanctuary — one of the first returns by a religious institution to Pacific Palisades since January 2025.
Emergency information
Sign-up for emergency alerts for Ventura County
Emergency information
Emergency Survival Guide will help you to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters
Emergency information
LA County Joint Information Center Newsletter Sign-Up - NOTE: Many of the resources (and more that are not included here) in our newsletter are found in this valuable and helpful County JIC publication! Please SUBSCRIBE (follow the instructions below)! The LA County Joint Information Center shares regular updates regarding services, programs, and opportunities for survivors as they navigate the long-term recovery process. This is an excellent resource to remain aware of what services partners are providing. Below are instructions for subscribing First, following this link and select email from the drop down and enter your email address. The next page gives you the option to set up an account. Do so if you choose otherwise click submit. Then on the next page, subscribe under: Main topic - “Chief Executive Office”, then scroll down to Sub topic - ”CEO - January 2025 Wildfires” Opt-In - “CEO - Coordinated Joint Information Center Daily Update” note, if the menu bar appears not to do anything, click submit and the options appear
Recovery guide
This guide will help you to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters that face Los Angeles County. Available in 15 languages.
Emergency information
Real-time wildfire information and alerts, including maps, evacuation orders, and firefighting efforts.
Government agency
The Palisades' civic representative body since 1973 convened emergency fire-recovery meetings starting January 23, 2025 and has run a continuous series of recovery presentations from EPA, FEMA, LAUSD, insurance and lending officials. In 2026 it co-hosted a special meeting with Council District 11 on a proposed Palisades Disaster Recovery District and scheduled a board vote on the Long Term Recovery Plan.
Government agency
Approved more than $136 million in Individual Assistance to LA fire survivors — over $42 million in Housing Assistance and more than $93 million in Other Needs Assistance — with 31,941 households approved as of March 25, 2025. Total federal support for LA County wildfire recovery passed $3 billion by June 2025 and $5.4 billion by May 2026. Housing assistance for eligible homeowners now runs through July 9, 2027.
Government agency
Ran Phase 2 private-property debris removal for both fires, clearing fire ash, hazardous trees and structural remains from more than 10,000 fire-damaged parcels and substantially completing the program by September 2025. The final FEMA-assigned parcel along Pacific Coast Highway was cleared July 8, 2025; over 1,400 personnel deployed across seven months.
Government agency
Executed Phase 1 household hazardous materials removal — the largest wildfire hazmat cleanup in EPA history — with more than 1,700 staff clearing paints, cleaning supplies, automotive oils, pesticides, propane tanks and batteries from properties in both burn footprints, finishing 29 days after beginning fieldwork. Crews removed and safely disposed of more than 1,000 lithium-ion batteries.
LAGovernment agency
Removed roughly 700 burned and destroyed poles, installed more than 50,000 feet of new 4.8kV cable and over 2,000 feet of secondary wire, restoring power to nearly all Palisades properties able to safely receive it. Lifted the Do Not Drink notice for all of Pacific Palisades effective March 7, 2025, paused Palisades billing through 2025, and committed to burying 100% of Palisades distribution lines.
Government agency
The City's central Palisades recovery program and portal. Executive Order 1 gives eligible owners seven years to obtain rebuild permits and three years to complete work; the One-Stop Rebuilding Center consolidated permit and planning intake; and the first Certificate of Occupancy for a rebuilt Palisades home was issued November 21, 2025. Executive Directive 13 created the Standard Plan Pilot Program with pre-approved designs.
Government agency
CD11 publishes rolling Palisades recovery updates, ran access-pass issuance through the West Los Angeles Recovery Center, and led the City Council's unanimous approval of a wildfire business tax relief program waiving the 2025 gross receipts tax for businesses and sole proprietors destroyed or shut for 60 or more consecutive days by the fire, plus automatic business tax renewal extensions for the 90402, 90272 and 90049 ZIP codes.
Government agency
The county's central recovery portal and workshop program, covering right-of-entry and debris removal, the pre-approved plans catalog, rebuilding permits and contractor guidance. Publishes the county's debris removal progress, soil testing findings and business relief programs in one place.
Volunteer
Volunteer opportunities for different needs and volunteer capacities
Volunteer
Mobilized volunteers to Los Angeles within days and focused on smoke and ash remediation of standing-but-contaminated homes ringing the burn scars, plus kit-building, donation sorting and distribution. Committed to a 12-month US relief program combining cash assistance with volunteer labor and stayed on the ground through August 29, 2025.
Volunteer
Every member of the club lost their residence in the Palisades Fire, yet the club raised and redirected fire-relief funds locally — including a $300,000 gift toward rebuilding the Palisades-Malibu YMCA — and is identifying Palisades projects and organizations for continuing grants. Rotarians worldwide contributed more than $12 million to District 5280 for Palisades and Altadena recovery.
WLVolunteer
Convenes the Los Angeles Wildfire Resilience Alliance across Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other at-risk communities, publishes ongoing recovery and resilience reporting including on soil contamination concerns in Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, and registers volunteers for recovery work once hazards clear.
Volunteer
Serves as the volunteer clearinghouse for the fire response, matching individuals, corporate teams and school groups to recovery shifts across the county — donation sorting, warehouse stocking, distribution support and survivor navigation — and coordinating volunteer supply for partner organizations including All Hands and Hearts.
TRVolunteer
Student-led reforestation project growing 5,000 trees in campus nurseries for replanting across Palisades, Altadena and Malibu as lots become ready, pairing environmental restoration with service hours for local students.
Resource center
This site offers small ways forward. Explore and take what you need. And if a little voice in your head says, “I’m not sure this will help,” that’s natural. Browse for Wellbeing videos, podcasts, printable.pdfs, articles, workshops, apps and more. Use our resource form to suggest a new resource for our directory or request something specific you need. Our wellbeing program is always expanding, and we welcome your ideas for wellbeing tools and resources that could help others in our community.
Business support
Small Business Grants Fund
Business support
Assistance for small businesses
Business support
DEO offers direct 1:1 counseling and referrals through our Office of Small Business Concierge and referrals to trusted partners for Entrepreneurship Academies, technical assistance and training, and capital programs. DEO also coordinates emergency information and resources from public, private, and community-serving partners. For general small business support, contact the Office of Small Business (OSB) at 844-432-4900 or email [email protected]. For virtual America’s Job Centers of California (AJCC) services, visit ajcc.lacounty.gov, call, or email [email protected]. Please indicate “wildfire assistance” in the email subject line for both OSB and AJCC services.
Business support
Civic nonprofit launched February 2025. Its Small Business Initiative, seeded with $1 million from Banc of California's Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund, awards grants up to $50,000 and had disbursed $525,000 across Altadena, Malibu, Pasadena and the Palisades by November 2025. Also partnered with the City on rebuilding the Palisades Recreation Center, donated Samara prefab homes to low- and moderate-income households, and helped fund the Archistar AI permit-review tool.
NDBusiness support
Within hours of the Eaton Fire the Pasadena Community Job Center became a response hub handing out PPE, food and donations, and NDLON launched a Service Brigade of nearly 100 volunteers that cleared Pasadena parks and streets of debris. In May 2025 NDLON staff and a researcher surveyed over 1,000 cleanup workers across Altadena and found only a quarter wore gloves and a tenth wore full protective suits, driving a worker-safety campaign.
Business support
Runs Together for LA, connecting fire-affected business owners to grants, loans and free technical assistance, with monthly webinars featuring experts and community leaders and live Q&A on reopening, payroll and rebuilding a customer base.
Business support
Runs contractor-fraud prevention for the burn areas — how to verify a license, avoid illegal down payments, spot fraud and file a complaint — work made concrete by the District Attorney's charges against unlicensed contractors operating in the Palisades disaster zone.
Disaster response
Activated its Emergency Operations Center for the January 2025 LA fires and was the only NGO granted secure access inside the Palisades burn area. Greyshirts ran water and ice distribution sites during outages, cleared downed trees and vegetative debris, and launched a month-long Altadena tree-removal recovery operation beginning late May 2025.
Disaster response
Provided 19,341 overnight stays in emergency shelters, more than 163,500 meals and snacks, 3,289 emergency cleanup kits and over 199,000 relief supplies to 22,084 households. Direct financial assistance opened January 15, 2025 and grew to more than $36.6 million paid to 11,400+ households; over 1,130 trained disaster workers supported the operation.
SSDisaster response
Ran ash-sifting and keepsake-recovery operations on burned Altadena lots after the Eaton Fire, equipping 50+ church and community volunteers with shovels, sifters and PPE to recover wedding-ring stones, coin collections, photo albums and jewelry. Assisted more than 200 households out of over 1,000 that requested help across LA County.
Disaster response
Gave $1 million in emergency operating grants to frontline community clinics and organizations, and delivered more than 54 tons of medications and medical supplies to 77 local health and community organizations, including over 130,000 donated N95 respirators distributed with public health departments, the YMCA and Gap Inc.
Disaster response
On the ground in LA County since January 9, 2025; secured and outfitted a central relief warehouse within 72 hours, ran BStrong cash-card distributions to evacuees across Altadena, Pasadena and the Palisades, and opened a third California warehouse in San Pedro in April 2025 with Team Rubicon as a multi-agency recovery hub. Co-created the Pali Hub disaster recovery and resilience center with the Palisades Long Term Recovery Group.
Disaster response
Distributed $3.6 million in cash assistance and 44,000 relief items, removed more than 130 tons of debris from community infrastructure, operated a child-friendly space at the largest local shelter, and cleaned smoke-damaged units including at Casa Gateway, an affordable housing complex in Pacific Palisades. Broke ground with LA County partners on The Center for Community, a long-term Eaton Fire recovery hub in Altadena.
ENDisaster response
As the Los Angeles County VOAD with more than 75 nonprofit members, ENLA coordinated voluntary-agency response across the Eaton and Palisades fires and co-organized the six-day Multi-Agency Resource Center hosted at the Pasadena Stake Center in May 2025 with the American Red Cross.
Disaster response
Formed by Pacific Palisades community leaders after the January 2025 fire with support from National VOAD, Pali LTRG runs Disaster Case Management to identify the most vulnerable Palisadians — uninsured, underinsured, elderly and special-needs survivors — and connect them to money, building materials, manpower and education for needs not covered by insurance or federal assistance.
ALDisaster response
Post 283's hall survived the fire with power and water intact and became the Palisades command center, hosting FEMA, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers under one roof and serving as VOAD headquarters coordinating roughly 40 agencies including the Red Cross, Salvation Army and Team Rubicon. About 1,600 families passed through at the height of operations, and VOAD designated the post as the official Long Term Recovery Group site.
Disaster response
Won a two-year FEMA contract, announced April 2025, to deliver Disaster Case Management to LA wildfire survivors — helping with emergency shelter, FEMA application and appeals navigation, crisis counseling referrals, legal services for insurance claims, and review of contractor bids for rebuilding. Clients can stay enrolled for up to two years.
Disaster response
Survivor-led organization that connects newly affected communities with people who have already been through wildfire recovery, bringing Palisades and Eaton residents together with survivors from Paradise, Santa Rosa and Lahaina who are years further into rebuilding.
Rebuild support
Volunteer-led coalition of Palisadians that maintains a comprehensive recovery logistics plan covering labor housing, infrastructure staging, policy design and legislative advocacy, and convenes Community Recovery Labs where representative groups of residents produce actionable recommendations for city and state officials. Holds a designated fund at the California Community Foundation.
Rebuild support
Runs a Pacific Palisades wildfire recovery and rebuild resource hub that consolidates permit information, rebuilding guidance, community support listings, local business information and recovery updates for Palisades residents displaced by the January 2025 fire.
RPRebuild support
Nonprofit formed after the Palisades Fire to deliver immediate and long-term assistance to displaced families and businesses, concentrating on temporary housing and transportation. Staffed booths at West Los Angeles evacuation shelters and stayed in direct contact with shelter directors to meet families face to face and match aid to actual needs.
Rebuild support
Mutual-aid project connecting Altadena and Pasadena renters and homeowners whose homes survived but were contaminated by smoke, ash and soot with free professional remediation. Remediation is performed by trained NDLON worker crews and volunteers in full PPE, delivered with partners CORE and All Hands and Hearts.
Rebuild support
Began its first full Eaton Fire home rebuild on October 16, 2025 and completed it on March 27, 2026 for an Altadena couple in their 80s. Committed to 25 rebuilds, backed by a $4.55 million Altadena Builds Back Foundation grant covering 22 homes for underinsured West Altadena owners, and had 10 homes complete or under construction by May 2026. More than 800 families have inquired.
Rebuild support
Launched Ask an Architect, matching community members affected by the LA wildfires with licensed architects for free, one-on-one, no-obligation consultations covering the rebuilding process, fire-resistant design, permitting and structural safety, serving Altadena, Pasadena and the foothills with outreach expanding to Palisades-specific questions.
LRGrant funder
Private-sector rebuilding initiative announced January 28, 2025 and led by Dodgers chairman Mark Walter, Magic Johnson and LA28's Casey Wasserman, with an initial commitment of up to $100 million. Funded the Archistar AI permit-approval tool free to local governments alongside Steadfast LA, Autodesk and Amazon, and routed $1.5 million through the California Fire Foundation to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles for Altadena rebuilds.
Grant funder
The January 30, 2025 two-venue benefit concert in Inglewood, organized by the Annenberg Foundation, raised an estimated $100 million. FireAid distributed $50 million in a first phase to more than 120 nonprofits reaching over 150,000 Angelenos, a second $25 million round in June 2025, and committed the remaining $25 million by the end of 2025. Individual grants started at $100,000.
CCGrant funder
Raised more than $100 million from over 47,000 donors, including more than $30 million within the first two weeks that reached 200+ nonprofits delivering direct cash assistance, legal aid, housing support and food to renters, seniors, children, people with disabilities and displaced workers. Launched an LA Wildfires Recovery Needs Assessment in April 2025 and hosts the Palisades Recovery Coalition's fund.
GOGrant funder
Raised more than $8.3 million from over 42,000 donors and delivered more than 7,500 grants, including 4,500 emergency cash grants direct to people fundraising on GoFundMe plus support routed through four nonprofit partners. A partnership with the Altadena Town Council raised more than $550,000 and made over 500 direct cash grants to Altadena residents.
Grant funder
Distributed 7,263 SAVE (Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency) $250 cash cards worth over $1.8 million, reaching nearly 23,000 family members including 4,837 children, and raised more than $20 million for LA wildfire relief within two months. Channeled $1.5 million of LA Rises funding to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles for Altadena rebuilds.
Animal care
Took in 328 cats and dogs from LA shelters and rescues and moved another 406 pets to partners with transport stipends; its stipend program ultimately moved more than 1,700 pets to safety with network partners from 19 states. Placed 139 cats and dogs into temporary foster homes and signed up nearly 1,000 new foster households after January 7.
Animal care
Received 460 animals into emergency sheltering over 11 days — including 205 horses, 52 cats, 47 birds, 31 dogs plus cattle, goats, sheep, alpacas, pigs, tortoises, chickens and reptiles — and opened three large-animal evacuation sites at Pierce College, the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds and the Castaic Animal Care Center.
Youth and families
Lost about 40% of its buildings in the January 7, 2025 fire, displacing more than 2,400 students. Operated from the former Sears building in Santa Monica through the 2025-26 school year, then reopened on its Palisades campus on January 27, 2026 after independent health experts cleared the site, using the roughly 70% of campus that was smoke-damaged but standing plus portable buildings on the baseball field.
Youth and families
Brought teaching artists into the displaced Palisades community, running free drop-in family art nights — drawing, painting, theater and movement — for all ages at the Palisades Community Renewal Center in Santa Monica.
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