Disabled Resources Center

Disabled Resources Center, Inc. ("the Center") is a nonprofit corporation. The Center empowers people with disabilities to live independently in the community, to make their own decisions about their lives, and to advocate on their own behalf. The Center provides services for people with disabilities in the City of Long Beach, as well as throughout Los Angeles County and parts of Orange County. Core independent living services offered include: independent living skills training, information and referrals, advocacy, peer counseling, transition to independent community living for both youth and seniors, personal assistance services, housing information and referrals, and assistive technology. Additional independent living services include:Employment Services by referral from the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)Assistive Technology (AT) Lending Library ProgramAT Device Lending and Demonstration ProgramTransitional Funding ProgramTransitional Youth Program for Ages 14-24 YearsCommunity Advocacy for Social ChangeBenefits Education, Individual and Systems AdvocacyCommunity OutreachMobility Management TrainingSocial Security's Ticket to Work ProgramVolunteer/Intern OpportunitiesCovered California Information and Assistance, Medi-Cal ProviderCal FreshMass Prophylaxis Plan (MPP) for COVID-19 InformationAmerican Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation ServicesEmergency Preparedness ProgramVoice Options ProgramVSAP Vote Center ProgramPersonal Assistance (PA) ServicesWarm Hands for WheelchairsToastmasters International Gavel Club.The Center offers the above menu of programs and services, without charge, to many of the more than 100,000 people with all disabilities living in the Center's immediate service area. The Center's primary source of funding comes from the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR).