The Westside Regional Center guide
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How do I reach Westside Regional Center?
Westside Regional Center has one office, in El Segundo. Call it for anything, including your service coordinator. You can do most things by phone or email. The center’s own website is westsiderc.org.
El Segundo office
777 S. Aviation Blvd., Suite 105El Segundo, CA 90245
Looking for the Culver City office? The office on Green Valley Circle is closed. Westside moved to El Segundo, and its phone numbers and emails stayed the same.
Evenings or weekends? For an emergency, call (310) 258-4000 and ask the answering service for the Supervisor on Call.
New to Westside Regional Center? Call intake at (310) 258-4096. See the steps.
How do I find my service coordinator?
Your service coordinator is the person at Westside Regional Center who handles your services. They write your plan with you and ask the center to pay for what’s in it.
- Write them an email.Westside emails end in @westsiderc.org. Search your inbox for that. An old email from your coordinator will show their address.
- Call (310) 258-4000.Ask for your coordinator by name. If you get voicemail, say your name, who the services are for, and a good number to call back.
- Can’t reach them?Call (310) 258-4000 during business hours and ask for the Counselor of the Day. Tell the receptionist the age of the person who gets services.
- Want someone else?You can ask for a new coordinator. The law says a coordinator stays only when everyone agrees. Ask for their supervisor.
What does Westside Regional Center pay for?
Westside Regional Center pays for services that help people with developmental disabilities do more on their own. First, the service goes into your plan, called an IPP.
- Adaptive skills trainingA professional comes to your home and teaches everyday skills, so they can do more without help.
- RespiteSomeone looks after your family member for a few hours, so you can take a break.
- Behavior servicesSupport for behaviors that get in the way of daily life.
- Day programsWeekday programs where adults learn and stay busy.
- Help living on your ownSupport for adults in their own apartment or home.
- Social recreation and campClasses, sports, camps and outings.
- RidesGetting to and from programs.
- DiapersFor kids age 3 and up.
Westside can’t pay for what another agency should. School, insurance, Medi-Cal and IHSS come first.
Westside Regional Center clients qualify for this
It’s adaptive skills training, at home. A professional comes to you and teaches the skills your family chooses: toilet training, dressing, meals, money, the bus and more. Kids, teens and adults can all get it.
- Every professional has a master’s degree
- They have 9.3 years of experience, on average
- Matched with someone who has helped others with the same struggle
- A caring professional who comes to your home
- Westside Regional Center pays, so you pay $0
How do I become a Westside Regional Center client?
Westside Regional Center serves people of all ages with developmental disabilities who live in its area. The first call costs nothing.
3 and older
- Autism
- Intellectual disability
- Cerebral palsy
- Epilepsy
- A condition close to an intellectual disability, or one that needs the same kind of support
It must begin before age 18 and be likely to last. It must also make everyday life a lot harder in 3 or more areas, like self-care, speech or learning.
Younger than 3
Babies and toddlers with a delay or disability can get Early Start. Call (310) 258-4096, or refer online. It can take up to 45 days to decide.
The steps
- Apply.Call intake at (310) 258-4096, or apply online.
- Westside gets to know you.They gather records and may do an evaluation. It’s free.
- Westside decides.It can take up to 120 days. A 3- or 4-year-old can sometimes qualify before getting a diagnosis.
Who qualifies, in more detail: our eligibility page.
What if Westside Regional Center says no?
They have to put it in writing. That letter is called a Notice of Action, and you can appeal it.
- File the appeal.The notice explains how. It goes to the state, not to Westside.
- Choose how to work it out.An informal meeting, mediation, a hearing, or a mix.
- Get an answer.It should be done within 90 days, unless it gets pushed back.
Need help? Disability Rights California helps families appeal, for free.
Where can parents get free help?
Westside Family Resource and Empowerment Center. Parents and family members who’ve been there run it, and it’s free. It’s in the same building as Westside Regional Center, and visits are by appointment. Email westsidefrec@westsiderc.org, or read about it.
Quick answers
What does WRC stand for?
Westside Regional Center.
Did Westside Regional Center move?
Yes. It moved from Culver City to 777 S. Aviation Blvd. in El Segundo. The Culver City office is closed.
What cities does Westside Regional Center cover?
Santa Monica, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Lawndale, Lennox and El Segundo, plus West LA areas like Bel Air, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, the Palisades, Playa del Rey, Venice and Westchester. Check any address with our Regional Center lookup.
Is Westside Regional Center a state agency?
No. It’s a nonprofit. The state’s Department of Developmental Services (DDS) oversees it.
Can I get an interpreter?
Yes. Westside has arranged interpreters in Spanish, ASL, Farsi, Korean and other languages. Ask your service coordinator before the meeting. Westside can also translate your written documents.
Can I record my IPP meeting?
Yes. Let Westside know at least 24 hours ahead.
Levi Life Skills is a provider that Westside Regional Center pays for adaptive skills training. We are not Westside Regional Center, and this is not its website. We checked every fact here on Westside’s and the state’s own websites. If something is out of date, email levi@levilifeskills.com.