Los Angeles County Emergency Rent Relief Program Application Deadline:
Friday, Jan. 23

L.A. County has opened applications for financial assistance due to recent emergencies, including the 2025 Wildfires. The assistance can be used for unpaid rent to avoid eviction, or other emergency expenses. 

 

 

Application and eligibility requirements for LA County Rent Relief Program  https://www.lacountyrentrelief.com/

 

A Sense of Home:
Free Furniture & Housewares for Families and Individuals Displaced by LA Wildfires

Application Open for The RESTORE LA Fund
For Small Business Recovery and Climate Resilience

Wildfire State of Emergency: Unlicensed Contractors & Contractor Fraud Will Be Prosecuted

Verify Contracting License or Report Fraud

Altadena Library Wants to Hear Your Story

Public libraries across California deliver essential services and trusted information and serve all California communities. From Jan. 25–31, Altadena Library asks patrons to share their own library stories.

 

Whether you’re bringing your child to story time, using the library computers, checking out items from books to sewing machines, asking a question, or many of the other things you can do at the library, we want to hear about it!  

 

The survey will take just a minute or two. Take the survey (available in English & Spanish) here!

 

Seeking Applicants for
Altadena Poets Laureate 2026-2028 

Deadline to apply: Feb. 15, 2026

 

Farnsworth Park Design Survey

Scan the QR Code or Click here

Abode Communities and City of Pasadena Now Accepting Applications for Affordable Senior Efficiency Apartments at Centennial Place

Abode Communities and City of Pasadena are now leasing 142 affordable micro-efficiency senior rental apartments at Centennial Place, a beloved architectural gem listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 
Located just one block from City Hall, this newly renovated residential community offers affordable living combined with vibrant, secure, and well-maintained community spaces. A full-service community kitchen, onsite laundry, and shared bathrooms offer a low-maintenance lifestyle ideal for seniors or Eaton Fire survivors with limited incomes.
 
How to Apply – Applications may be picked up and dropped off in person at the leasing office: Centennial Place Leasing Office, 235 E. Holly Street, Pasadena, CA 91101 

 

Download an application at:
https://abodecommunities.org/communities/centennial-place/
Contact Information - Property Management
Phone: (626) 585‑0009

Join the AltaMed Eaton Fire Relief Advisory Board

You can help shape disaster response in your community. Join us if you have strong

community ties, were a!ected by wildfires or are committed to equitable disaster response.

 

Board Members:

• Participate in bi-weekly virtual meetings

• Assess community needs

• Help allocate resources and support

• Partner with organizations and volunteers

• Commit 4-8 hours a month

Board members will receive a small incentive, disaster response training and professional growth opportunities. Participants must be at least 18 years old.

 

Scan the QR code to apply

Eliot Arts Magnet Now Located in Pasadena

325 S Oak Knoll Ave

Eliot Arts Magnet is a close-knit community where students learn through the arts. Our conservatory program supports young artists, musicians, and performers as they build skills, confidence, and a love for creative expression. During our temporary relocation to the McKinley campus, students continue to participate fully in their conservatory classes.

 

For more about the curriculum, upcoming events, or to schedule a tour, visit Eliot onlin at https://pusd.us/eliot

 

EVENTS

 

Disaster Relief Legal Clinic

Thursday, Jan. 22 • 3-6pm

The Collaboratory, 540 W Woodbury

LAFLA can help with legal issues arising from disasters like the 2025 LA wildfires, including FEMA applications and appeals, tenant and homeowner issues, and consumer relief.

 

Register by scanning the QR code or go to https://lafla.org/los-angeles-fire-emergency/

United Policyholders: Temporary Rent “ALE” and Insurance Claim Q & A
(for total loss wildfire survivors)

Thursday, Jan. 22 • 5pm  on Zoom

UP staff and expert panel will cover insurance claim topics including: 

• Temporary rent/additional living expense policy benefits
• Resolving depreciation, dwelling and contents loss valuation disputes 
• Strategies, resources and best practices for avoiding delays
• Your legal rights and options for holding insurers’ accountable

Eaton Fire Survivors Network: Spa for the Soul Emotional Wellness Gathering

Thursday, Jan. 22 • 6-7:30pm on Zoom

 The 90-minute gathering begins with brief introductions so you can choose where you want to spend your time. Then you choose your own adventure.
 
We're grateful to Goodwill of Southern California for sponsoring these sessions, and to the Trauma Resource Institute and the Eaton Fire Collaborative Emotional Wellness Cluster for leading this work.
 
Palisades survivors often ask if this is for you. Yes. You are absolutely welcome. Every EFSN program is for Eaton and Palisades survivors alike.
 
Sign up here: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8_hCGxXwQe65BIYkPSnV3w#/registration

 

Thrive Food Bank Free Farmers Market

Friday, Jan. 23 & 30 • 4:30-6:30pm
3541 Brandon St., Pasadena

Altadena Poets Laureate: From Ashes to Renewal: Voices of Resilience in Altadena + Open Mic
Saturday, Jan. 24 • 2-4pm
Main Library Community Room

Featuring Sesshu Foster, Robin D. G. Kelley, Elline Lipkin, Roberta Martinez, Ruth Nolan, Andrew Wessels, Désirée Zamorano, emerging poets Emilia Cabrales and Keily Sahagun + Open Mic
​​​​​​​
Hosted by Sehba Sarwar and Lester Graves Lennon
Join us for an afternoon of poetry, reflection, and renewal as we mark one year since the Altadena fires. Together, we’ll honor the land, the people, and the spirit of rebuilding that continues to shape our community.
 
This event will be livestreamed at youtube.com/ AltadenaLibrary.
 
Supported by Friends of the Altadena Library, the Altadena Library Foundation, Octavia's Bookshelf, and Academy of American Poets.

 

Ending Well: Free Workshop for Seniors
Sessions begin on Monday, Jan. 26

on Zoom

To learn more or register, email endingwellclass@gmail.com

 

Public Counsel: Nonprofits & Businesses: Know Your Rights! Interactions with Immigration Enforcement
Tuesday, Jan. 27 • 2-3:30pm on Zoom

Organizaciones sin Fines de Lucro y Negocios: ¡Conozcan sus Derechos! Interacciones con las Autoridades de Inmigración!

el martes 27 de enero, de 2-3:30pm en Zoom 

Register here/Regístrese Aquí https://publiccounsel-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DxZN6Ij2TFufTPqE8mV4vw#/registration
 

Community Food Distribution
Wednesday, Jan. 28 • 11am-12pm
Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa

Stop by the Altadena Main Library at 600 E. Mariposa to pick up a bag of fresh produce, courtesy of Hollywood Food Coalition. Supplies are limited, first come, first served. If you can, please bring your own extra bags.
 

City of Hope Mobile Cancer Prevention & Screening

Thursday, Jan. 29 • 9:15am-3:30pm

Foothill Unity,  790 W. Chestnut Ave, Monrovia

Wednesday, Feb. 4 • 9:15am-3:30pm

YWCA San Gabriel Valley, 101 S. Barranca Ave, Covina

Thursday, Feb. 12 • 8:30am-3:45pm

Grameen Promotoras, 6250 Pine Avem, Bell

• If you are 40 years old or older
• It has been a year since your last mammogram

To request an appointment call: 844-238-HOPE (4673).

 

• Please bring your ID and insurance card(if you have one)
• Please do not wear deodorant, perfumes, powders, lotions, or creams under arms or in your breast area

NeuroSpark Joy

Thursday, Jan. 29 • 12-2pm

Adelante Youth Alliance, 805 N Madison, Pasadena

A welcoming, trauma-informed space for families and caregivers to ask questions, share concerns, and receive peer support.

 

Walk-ins are welcome. RSVPs appreciated.

Email: natalia@adelanteya.org

 

Writing Letters as a Tool for Grief

Thursday, Jan. 29 • 3:30-5:50pm

Altadena Main Library

Register for this event here or scan the QR code.

Heritage Clinic United Mental Health Presents Light & Love: A Free Two-Part Community Wellness Event (for Eaton Fire Survivors 65+)

Friday, Jan. 30 • 11am-1pm

Friday, Feb. 6 • 11am-1pm

Deliverance Tabernacle Church, 1299 Sunset Ave, Pasadena

Supportive wellness series created to nuture healing, resilience, and connection. RSVP at 626-746-4983. 

Altadena Revealed Lecture Series - Itinerant Craftsman: Lessons from the Duntley-Blackburn Residence 
Friday, Jan. 30 • 7-8:30pm
Altadena Main Library, 600 E Mariposa

In 1910 a grand Craftsman-style home was built for realtor G.M. Duntley. By 2025 the building was slated for demolition, but was ultimately saved and relocated from Los Feliz to a fire-ravaged plot in Altadena. The house had been saved once before, by owner Alice Blackburn who threw a huge party in the house the night it moved from East Hollywood to make way for the Hollywood Freeway. Although the party was unusual, at the time it was common practice to transport and reuse threatened buildings. It's time to revive this building relocation tradition at scale — a process that will require revised historic ordinances, streamlined permitting, and regular coordination among local governments.

 

Speaker: Graham Larkin

 

Registration required. Get tickets here

 

The Fire Stories Project
Saturday, Jan. 31 • 1-2:30pm
Altadena Main Library, 600 E Mariposa

The Fire Stories Project is a staged reading crafted from excerpts of the experiences of young people impacted by the Eaton fire, using their exact words and performed by professional actors. Suitable for all ages. Space is limited, so please register for this event.

 

Registration required. RSVP here.

 

Two Dragons Martial Arts Annual Awards Celebration
Saturday, Jan. 31 • 4-7pm
Los Angeles County Arboretum , 301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007

Altadena Main Library Renovation 

Last Day Open: Saturday, Jan. 31

Furniture/Book Sale: Feb. 18-21 • 10am-3pm

Groundbreaking Ceremony: Saturday, Feb. 28 • 10am

Black History Month: The Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers in the US Army/ a presentation by Charles Hancock 
Tuesday, Feb. 3 • 6-7:30pm
Bob Lucas Library, 2659 Lincoln Ave.

Teas for a Better Mental State w/Callisto Tea House
Friday, Feb. 6 • 11am-12pm
Callisto Tea House, 1359 N. Altadena Dr., Pasadena

Melodia Mariposa & PCC Foundation Present: The Sakura Cello Quintet 
Saturday, Feb. 7 • 7pm
Pasadena City College Westerbeck Recital Hall, Parking in Student Lot 5 on Bonnie Avenue

 

Verdugo Jobs Center Healthcare Job Fair

Tuesday, Feb. 10 • 9:30-11:30am

Pacific Community Center, 501 S. Pacific, Glendale

Verdugo Jobs Center Support for Former JPL Employees 

Prison to Employment Program

 

Scan the QR code to email for more information or call 818-937-8080

SAVE THE DATE: LA Soil Summit: Soil Testing and Remediation

Saturday, Feb. 21 • 10am-4pm at Altadena Burn Site

Sunday, Feb. 22 • 2-6pm on Zoom

The LA Soil Summit is third in a series on post-fire Altadena produced by Community 3.0x and Outward Bound Adventures, and partners including Earthstock Enterprises, 301 Organics, Eaton Fire Residents United (EFRU), LA County Parks and Recreation, LA County Neighborhood Housing Services, HPP Cares, Foothill Catalog, and Eaton Fire Collective. 

 

The Soil Summit 2/21 will focus on 3 things:

1. Status of soil testing and remediation - is it safe to rebuild and move back home?
2. Gaps in testing - why are there gaps, who is responsible, what more can be done?
3. Collaborating for safety and resilience - everyone must do their part

 

Registration link coming soon. Questions? Email Greg@community30x.com