OUR SERVICES
First To Serve recognizes the responsibility that comes with public, private, and charitable support. Our role is direct service. We help people stabilize, connect to care, and move toward housing and recovery. We do this through documentation, privacy safeguards, and coordinated support.
Housing and Shelter
FTS provides 277 Interim Housing beds across 9 locations. These facilities offer 24/7 staffing and provide interim housing services to single individuals.
During their stay, individuals receive shelter, meals, laundry services, case management, transportation, and other essential supportive services.
Black History Month: Former Homeless Man Helps Others Get on Their Feet
This South Los Angeles living facility could be mistaken for a college dormitory — long hallways, shared bedrooms and personal touches as far as the eye can see. But, it's actually a "transitional housing for unsheltered adults" now connected to comprehensive care by Richard Reed. Reed founded the agency "First To Serve" 20 years ago.
Entrepreneurial Strategies to House the Homeless
You don’t normally associate entrepreneurs with potential solutions to homelessness. That’s exactly what Joe Patel, managing partner of Nikki Investments, a real estate development group, wants to change. “If we don’t become part of the solution then who do we turn to? You can’t just rely on the government,” Patel says.
The biggest barrier to opening a homeless shelter in L.A.? Location, location, location
The devastation of drug and alcohol addiction is all too real in the communities of South Los Angeles. Many lack the resources necessary to overcome these diseases. In these communities, Black and Brown addicts are often overlooked and casted away unsympathetically.But the national attitude toward drug addiction is entirely different.
Rick Reed’s ‘First to Serve’ answers call for South L.A.’s underserved
The devastation of drug and alcohol addiction is all too real in the communities of South Los Angeles. Many lack the resources necessary to overcome these diseases. In these communities, Black and Brown addicts are often overlooked and casted away unsympathetically.But the national attitude toward drug addiction is entirely different.
OUR MISSION
We exist to make a difference in the Los Angeles community; our mission is to provide comprehensive substance abuse treatment and recovery services, along with supportive services, to economically disadvantaged individuals who suffer from substance abuse, mental illness, and homelessness..