Community Resilience Center
Avalon Health Center - 6818 Avalon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90003
You Spoke. We Listened.
Join Us For The Updates!
St. John's Community Health invites community members, partner organizations, public agencies, and other stakeholders to attend the next meeting of the Community Stakeholder Structure (CSS) for the Avalon Health Access and Resilience Center (AHARC).
The CSS is an established stakeholder body that helps guide the development and implementation of the AHARC. Bringing together community-based organizations, public agencies, institutional partners, and community leaders, the CSS serves as a forum for collaboration, shared learning, and collective action to strengthen community resilience in South Los Angeles.
During this meeting, attendees will hear updates on AHARC planning and development efforts, discuss community experiences responding to extreme heat and other emergencies, learn about emergency preparedness planning activities, and explore opportunities for collaboration across the broader community response ecosystem.
The public is welcome to attend and participate in the discussion.
Date: Friday, August 28, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PMIn-Person Location:
St. John's Avalon Clinic, 6818 Avalon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90003
Virtual Option:
Microsoft Teams, Meeting ID: 239 510 264 531 903, Passcode: E2mf6ja3
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/239510264531903?p=pDqeBm84I8rX1MdXVD
Check out the Agenda for more information
St. John’s Community Health is embarking on a journey to build a “community resilience center” in South LA. The new facility will be right next to our Avalon clinic, transforming this location to the Avalon Health Access and Resilience Center. We want to make sure that we are meeting your community’s needs! This past June, St. John’s hosted three public meetings to present the project concept and center design to community members. Across all meetings, over 150 people attended and shared their input and questions about the design and planned services. We thank all attendees for your thoughtful feedback and time. Your support is crucial to our success! Check out the presentation shared and suggestions from the community below.
What is a Community Resilience Center?
A community resilience center, or CRC, is a location that provides a safe space for community members to gather, access resources, and organize during climate and public health emergencies like heatwaves, wildfires, and earthquakes.
What services are offered at a Community Resilience Center?
Our CRC will have physical spaces to protect from the elements, such as cooling areas with shade and misters. Since the location is close to our Avalon Clinic, there is easy access to health and social services. We’ll also offer community education and workforce training on climate and emergency preparedness.
The Avalon Health Access and Resilience Center is supported by the California Strategic Grown Council’s Transformative Climate Communities Program in partnership with California Department of Conservation.