• Landlord-Tenant dispute resolution
  
• Information about procedural housing rights
  
• Dissemination of information about housing rights and about our services at public fairs and events
  
• Walk-in access to other housing related services via the internet
  
• Help Senior Citizen with housing issue
• Security Deposit Grant Program, click here!

• Assistance with obtaining benefits
  
• Information about eligibility and appeals procedures
  
• Walk-in access to related services via the Internet

For more information about our Outreach programs, click here.

• Naturalization
  
• Immigration Classifications and Visas
  
• Immigration Forms
  
• Translation Spanish/English
  
• Check Case Status

• Registration of families under the Healthy Families programs
  
• Assistance with obtaining Medi-Cal & Medicare benefits
• Walk-in access to related services via the Internet

• Referrals to English classes throughout the community
  
• Letter translations from English to Spanish
  
• Assistance to Spanish-speaking and families in drafting response letters to government

Unfortunately, not all families can afford to buy their children new school uniforms every year. The Hawthorne School District has a "Uniform Drive" where families are asked to donate new and used school uniforms that are in good condition. MGI sets up a uniform bank where needy parents and children can come and pick out school uniforms. The small gift of providing clean clothing that fits can make a big difference in a child’s life.

The Housing Rights Center is the merged organization of the Westside Fair Housing Council and the Fair Housing Council of San Gabriel Valley. The purpose of the Housing Rights Center is to actively support and promote freedom of residence through education, advocacy, and litigation, to the end that all persons have the opportunity to secure the housing they desire and can afford, without regard to their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, familial status, marital status, disability, ancestry, age, source of income or other characteristics protected by law. 

The Housing Rights Center provides a wide array of programs and services free of charge.

• Discrimination Complaint Investigation
  
• Enforcement and Litigation
  
• Predatory Lending Hot-line
  
• Outreach and Education
  
• Landlord/Tenant Counseling
  
• Advocacy

For more information about Community Education, click here.

MGI realizes that empowerment is essential at the individual and community
level.  MGI consistently seeks to enhance the community in which we serve via
empowerment groups.  The recently formed Hawthorne Neighborhood Association (HNA)was developed to address the needs and concerns of residents so their voices are heard at the local, state, and national levels.  The HNA Members reside in the City of Hawthorne and meet on a monthly basis to create and plan actions to target housing concerns, increased drug use and sales, and gang activity.

For more information about Community Advocacy, click here.

MGI offers an intern training module for students ranging from bachelor level,
Masters in Social Work, and Law School Students.  The training includes a
copy of the Community Advocate Manual, job shadowing, mentoring, and
weekly group meetings.  Students are welcome to fulfill academic courses,
internships, and work study awards at MGI.

• Bachelor and Masters Social Work students obtain generalist practice
  experience via one-on-one case management and co-facilitation of parent
  education groups.  Social Work students receive the required individual and
  group supervision, as well as in-service trainings, mentoring, and process
  recording reviews by a Master Level Social Worker (Field Instructor.)
  
  
• MSW students interested in specializing in Community
  Organizing, Administration, and Policy are paired with the executive director
  and/or community programs coordinator.  These students can participate in grant writing, grants research, fundraising, policy research,
  administrative responsibilities, community organizing with the Hawthorne
  Neighborhood Association, community program planning, and other related
  macro-projects.
  
  
• Pre-Law and Law School Students are encouraged to participate in the
  Community Advocacy where they meet with clients, conduct legal research,
  and educate clients on their rights and responsibilities.

• Peer-to-Peer Advocate Referrals
  
• Conflict Resolution/Mediation Referrals
  
• Scholarship and college information
  
• Life Skill and job training Center (Collaborative Project with SBWIC)
  
• Safety, Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Prevention Information and Referrals
  
• Gang Prevention Information and Referrals

For more information about our Health & Dignity centers, click here.

ESL Classes for Adults- Clases de Inglés como Segundo Idioma Para Adultos:

In collaboration with:

Centinela Valley Adult School
4953 Marine Avenue
Lawndale, CA 90260
310 263-3165