UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk.
UCLA continued to expand the scope of its support for fire relief and recovery efforts throughout the Los Angeles region today, opening space at its UCLA Research Park property, a site formerly occupied by the Westside Pavilion shopping mall, for use as a disaster recovery center serving impacted residents on the city's west side.
The new recovery center, at the west end of 10850 Pico Blvd., is operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and houses federal, state and local government agencies and nonprofits providing an array of services - from assistance applying for disaster relief loans and accessing mental health resources to help replacing lost or destroyed documents like birth certificates and passports.
The center opened today at 1 p.m. and will be fully operational by Wednesday, Jan. 15, serving the community from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.
"The safety and well-being of the Los Angeles community remains our priority. We are committed to working with first responders and disaster relief agencies to support their work and leverage our resources to support those in need," said UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk. "We have seen the vast challenges that members of our Bruin family and our surrounding community have faced due to the fires, and we are grateful to be supporting FEMA and aiding our neighbors."
► Video: Chancellor Frenk talks about the new disaster recovery center at the UCLA Research Park.
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