{"url":"/palms/diverse-journeys","provider":{"id":"diverse-journeys","name":"Diverse Journeys","kind":"organization","about":"Diverse Journeys, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Amanda Jones and Laura Broderick, and some staff have been with it since the start. It offers community integrated day support, individualized educational support and family home services in West Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley. It is on the Lanterman Regional Center vendor list and on the North Los Angeles County Regional Center provider list. The regional center lists an El Segundo address (525 S. Douglas St. #210); the organization's own site shows its office at 11209 National Blvd. #247, Los Angeles 90064.","website":"https://www.diversejourneys.org/contact-us","phone":"(310) 643-7403","email":"amandagerhartdj@yahoo.com","instagram":null,"founded":2004,"credentials":["Vendored with Lanterman Regional Center","Listed with North Los Angeles County Regional Center","Non-profit organization"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"11209 National Blvd.","unit":"#247","city":"palms","zip":"90064","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.428901,34.027327],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"support-services","type":"health","name":"Interdisciplinary assessment and community support services","summary":"Regional center vendor offering interdisciplinary assessment plus day support, educational support and family home services in West LA, the Valley and Santa Clarita.","description":"A non-profit, regional center vendored organization founded in 2004. The regional center lists it for interdisciplinary assessment (pediatric developmental assessment), and its own site lists three services: community integrated day support services, individualized educational support services and family home services. Support is delivered by community support professionals who receive training from the organization. It serves families in West Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley, and is funded through Lanterman Regional Center and North Los Angeles County Regional Center, so families generally arrange services through their regional center service coordinator. The office is at 11209 National Blvd. #247 in Los Angeles, and families can reach it by phone at 310-643-7403 or through the contact form on its website.","categories":["developmental-evaluation","early-intervention"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Interdisciplinary developmental assessment","Community integrated day support","Individualized educational support","Family home services"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","insurance":["regional-center"],"feel":"A non-profit regional center vendor that provides assessment and community-based support services across West LA, the Valley and Santa Clarita.","topics":["regional-center-vendor","vendored-lanterman","vendored-nlacrc","day-support","educational-support","family-home-services","west-la","san-fernando-valley","santa-clarita-valley","nonprofit"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.diversejourneys.org/contact-us","name":"Lanterman Regional Center vendor list (Network of Care), October 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}