Where to Get Help : A Guide To Coping With The Quake

* INFO LINE of L.A.

(800) 339-6993

A private, nonprofit group that provides 24-hour referrals to all disaster services.

* FEMA Hot Line

(800) 525-0321

TDD (800) 660-8005

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s line for general information.

* FEMA Telephone Registration Line

(800-462-9029

TDD (800) 462-7585

The FEMA lines are available 24 hours a day and more 700 operators are now manning the lines, so calling should be easier. Registrants can choose to apply over the phone or by visiting one of the Disaster Aid Centers.

* Los Angeles Housing Department

(213) 847-7368 and (800) 994-4444

For assistance on relocations and repairs.

* Structure inspections

The City of Los Angeles has set up a 24-hour hot line to call for inspections of quake-related damage:

(800) 655-4095

The city also has set up numbers in the 213 area code: 237-0920, 237-0921 and 237-1487 and 485-1936, 485-1937, 485-1938, 485-7091, 485-7092, 485-7093, and 485-8573. These numbers are usable for people in the 818 and 310 area codes.

* Metro/Wilshire, 525 Shatto Place, Room 400

* West Los Angeles, 1828 Sawtelle Blvd.

* West Valley, 19040 Vanowen St.

* Van Nuys, 14425 Erwin Street Mall

* City volunteer help line

(213) 847-3125

For those who wish to volunteer their goods or services and for people needing the assistance of volunteers. There is a need for Armenian translators and clerical help at various city departments.

* RentLine

Quake victims can get information on rentals by calling 789-RENT, in the 213, 818 and 909 area codes or 289-RENT, in the 310 and 714 area codes.

Owners and managers of multiunit rental properties can call the Assisted Housing Management Assn., a nonprofit organization for agents, owners and managers of government-assisted housing, to list their properties in a database of available housing. Call (714) 641-9477.

Disaster Aid Centers Those who have suffered losses may obtain local, state and federal assistance by visiting the nearest FEMA center. Hollywood, Northridge, Sherman Oaks/Van Nuys and the South-Central Los Angeles centers have been especially busy, so try other centers if possible. Programs are offered to cover earthquake losses to homes, personal property and businesses not covered by insurance or other aid programs.

Today, FEMA will open an 18th center from 1 to 10 p.m.; thereafter it will be open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

* Simi Valley

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley

These centers are open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily:

* Calabasas

Calabasas High School, 22855 Mulholland Highway

* Crenshaw

Department of Water and Power, 4030 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles 90008

* Fillmore

St. Francis Catholic Church Community Hall, 1058 Ventura St., 93016

* Glendale

Glendale Auditorium Civic Center, 1401 N. Verdugo Road, 91206

* Hollywood/Fairfax

Hollywood Recreation Center, 1122 Cole Ave., 90038

* Northridge/Granada Hills

Winnetka Recreation Center, 8401 Winnetka Ave., Northridge 91306

* Pacoima

David Gonzales Recreation Center, 10943 Herrick Ave., Pacoima 91331

* Panorama City/Sunland

Stonehurst Recreation Center, 9901 Dronfield Ave., Los Angeles 91352

* Reseda/Tarzana

Balboa Recreation Center, 17015 Burbank Blvd., Tarzana 91316

* San Fernando

Gage Wilson Building, 1245 San Fernando Road, 91340

* Santa Clarita/Saugus

Canyon Country Park, 17615 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita 91351

* Santa Monica

Retail space, 1431-33 2nd St., 90401

* Sherman Oaks

Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Park, 14201 Huston St., 91423

* Sherman Oaks/Van Nuys

Van Nuys Recreation Center, 14301 Vanowen Ave., 91405

* Simi Valley

Sycamore Drive Community Center, 1692 Sycamore Drive, 93065

* South-Central Los Angeles

Kedren Community Mental Health Center, 4211 S. Avalon Blvd.

* Sylmar/San Fernando

Sylmar Recreation Center, 13109 Borden Ave., 91342

Red Cross service centers

At the centers listed below, caseworkers can assess disaster-caused needs and provide vouchers for food, clothing, temporary housing and rental assistance, help with health and medical needs, urgent household items such as bedding or cookware, and some home repairs. Those who cannot be seen the same day will be given an appointment and asked to return in the next day or two. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

* Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 27265 Luther Drive, Santa Clarita

* Delano Park, 151 Erwin St., Van Nuys.

* Epiphany Lutheran Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Road, Canoga Park

* Fillmore Senior Center, 533 Santa Clara Ave.

* First United Methodist Church of San Fernando, 1525 Glenoaks Blvd.

* Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1400 Glendale Ave.

* Ken Edwards Center, 1543 4th St., Santa Monica

* Machinist Union Hall, 2600 W. Victory Blvd., Burbank

* Masonic Temple, 6701 Darby Ave., Reseda

* Our Lady of Perpetual Hope, 23233 Lyons Ave., Santa Clarita

* First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills, 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge

* Studio City Recreation Center, 12621 Rye St.

* Sycamore Park Community Center, 1692 Sycamore St., Simi Valley

* UAW Local 645, 7915 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys

* Vineyard Recreation Center, 2942 Vineyard Ave., Los Angeles

* Woodland Hills Church of Christ, 23363 Burbank Blvd.

Shelters The Salvation Army is managing these tent shelter locations, set up by the National Guard:

* Lanark Recreation Center, 21816 Lanark St., Canoga Park

* Winnetka Recreation Center, 8401 Winnetka Ave., Los Angeles

* Valley Plaza Park, 12240 Archwood St., North Hollywood

* Reseda Park, 18411 Victory Blvd., Reseda

* West Valley Park, 6701 Wilbur St., Reseda

* Red Cross hot line: (213) 739-4543

For getting or offering assistance. Red Cross shelters can provide food, blankets, some medical care and cots for an overnight stay. Salvation Army shelters also provide food and a place to stay.

Red Cross emergency shelters

* Belmont High School, 1575 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles

* Birmingham High School, 17000 Haynes St., Van Nuys

* Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

* Canyon High School, 19300 W. Nadal St., Santa Clarita

* Church on the Way, 14218 Sherman Way, Van Nuys

* Fairfax High School, 7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles

* Fulton Junior High School, 7477 Kester Ave., Van Nuys

* Glendale Armory, 220 Colorado St.

* Granada Hills High School, 10535 Zelzah Ave.

* Hollywood High School, 1521 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles

* Jim Gilliam Recreation Center, 4000 La Brea Ave., Los Angeles

* Le Conte Junior High School, 1316 N. Bronson Ave., Los Angeles

* Los Angeles Community College, 855 N. Vermont Ave.

* Maclay Jr. High School, 12540 Pierce St., Pacoima

* Manual Arts High School, 4131 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles

* Mason Recreation Center, 10400 Mason Ave., Chatsworth

* McCambridge Recreation Center, 1515 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank

* Newhall Park Center, Boys and Girls Club, 24909 N. Newhall Ave., Santa Clarita

* Newhall Senior Center, 22900 Market Ave., Santa Clarita

* North Hollywood High School, 5231 Colfax Ave.

* San Fernando Recreation Center, 208 Park Ave.

* Santa Monica Community College, 17th and Pearl streets

* Saugus High School, 21900 W. Centurion Way

* Sepulveda Recreation Center, 8801 Kester Ave.

* Shepherd of the Hills, 19700 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch

* Sylmar High School, 13050 Borden Ave.

* Van Nuys High School, 6525 Cedros Ave.

* Wilson Junior High School, 1221 Monterey Road, Glendale

Salvation Army hot lines

* (800) 725-9005

* (213) 380-9729 (Spanish)

Salvation Army shelters

* San Fernando Valley Corps, 14917 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys

* Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

* African American Unity Center, 5300 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, providing food, clothing, blankets, medical care, counseling and legal assistance. 213-789-7300

* Young Israel of Beverly Hills synagogue, 8701 Pico Blvd., east of Robertson Boulevard (310) 275-3020