Community Resources
Biola's surrounding community also offers excellent resources that can be a source of help and support as you deal with your particular area of struggle. If Student Development can assist you in connecting with any of the agencies listed below, please let us know. It is our strong desire that you receive the help you need and feel connected to someone in the journey of healing.
Abortion Recovery
Irvine: Saddleback Church www.Saddleback Church.org
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Addictions/Substance Abuse
Irvine: Mariners Church Christians with addictions Care Coordinator 949-854-7030
Irvine: Saddleback Church Celebrate Recovery www.Saddleback Church.org
Yorba Linda: Yorba Linda Friends Church Men's Chemical Addiction www.ylfc.org
Yorba Linda: Yorba Linda Friends Church Women's Chemical Addiction www.ylfc.org
Yorba Linda: Yorba Linda Friends Church Women's Food addiction www.ylfc.org
Anaheim: Anaheim Vineyard Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Pastor of Pastoral Care/Recovery Solutions 714-777-4777
Anaheim: Anaheim Vineyard AA Meetings Pastor of Pastoral Care/Recovery Solutions 714-777-4777
Online: Los Angeles CADA Drug and Alcohol education classes www.lacada.com/
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Men's substance abuse and addiction Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Women's substance abuse and addiction Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Anger Management
Anaheim: Anaheim Vineyard Pastor of Pastoral Care/Recovery Solutions 714-777-4777
Online: Los Angeles CADA www.lacada.com/
Irvine: Mariners Church Care Coordinator 949-854-7030
Irvine: Saddleback Church Celebrate Recovery www.Saddleback Church.org
Whittier: city services Intercommunity groups- anger management Director of Community Services 562-464-3360
Anxiety/Depression
Irvine: Mariners Church Care Coordinator 949-854-7030
Irvine: Saddleback Church www.Saddleback Church.org
Online: NAMI Depression, Bi Polar Online resource for Mental Illness www.nami.org
Cancer Support
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Cancer Wellness Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Co-Dependency
Anaheim: Anaheim Vineyard Co-dependency group Pastor of Pastoral Care/Recovery Solutions 714-777-4777
Irvine: Mariners Church Women's Co-dependency Care Coordinator 949-854-7030
Irvine: Saddleback Church Celebrate Recovery www.Saddleback Church.org
Yorba Linda: Yorba Linda Friends Church Women's Co-dependency www.ylfc.org
Counseling
La Mirada: Biola Counseling Center 562-903-4800 www.biola.edu/offices/bcc/
Brea: city services 714-990-7150 www.ci.brea.ca.us/
Garden Grove: Crystal Cathedral New Hope Live Counseling www.newhopenow.org
Fullerton: Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton Lay Counseling Pastor of Counseling Ministries 714-257-4316
La Mirada: city services Straight Talk Counseling (562) 943-0195
Online: Los Angeles CADA www.lacada.com/
Irvine: Mariners Church Peer Counseling Care Coordinator 949-854-7030
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Life Care Counseling Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Pre-Marital Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Whittier: city services Intercommunity Counseling Center Director of Community Services 562-464-3360
Eating Disorders
Irvine: Saddleback Church Lose it for Life Overeating www.Saddleback Church.org
Irvine: Saddleback Church Eating Disorder Support Group www.Saddleback Church.org
Irvine: Saddleback Church Celebrate Recovery www.Saddleback Church.org
Grief
Fullerton: Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton Pastor of Counseling Ministries 714-257-4316
Irvine: Mariners Church Care Coordinator 949-854-7030
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Irvine: Saddleback Church www.Saddleback Church.org
Whittier: city services Intercommunity groups- Grief Recovery Director of Community Services 562-464-3360
Same Sex Attraction
Fullerton: Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton Same Sex Friends and Family Pastor of Counseling Ministries 714-257-4316
Men's Issues
Irvine: Mariners Church Men of Integrity Care Coordinator 949-854-7030
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor General Men's issues Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Men in Sexual recovery Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Whittier: city services Intercommunity groups- men's issues Director of Community Services 562-464-3360
Yorba Linda: Yorba Linda Friends Church Men Desiring Purity www.ylfc.org
Yorba Linda: Yorba Linda Friends Church Men's Real Life Issues www.ylfc.org
Pregnancy
Whittier: Whittier Pregnancy Care Clinic
Sexual Addiction
Anaheim: Anaheim Vineyard Sexaholics Pastor of Pastoral Care/Recovery Solutions 714-777-4777
Suicide
Online/phone JED Foundation jedfoundation.org or 212-647-7544
Transportation Needs
La Mirada: city services La Mirada Transit 562-943-6776
Women's Issues
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor General Women's issues Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor Women's body image and eating issues Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Costa Mesa: Rock Harbor WISH- Women in sexual healing Life Care Pastor 714-384-0914
Whittier: city services Intercommunity groups- women's issues Director of Community Services 562-464-3360