Misc. Services
Binding Services
Contact Person: Erica Martinez
4860 Gregg Road, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Tel: (562) 692-0665
Kather-Crafts Bookbinding is a binding service located in Los Angeles County that’s perfect for DBA students who need to bind their DBA project!
IAU will bind the completed doctoral project manuscript. Two copies shall be bound in accordance to the established format. One copy shall be placed in the IAU Library for students to use as a reference, while the other copy is for the student. There shall be no charge to students. However, if students want it couriered to them, they must pay the courier fee. Copies not picked up by the student shall remain in the IAU Library.
Car Insurance
Evelyn Nuñez
4800 Airport Plaza Dr. Long Beach, CA 90815
InterInsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California
Email: Nunez.Evelyn@aaa-calif.com
Phone: 562-627-7154
For existing policies:
Policy Management Group
Automobile Club of Southern California
Phone: 800-9124-6141
Crisis Contacts
NEDA: NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION
Eating Disorder
1-800-931-2237
Hours: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM (ET) Mon-Thurs; and 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (ET) Fri
For 24/7 crisis support, text ‘NEDA’ to 741741
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Suicide Prevention
1-800-273-8255
24/7
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Mental Health
1-800-854-7771
24/7
https://dmh.lacounty.gov/
Crisis Text Line
Mental Health
24/7
Text “HOME” to 741-741
www.crisistextline.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health/Substance
1-800-662-4357
24/7: Is a referral number. They will get you in contact with services in your state/city.
www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
Domestic Violence
1-800-799-7233
24/7
www.thehotline.org/contact/
National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline
Sexual Abuse
1-800-656-4673
24/7
https://rainn.org
Child Care Services
Pine Tree Preschool
(213) 365-0909
311 S Normandie Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90020
www.pinetree-preschool.org/
Buddie & Mee Discoveree
(213) 384-3131
626 S Kingsley Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Pathways LA
(213) 427-2710
3550 W 6th St, Ste 500
Los Angeles, CA 90020
www.pathwaysla.org
Legal Immigration Services
Carmen Villamor, Law Corp.
Carmen T. Villamor, Immigration Attorney
Tel: (323) 939-8200
Email: carmen@carmenvillamor.com
Website: www.carmenvillamor.com
3701 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1105
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Perry & Associates, P.C.
Susan Fox
Tel: (818) 849-5905, ext. 226
Email: susan@
Website: www.
15915 Ventura Blvd., Suite 303
Encino, CA 91436
Perry & Associates, P.C.
Katherina Alznauer, Esq., Sr. Associate Attorney
Tel: (747) 233-3770
Email: kate@johnperryandassociates.
Website: www.johnperryandassociates.com
16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 400
Encino, CA 91436
Chun Fruto Law Corp.
Eileen Chun-Fruto
Tel: (213) 674-0599
Email: eileen@chunfrutolaw.com
Website: www.chunfrutolaw.com
155 N. Lake Ave., 8th Flr.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Nizamian & Nizamian LLP
Arek Nizamian, Immigration Lawyer
Tel: (213) 487-7150
Email: arek@nizamian.com
Website: www.nizamian.com
3055 Wilshire Blvd. #630
Los Angeles, CA 90010
ALG Lawyers
Aram Kim, Attorney at Law
Tel: (213) 384-3300
Email: info@alglawyers.com
Website: www.alglawyers.com/contact-us/
11835 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 380 E Los Angeles, CA 90069
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Mortgage & Home Ownership
For more information, please contact:
Thomas Huang, Mortgage Loan Officer
NMLS ID# 1127419
Personal Banker – Chase Bank
4333 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Tel: 626-765-8162
Email: Thomas.hang@homestreet.com
Web: www.homestreet.com/thuang
Notary Services
Spiritual Development Workshops & Activities
Student Well-Being
If you need help finding mental health or substance abuse services in your location, do not hesitate to use this helpful facility locator. Below are some local facilities that offer mental health services in international languages as well as English:
Downtown Mental Health Center
529 South Maple Avenue
Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-629-6200
Languages: Tagalog, Chinese
Northeast Mental Health Center
5321 Via Marisol Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90042
323-478-8200
Languages: Tagalog, Chinese
Hollywood Mental Health Center
1224 North Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90038
323-769-6100
Languages: Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic
Straight Talk Counseling Clinic
5712 Camp Street
Cypress, CA, 90630
714-828-2000
Language: Hindi
San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center
Older Adult Services
14600 Sherman Way
Van Nuys, CA, 91405
Suite 100-D
818-374-6901
Language: Arabic
Tax Status / Filing Services
Translators & Foreign Credential Evaluations Services
Geo Credential Services
Service: Translations & Credential Evaluations
Tel: 210-714-1312
11755 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Chat support available
Website: https://usces.org/
USCES evaluations are approved by the United States Department of Education, across all states.
Lingomod
Service: Translations
Tel: 877-546-4036
Email: support@lingomod.com
Website: www.lingomod.com
Specialized in translating academic transcripts and records.
20% discount for all IAU students!
Use order code: LMIAU2017
Receive your translation in 24-48 hrs!
STC Interpreting & Translation
Silene Conceicao, Project Manager
Service: Translations
Special deal for IAU students! $30.00 per page of 250 words for most languages when students mention that they were referred by IAU. We also offer notarization, Apostille and Live Scan.
Tel: (800) 750-8797 or (310) 287-0405
Email: info@STCinterpreting.com
Website: www.STCinterpreting.com
1641 1/2 Westwood Boulevard.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI)
Service: Translations and foreign credential evaluations
Tel: (310) 275-3530
Email: acei@acei-global.org
Website: http://www.acei-global.org/
9854 National Boulevard.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Below are links provided for students who wish to seek their own translators, notaries, or foreign credential evaluation services.
NACES Member Organizations
IAU recommends NACES members for foreign credential evaluations but does not require it.
Website: http://www.naces.org/members
ATA Certified Translators
Website: http://www.atanet.org/
*Translators must be certified.
Transportation TAP Card - Metro Los Angeles
We can provide you with additional documentation in the form of a TAP Enrollment Verification and Official Registration Form, but your eligibility for a reduced fare may depend on your course schedule. Please click the following link for more information:
Please note that IAU has no control over Metro’s standards for approving students for a reduced fare TAP card.
If you have any questions, please contact ssp@iaula.edu. Thanks!
Other Helpful Resources & Tools
This site literally gives you discounts and cashback deals on everything from clothes to dorm room supplies to travel to food just for being a student.
Mint – https://www.mint.com/
Want to keep up with your spending but don’t have a whole lot of time to sort things out? Well, there’s an app for that. Mint is an Intuit based program that helps you track your spending, make budgets, track your transactions, and even check your credit.
StudentRecipes.com – https://studentrecipes.com/
This site offers over 5000 recipes created by students for students. If you’re a foodie and a student, then you’ll love this site.