Child and Family Guidance Center (CFGC) is proactively creating wellness through innovative mental health services, prevention and early intervention programs. Visit our webpage for Career Opportunities: http://www.childguidance.org/employment/referral-source-fact-sheet/ Mission CFGC empowers children and families to achieve health and well-being through innovative mental health services and community programs. Vision We envision children and families flourishing in vibrant communities. Values Integrity - We are honest, forthcoming, and transparent in all our operations, accepting personal responsibility for our decisions and actions. Quality– We provide high quality care, and continuously monitor the success of our services and operations through ongoing measurement and evaluation. Commitment – We are passionate about helping others, promoting wellness, and taking timely action to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients. Innovation – We constantly explore new ideas and models to improve our services to clients and adapt to the changing needs of our community. Resiliency - We recognize all individuals possess unique talents, skills, and experiences that provide a positive foundation for resolving challenges and building self-reliance.

Crystal Stairs, Inc. is one of the largest private, nonprofit child care and child development corporations in California. It was incorporated in 1980 to provide service, research and advocacy in the fields of child care, child development and family well being. Crystal Stairs employs over 350 people in its operation of state and federally funded child care programs and other child care-related projects and programs funded by public and private contracts and grants. Crystal Stairs’ multi-ethnic, interdisciplinary staff has considerable experience in early childhood education, child care provider training and technical assistance, subsidy program management and service delivery, program research and evaluation, and specialized forms of technical assistance. The agency has established working relationships with federal, state and local government agencies, professional associations, community groups and private organizations to promote healthy, enriching lives for children and their families.

Enki is a leading provider of behavioral health services, offering low-income families and adults excellent mental health services throughout Los Angeles County. Enki is dedicated to bringing hope to our communities with responsive, quality, and progressive behavioral health services.

Casa Pacifica Centers provides assessment, clinical, medical, residential, and educational services to children and youth struggling with complex mental health disorders due to past trauma and/or mental illness. The agency is the largest non-profit provider of children’s mental health services in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties and administers 15 campus- and community-based programs designed to give youth, and their families, the tools they need to heal, rebuild and strengthen relationships, reengage with their educations, and overcome their behavioral challenges. For more information about Casa Pacifica visit www.casapacifica.org.

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (www.jfsla.org) is an ‘extended family’ that welcomes and serves people of all ages, ethnicities and religions with compassion and caring. Establishedin 1854, JFS is proud to offer a family of services for people in need. These nationally recognized services counsel and support individuals and families, helping nearly 100,000 people each year in the greater Los Angeles area. JFS provides food and shelter, connects people with disabilities to vital resources, and helps relatives and friends care for loved ones, young and old. JFS counsels families in crisis, and at-risk children through school based programs. JFS provides safe shelter for homeless families, as well as for abused women and their children, and helps them create independent lives. The families JFS serves have evolved over the last century and a half, but JFS’ mission to strengthen and support families has never wavered.

Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County is now CommUnify. With this new identity comes a refreshed strategic plan that allows us to further our commitment to UNIFY the whole COMMUNITY to address inequalities. CommUnify is a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with the community to find innovative solutions to assist Santa Barbara County residents in living healthy, resilient and financially secure lives. We offer a variety of education and support services aimed at promoting the independence of individuals of all ages. CommUnify: • Assists over 12,000 individuals in Santa Barbara County each year • Operates 24 Head Start and Early Head Start Centers • Serves over 350,000 healthy meals to low-income children and seniors annually • Provides utility assistance services to over 1400 low-income households per year • Provides mentorship to over 5500 youth and young adults • Operates Santa Barbara County's 2-1-1 Health & Human Services Resource Helpline (www.211sbco.org) • & much more! Learn more at: www.CommUnifySB.org Our Mission: In partnership with the community, we provide education and supportive services to residents of Santa Barbara County resulting in improved economic security and self-sufficiency.

Step Up delivers compassionate support to people experiencing serious mental health conditions, and persons who are experiencing chronic homelessness, to help them recover, stabilize, and integrate into the community. Step Up is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing permanent housing, supportive services and workforce development for individuals experiencing a mental health condition and chronic homelessness. Step Up has been offering compassionate mental health support since 1984 and forming dynamic community partnerships co-developing housing since 1994. Last year, Step Up served nearly 5000 individuals at its locations throughout California, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.

The mission of the Exceptional Children's Foundation (ECF) is to provide the highest quality services for children and adults who are challenged with special needs – empowering them to reach their greatest potential. ECF was founded in 1946 by a group of parents and community activists who sought to establish a day training program as an alternative to institutional care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Over the years, ECF’s services expanded to meet the changing needs of its target population. The agency successfully developed and implemented early intervention programs for infants and toddlers, as well as residential, work and day programs for adults. In 2008, ECF merged with Kayne Eras Center (KEC), adding a K-12 school and a comprehensive Mental Health Program to its services. Today, with an annual operating budget of $27 million and 375 staff, ECF serves over 4,800 children, adults, and their families at 15 ECF service sites, in clients’ homes, and in community settings throughout L.A. County.

Our mission is to provide working poor families as well as homeless men, women, and children of all ages with the inner resources and tools to become productive, stable and self- supporting members of the community. St. Joseph Center has been meeting the needs of low-income and homeless individuals and families since 1976. Today, our programs reach more than 10,000 people annually across Los Angeles County. The Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves those in need without regard for religious affiliation or lack thereof. Comprehensive case management, mental health, and integrated social service programs are carried out at multiple sites in Los Angeles County, with major service centers located on the Westside and in South LA. St. Joseph Center provides clients with concentrated and coordinated access to a range of services according to the nature of their needs. Our current efforts cover: •Outreach & Engagement: Street-based multidisciplinary teams, walk-in centers, and food assistance service help homeless and low-income men, women, and children access housing and other resources that lead to self-sufficiency. •Housing: Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Re-Housing services assist homeless families and individuals to obtain and maintain housing stability. •Mental Health: Therapy and other forms of support help clients impacted by mental health issues lead fuller, more independent lives. •Education & Vocational Training: Job programs and educational efforts equip adults and children with the knowledge and tools to make progress in the workplace and in life.

The Rescue Mission Alliance is a Christian Non-Profit organization ministering to the needs of the less fortunate in Southern California through emergency and long-term rehabilitation services. The Rescue Mission Alliance has served the homeless for more than 43 years. It has grown from the first location on 6th Street in Oxnard to multiple locations in four counties throughout Southern California. Several distinct programs are offered at multiple locations, which provide a "Full Range of Care" for addressing the needs of the hungry, homeless, and destitute. While the Rescue Mission Alliance is a Christ-centered organization, we are not a church. We recognize the need to join forces with the local churches of Southern California in order to provide spiritual nurturing and discipleship that is required for real hope and change in the lives of the people we serve. Many of our program participants and transient guests find regular churches to attend through outreach activities.

Channel Islands Social Services (CISS) is a family-​operated organization located in Ventura County, CA. The organization provides FREE in-home respite care (similar to childcare) in the family's own home and in the local community, as well as Independent Living Services. Eligible families and individuals receive funding from Tri-Counties Regional Center, North Los Angeles Regional Center, or the County of Ventura as Foster Parents or Kinship Families. We know how stress­ful life can be with­out sup­port from friends and fam­ily. Like­wise, all of us need a break from time to time to help us take care of our own needs and to refo­cus so that we can con­tinue to be strong for those who need us. Our com­mit­ted team of care­givers spe­cial­izes in pro­vid­ing sup­port to a vari­ety of fam­i­lies includ­ing those car­ing for peo­ple who have devel­op­men­tal dis­abil­i­ties (such as but not lim­ited to Autism, Down Syn­drome, Cere­bral Palsy, and intel­lec­tual dis­abil­i­ties), Fos­ter Par­ents and Kin­ship Care­givers of young children. Inspi­ra­tion for the orga­ni­za­tion was sparked dur­ing the sum­mer of 2004 when co-​founder, Sharon M. Fran­cis, then Direc­tor of Com­mu­nity Devel­op­ment for Tri-​Counties Regional Cen­ter, iden­ti­fied the unmet needs of chil­dren with devel­op­men­tal dis­abil­i­ties liv­ing in Ven­tura County with no local option for respite ser­vices. Until then, all agency respite ser­vices had been pro­vided by home health agen­cies offer­ing CNA, LVN, or RN ser­vices, or from large L.A.-based multi-​service com­pa­nies. The CISS Admin­is­tra­tive team is made up of very car­ing and highly expe­ri­enced pro­fes­sion­als who are ded­i­cated to help­ing fam­i­lies. With hun­dreds of amaz­ing Respite Care­givers employed by CISS, the small admin­is­tra­tive team works tire­lessly to make sure the needs of both fam­i­lies and Respite Care­givers are being met.

JVS SoCal offers hope and opportunity to our diverse community through job training, mentoring and education, combined with expert career guidance and employer partnerships, transforming lives and empowering individuals to achieve dignity and independence. A non-sectarian, not-for-profit organization founded in 1931, JVS SoCal offers to individuals, businesses and agencies high quality programs related to job seeking, career planning, skills assessment, training and retraining. JVS SoCal is committed to helping people help themselves in a caring way that supports human dignity and respects each individual's capabilities and potential. JVS SoCal focuses on strategies that make a real impact on the economic security of individuals, that are sustainable over the long term, and that take place on a scale appropriate to the challenge at hand. Over 24,000 individuals annually benefit from the programs of JVS SoCal and its community partners.