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.

ChildNet Youth and Family Services is a private, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that offers innovative programs to young people and their families with significant needs for a variety of services. Recognized for its care and treatment of abused, neglected and abandoned children, ChildNet’s “Continuum of Care” services include: Foster Care, Adoptions, Wraparound and Mental Health programs. The impact of our support is often powerful and life-changing. By providing meaningful assistance, our families are able to stabilize from a crisis situation, and with individualized support, they can establish normalcy and structure for their once broken family. For 50 years, ChildNet has been at the forefront of providing quality care to thousands of deserving children and their families. For this reason, ChildNet’s programs are not only unique, but absolutely necessary. Without ChildNet, most of these families would have nowhere else to turn.

Since 1904, Children's Bureau (www.all4kids.org) has been a nonprofit leader in protecting vulnerable children through prevention, treatment and advocacy. The agency is unique in that it focuses on three key areas for creating impact: strengthening families & communities with direct services & programs, helping other organizations with innovative tools & training, and impacting communities & transforming systems with best practices to improve community outcomes. Children’s Bureau helps 40,000 children and parents each year throughout Southern California with services that include school readiness, parenting classes, family resource centers, support groups, mental health counseling, foster care and foster-adoption and more. Children’s Bureau is one of the largest investors in child abuse prevention in the country and is developing a national model to transform an entire at-risk community through its Magnolia Community Initiative.

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.

Hillsides is a leading health and human services nonprofit with programs throughout Greater Los Angeles. For over a century, the organization has helped children, youth, and families heal through trauma-informed care; behavioral health treatment; and foster care and adoption services. Hillsides also provides support to young adults with transitional housing, life skills training, and job training and placement. Learn how you can help children to heal, grow, and thrive at Hillsides.org.

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.

For over 132 years, Children’s Home Society of California (CHS) has adapted to the changing needs of children and families. Since 1891, CHS has worked diligently to protect our community’s children and strengthen their families through diverse programs and services.

We are delighted to announce that as of January 2, 2018, Junior Blind is now known as Wayfinder Family Services! Our organization has grown and expanded over the last 65 years, responding to the critical needs in the communities we serve. Through our services, we reach more people than ever before, from those who have vision loss or profound special needs to foster youth with serious medical conditions or trauma—and their families. As we commemorate our 65 years of dedicated service in 2018, we are pleased to step into the future with a name that embraces our history, while more fully reflecting the breadth of the work that we do and the people we serve. The mission of Wayfinder Family Services is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, our programs initially provided blind and visually impaired children with opportunities to lead fuller and more independent lives. Today, we annually serve more than 18,500 students and family members across Southern, Central and Northern California through two service divisions: one which helps individuals with visual impairment and additional disabilities and one which assists children in the child welfare system, with a particular specialty in services to medically fragile children and those with other special needs. Wayfinder strives for a world in which every child and family can overcome the obstacles they face—a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Wayfinder Family Services and our tagline “Together, we’ll reach new heights,” embrace our role as a partner. From the small challenges to the biggest achievements, we walk hand-in-hand with children, adults and families along their journey. Wayfinder evokes loyalty, determination and collaboration. We want to do whatever we can to help each member of the Wayfinder family get where they need and want to go.

Our mission is to provide families with compassionate and comprehensive care to promote wellness and build strong communities. Our vision is that families are safe, healthy, happy, and thriving in their communities. HSA serves over 20,000 clients annually on a non-sectarian basis with a range of services that addresses the unique and shared needs of clients of all ages.

Union Station Homeless Services is the San Gabriel Valley's largest, most comprehensive social service agency assisting homeless and very low-income people. For nearly 50 years, we have helped individuals and families rebuild their lives and end homelessness. We offer outreach, bridge and supportive housing, and employment programs to help people end their homelessness and achieve a life of dignity. KEEP IN TOUCH ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL PAGES! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USHSNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ushsnews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/USHSNews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnionStationHomelessServices

In an environment of love, care and hope, Villa Esperanza Services provides the tools and support necessary for children, adults and seniors with special needs to achieve their goals, live fulfilling lives and embrace a sense of belonging and acceptance. Villa serves individuals with developmental disabilities including more than twenty different diagnoses. Our wide variety of programs and services assist infants to seniors in addition to providing support and encouragement to their families. We change lives—from teaching a child with autism how to say “hello;” to giving an adult with Down syndrome the skills to earn a paycheck and the pride of having a job; to providing an intellectually disabled senior the opportunity to give back to the community through volunteering and helping others. Our customized and comprehensive programs for children centralized within the community: • Villa Esperanza School • Hjelte-Phillips Speech and Language Center • Occupational therapy clinic • Behavioral therapy • Early intervention services Our personalized programs for adults and seniors integrated throughout the community: • Employment services • Family-style residential homes • Independent living apartments • Independent living skills coaching • Community-integrated skills training • Day programs As a non-profit organization, Villa serves more than 600 individuals and their families each year in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Since 1961 we have been a leader in advocating and advancing services for the developmentally/intellectually disabled community. Villa excels in offering progressive and innovative approaches and solutions. Our ability to forecast and meet the changing needs of our clients has established us as a unique service provider, offering individualized programs and a continuum of care over the course of a lifetime.