CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC

Operates Community Schools programs in partnership with schools and preschools, delivering trauma-informed after-school activities, parent workshops, and family resource centers to support student success and family well-being.

Operates Community Schools programs in partnership with schools and preschools, providing after-school activities, parent workshops, and family resource centers with trauma-informed, coordinated support services.

Operates Community Schools programs in partnership with schools and preschools, delivering trauma-informed after-school activities, parent workshops, family resource centers, and care coordination services to support educational success and family stability.

Hosts community wellness festivals, gatherings, and events such as a Women’s History Month celebration and a five-year mental health programming festival that drew over 600 attendees, distributing food, diapers, and offering wellness activities.

Connects individuals and families to wellness resources, programs, and services at Children's Institute and other community organizations. Distributes free care packages, hosts wellness festivals, and offers community healing activities such as yoga, drum circles, gardening, and mindfulness.

Empowers parents, caregivers, and youth—including those in DCFS and Juvenile Justice systems—to heal through community-based mental health promotion, resiliency workshops, support groups, and wellness activities such as yoga, drum circles, mindfulness, gardening, and family movie nights.

Empowers parents, caregivers, and youth—especially those involved in child welfare or juvenile justice systems—to heal through community-based mental health promotion. Offers wellness activities such as yoga, drum circles, mindfulness, family movie nights, and gardening to reduce stigma and improve access to emotional well-being resources.

Deploys community health workers and peer promoters to reduce mental health stigma, increase access to resources, and deliver culturally sensitive outreach. Includes the United Mental Health Promoters and Community Public Health Teams programs in underinvested communities.

Provides trauma-informed counseling, family therapy, and crisis counseling for children, adolescents, and families affected by violence, using evidence-based practices such as Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Child-Parent Psychotherapy. Serves youth aged 0–18 and families in SPA 4, 6, and 8 regions.

Provides trauma-informed counseling, family therapy, and crisis counseling for children, adolescents, and families affected by violence, using evidence-based practices such as Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Services are delivered across multiple regions in Los Angeles, including SPA 4, 6, and 8.

Provides trauma-informed counseling, family therapy, and crisis counseling to children, adolescents, and families affected by violence, using evidence-based practices such as Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Child-Parent Psychotherapy. Services target emotional well-being, conduct problems, depression, family conflict, and trauma exposure, primarily in South Los Angeles and select SPA regions.

Operates Head Start and early education programs that support children’s emotional well-being, language and literacy development, and healthy development, while engaging parents as active participants. Includes center-based services that provide medical connections, immunizations, nutritious meals, and counseling referrals.

Operates Head Start and early education programs that support children’s emotional well-being, language and literacy development, and healthy development, while engaging parents as active participants. Includes center-based services with medical referrals, immunization tracking, nutritious meals, and counseling support.

Operates Head Start programs and early education centers that support children’s emotional, language, and cognitive development while engaging parents as active participants. Includes prenatal to age five programming, immunizations, nutritious meals, and connections to counseling services.

Offers free Enhanced Care Management services to eligible Medi-Cal recipients of all ages enrolled in partner health plans, supporting care coordination, appointment scheduling, transportation, medication education, employment support, and connections to housing and food services.

Provides free care management services to eligible Medi-Cal recipients of all ages, including appointment scheduling, transportation, care planning, medication education, employment support, and referrals to housing and food services. Focuses on integrated physical and mental health care navigation.

Offers free care management services to eligible Medi-Cal recipients of all ages, including appointment scheduling, transportation, care planning, medication education, referrals to housing and food services, and employment support. The program supports navigation of mental and physical health systems through partnerships with health plans.

Expands access to services by opening new program sites and campuses, including a Head Start site in Compton and a new campus in Watts.

Offers parenting support, parenting skills training, and family engagement initiatives including Project Fatherhood, which supports men in caregiving roles, and workshops that prepare youth and adults for education and employment while building family support networks.

Offers programs that strengthen parenting skills, including Project Fatherhood—a support group for men in caregiving roles—and Strengthening Families services for families in child welfare or juvenile justice systems, focusing on stability, education, and employment preparation.

Connects individuals and families to wellness resources, programs, and services at Children's Institute and other community organizations, including through a comprehensive Resource Guide for Immigrants.

Distributes free care packages to households affected by violence, hosts community wellness festivals, and provides a comprehensive Resource Guide for Immigrants to connect individuals and families to essential wellness resources and services.

Creates and distributes practical resources such as a comprehensive Resource Guide for Immigrants to help families access essential services and navigate systems.

Provides targeted services for youth involved in DCFS and Juvenile Justice systems and their families, including trauma-informed counseling, parenting support, and Strengthening Families programming focused on stability, education, employment, and skill-building.

Delivers Strengthening Families services and targeted support to families involved in child welfare and juvenile justice systems, focusing on parenting skills, stability, education or employment preparation, and building support networks.

Delivers crisis support, care packages, workshops, and support groups for children and families exposed to violence in South Los Angeles and the Metro area. Includes culturally sensitive, trauma-informed outreach and resource connection through the REACH Team.

Delivers one-time and ongoing workshops using evidence-based curricula like Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP®) and conducts support groups focused on building resiliency, leadership, healthy behaviors, and life skills for youth and families.

Delivers one-time and ongoing workshops using evidence-based curricula like Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program to promote educational success, leadership, life skills, and healthy behaviors among adolescents.

Advocates for increased public investment in education, mental wellness services, and support systems for foster youth and underinvested communities. Implements community-wide advocacy through coalitions and public forums.

Advocates for policies that increase public investment in education, mental wellness services, and support for foster youth and underinvested communities, including through Community Innovations programs that provide trauma awareness training and advocacy via community coalitions.

Hosts public convenings, voter forums, and community gatherings to foster collaboration between nonprofit, philanthropic, and civic leaders, and to engage communities around mental health and social equity issues.

Hosts forums, convenings, and community gatherings—including a voter forum with NBC4 and Telemundo 52, and a leadership event on nonprofit-philanthropy collaboration—to engage community members, nonprofit leaders, and policymakers in advancing child and family well-being.

Advocates for increased investments in education, mental wellness, foster youth support, and underinvested communities. Implements Community Innovations programs through coalitions that provide trauma awareness training and advocacy in South LA.

Hosts voter forums and convenings to promote civic participation and strengthen nonprofit-philanthropy partnerships, including a local voter forum in partnership with NBC4, Telemundo 52, and NALEO Educational Fund.

Convenes Youth and Community Advisory Groups to inform program design and delivery. Raises funds through annual galas and long-standing donor partnerships, such as the Les Amies Patron Drive and Benefit, to support services for Los Angeles families.

Convenes Youth and Community Advisory Groups to inform the design and delivery of community support programs, ensuring services are responsive to local needs and perspectives.

Raises funds through annual galas (e.g., Cape & Gown Gala) and maintains long-term funding partnerships (e.g., Les Amies), while convening Youth and Community Advisory Groups to inform program design and delivery.