ANNUAL REPORT 2003 - Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic

ANNUAL REPORT 2003
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Our Mission
The mission of the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic is to provide quality mental
health services to a community in great need by ensuring easy access and promoting
early intervention. The Clinic enhances the mental health and well-being of children
and youth ages 0-25 years, and their caregivers, by:
• Providing family-centered, culturally sensitive and clinically sound mental
health programs in an atmosphere that fosters emotional and social growth.
• Providing specialized educational services to seriously emotionally disturbed
children and youth who have failed in other settings.
• Advocating on behalf of children and their families in order to secure needed
services.
• Training mental health professionals and promoting innovative new approaches.
• Promoting strategic collaborative efforts with schools, preschools and other
human services and advocacy agencies in Central and South Los Angeles.
• Providing follow-along services to clients enrolled in Clinic services prior to age
21, through their 25th birthday, when indicated.
• Conducting ongoing evaluations of Clinic services to ensure effective outcomes;
and conducting research on Clinic services and participating in appropriate
research studies conducted by experts in mental health and related fields.
Our Therapeutic Goals
• Help children and youth who are mentally ill, seriously emotionally disturbed,
abused or at risk for mental health problems to function in a healthy manner at
home, in school and in the community, ensuring that services are offered at the
lowest level of care possible.
• Support primary caregivers in their efforts to strengthen and preserve the
integrity of their families.
• Treat adult family members, as appropriate, in support of family-centered
services.
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our mission comes to life
Letter from the Chairperson of the Board
and the Executive Director
Dear Clinic Friends and Supporters:
In this Annual Report 2003, you will see our mission statement come to life in stories of best practices and
successes that illustrate key Clinic components, from family-centered programs and strategic collaborative
efforts to ongoing evaluations.
Ensuring easy access and promoting early intervention are at the very core of our mission. But our scope of
therapeutic services and outreach activities go beyond these hallmarks. As this report unfolds, we highlight
for you the comprehensive mental health services, programs and activities of the Los Angeles Child Guidance
Clinic. These are efforts conducted each and every day by a dedicated staff who fulfill our vision of bringing
essential services to children and families in serious need.
A significant commitment that the Clinic completed this past year was building a new Child and Youth
Development Center. The project’s primary goal was to increase access to much needed mental health services
by children and families residing in Central and South Los Angeles. This was achieved in two important
ways: by moving our administrative offices out of the Exposition Park facility (and into the new site), thereby
increasing our service capacity at the old site by adding treatment space for our Walk-In Clinic and Outpatient
Services; and by further expanding the Clinic’s specialty services in the new 30,000 square foot building.
Our new Child and Youth Development Center makes access to mental health services easy and convenient,
allowing more children to receive the critical services they need to assist them in becoming healthier and more
successful in their social, home and school environments.
Thank you very much for your friendship and support of the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic, and of the
children we serve, which make the achievement of our mission possible!
Stephen D. Royer
Chairperson of the Board
Elizabeth W. Pfromm, M.S., MPA
Executive Director
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ENSURING
EASY ACCESS
New Child and Youth
Development Center
After 16 months of construction, and a two-and-a-half year capital campaign that raised over $6.5 million, in
November 2002 the Clinic’s new Child and Youth Development Center at 3031 South Vermont Avenue opened
its doors to clients. The new facility greatly increased our capacity to provide mental health services and
improve access to meet the growing community need in Central and South Los Angeles.
The building facilitated the expansion of our Life Learning Program, a program that enables access by offering
comprehensive services to 15-25 year old youth with serious emotional problems who are facing the transition to the
adult world of work and independent living. Also housed in the new facility, The Jack H. Skirball Center for Early
Childhood Development brings together the Clinic’s eight early intervention programs for children ages 0-5. These
services also ensure easy access by taking mental health services into the community to where kids are – to preschools
and into homes.
THANK YOU Capital Campaign Donors
Cornerstones ($250,000 and Over)
The Ahmanson Foundation
Burton G. Bettingen (estate)
The California Endowment
The Eisner Foundation, Inc.
W. M. Keck Foundation
Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Skirball Foundation
Weingart Foundation
Benefactors ($50,000 - 249,999)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Rolland E. Cooper
The Erteszek Family Foundation
Mrs. Charles Luckman
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Leaders ($25,000 - 49,999)
Anonymous
Bank of America Foundation
Burton G. Bettingen Corporation
Hawthorne Savings
Susan H. and David L. Hirsch, III
John R. Liebman and Bonnie Kohl
Pfaffinger Foundation
Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz
Variety – The Children’s Charity
of Southern California
Robert Zarnegin
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Founders ($15,000 - 24,999)
Sandra Berg
Bice Passavant Foundation
Forest Lawn Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Quinton C. James
The Louchheim Family
The Edwin W. Pauley Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Royer
Lon V. Smith Foundation
J.B. and Emily Van Nuys Charities
Gina Wilson and Mike Crabbe
Patrons ($10,000 - 14,999)
Donald Bailey, Sr.
Chapman and Associates
Charitable Foundation
Elizabeth W. Pfromm
Ronald McDonald House Charities
of Southern California
Shamrock Holdings, Inc.
The Robert J. Stransky Foundation
Sweet-Friedlander Family
The Victor Family
Carl E. Wynn Foundation
Sponsors ($5,000 - 9,999)
Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
Nancy and Bob Brachman
The Joanne Marie and Marcel
George Foundation
Gold Family Foundation
Robin and Tom Moody
Patricia and Michael Stoddard
Edgar H. Twine
Associates ($1,000 - 4,999)
Jackie and Howard Banchik
Bank of America
BP Amoco Foundation
Mrs. Cecil Brown
Elaine Carey
Evis and Rosemary Coda
Martha de la Torre and El Clasificado
Betty Friedlander and Bob Haines
Lark Ellen Lions Charities
Beth S. Meltzer
Sonia Mercado
Wayne and Elaine Moore
Northern Trust Foundation
Northrop Space & Mission Systems ECHO
Chris and Valerie Ryan
Ken Siberz and Janet Stewart
in memory of Bert Siberz
Thomas F. Trott, M.D., Ph.D.
Handprints ($500 - 999)
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth August
Frank G. Binswanger, III
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Pepp
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ruby
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Weiss
Mrs. Meredith Willson
in memory of Mrs. Charles Luckman

Serving the Uninsured
In an effort to serve all children, regardless of
ability to pay, the Los Angeles Child Guidance
Clinic is often in the position of providing care to
uninsured families. By not turning away families who
lack insurance, we are addressing one major barrier that
prevents children from accessing needed services.
An example of the kind of community support the
Clinic receives for these efforts is a $124,000 grant from
the S. Mark Taper Foundation. We are using these funds
to offer school-based counseling services, including
anger management, to benefit children and families who
would otherwise have a difficult time accessing and
obtaining services.
Many of these children suffer in silence, distracted and
unable to adequately learn in school. By reaching out to
the uninsured, we impact children and families in a way
that not only decreases personal and familial distress,
but also improves functioning and the ability to succeed
in school and in the community.
Approximately
192,800 children
living in the Clinic’s
service area do
not have health
insurance.
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The Los Angeles County Mental
Health Commission was pleased
to honor the Clinic’s Building
Blocks Program with its 2002
Outstanding Program of the
Year Award. The Commission
believes that providing
early intervention for at-risk
children is a critical element in
ensuring these children’s future
successes, and we applaud the
Clinic’s efforts in this arena.
— Ilean Rabens,
Chair, Los Angeles County
Mental Health Commission
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PROMOTING EARLY INTERVENTION
First Steps Infant/Toddler
Home Visitation Program
Beginning at birth through
the age of 36 months,
factors such as poverty,
low maternal education,
community violence, abuse or
neglect, separation from parents
and prenatal drug exposure
can impede successful child
development. Infants exposed to
these factors are at risk for later
mental health problems, which
can hamper school performance
and future life successes.
The focus of the First Steps
program is to enhance parentchild
attachment relationships.
Through healthy attachments,
an infant’s social/emotional
knowledge is expanded, brain
functioning is stimulated and
cognitive growth is enhanced,
thereby reducing mental health
risks.
A treatment team composed
of a therapist and a home
interventionist works with
families of at-risk infants in
their homes to train parents in
skills that facilitate attachment,
such as learning how to read
their infants’ emotional cues
and responding appropriately.
A generous grant from the
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation
supported the pilot year of the
First Steps program.
While our young clients have
been exposed to risk factors that
we cannot change, through First
Steps we can improve children’s
relationships to their parents,
helping to protect them against
future mental health problems.
The focus of
the First Steps
program is to
enhance parentchild
attachment
relationships.
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FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMS
System of Care
The Los Angeles Child
Guidance Clinic is a
participating agency in
the county-based System of Care
program. This interagency program
coordinates services for seriously
emotionally disturbed children
involved in multiple public service
systems (e.g., the Departments of
Mental Health, Children and Family
Services and Probation) who are at
risk for placement in a group home
or more restrictive setting.
The Clinic’s role in the System of
Care is the delivery of communitybased
and in-home mental health
and case management services. Each
family is assigned a therapist and a
family advocate who help the family
in identifying and working toward
their treatment goals. The treatment
team maintains small caseloads to
ensure their availability to provide
individualized, intensive services.
Each family actively participates in
the program and becomes a member
the System of Care treatment team.
In support of family-centered
programming, the System of Care
embraces:
• FAMILY AND CHILD STRENGTHS
• PARENTS AS PARTNERS AND PART
OF THE SOLUTION
• IN-HOME, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
• PARENT ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT
• FLEXIBLE SERVICES TAILORED TO THE
NEEDS OF EACH FAMILY
Parent Night
The "Parent Night" component of our After-School Day
Treatment program provides quality time to engage in
fun activities that facilitate positive interactions between
children and their caregivers.
The first half of "Parent Night" is dedicated to a parent-child
activity, such as playing board games or creating art projects
together. The second half of the evening involves the parents
in a support group run by therapists, which provides help and
encouragement from the treatment team, as well as from other
caregivers.
In this setting, caregivers whose children have been in the
program for a longer period are often able to gain perspective
on how far their children have come during their treatment.
They realize their progress when they can say to newer parents
“my child used to do that, too.”
With the caregiver’s active involvement in the treatment of their
child, there is a better chance that the child’s accomplishments
in the program will be maintained in the home and school
environments.
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SPECIALIZED EDUCATION SERVICES
Burton Green School
The Clinic’s Burton Green School is often a last resort for
youngsters whose mental health issues stand in the way
of their academic success. A nonpublic school contractor
with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) serving grades
1-12, our School provides an environment conducive to learning
by addressing each student’s unique social, emotional and
educational needs.
The Burton Green School was recently evaluated on both program
quality and education compliance by the California Department
of Education and LAUSD, earning perfect scores on both site
certifications. These independent reviews demonstrate our success
in helping students with Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED) —
who often have accompanying learning disabilities and a history
of school failure — to graduate or experience other achievements
in life.
The educational journey
includes academic
remediation or
enrichment, therapeutic
interventions and
transition skills focused on
supporting a youngster’s
progress from school into
the greater community.
Based on academic and behavioral assessments, each student
at the Burton Green School has an individualized learning and
treatment plan. Guided by teachers and therapists working in
tandem, the educational journey includes academic remediation
or enrichment, therapeutic interventions and transition skills to
support progress from school into the greater community.
Last spring semester we supported four students dually enrolled
in the Burton Green School and in public school – the first step
in the process of returning successful students to mainstream
schools. Five Burton Green seniors completed all the same
graduation requirements as public high school students.
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In keeping with the Clinic’s
TRAINING
MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS
reputation as a leader and innovator
in the children’s mental health arena,
we are committed to educating mental
health professionals and other service
providers to promote the replication of
best practices and model programs. Over
the past year, executive and clinical staff
members have made presentations at the
national, state and local levels, including:
• “Evidence-Based Practices,”
National Mental Health Association
and Mental Health Association in
California.
• “Applying System of Care Values
to Early Intervention Services,”
California Mental Health Advocates
for Children and Youth.
• “Embracing Children and Families
in Troubled Times,” Neurons to
Neighborhoods Conference (the
Clinic was a co-sponsor of this
conference on trauma).
ADVOCATING ON BEHALF
OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
The Clinic’s commitment to advocating on behalf of children
and their families to secure needed services is carried out
on many fronts. One might say the “little a” of advocacy
occurs in our daily interactions with clients. Consider the role of
the family advocate who assesses the immediate needs of families,
often in crisis, who come to our Walk-In Clinic for assistance.
Family advocates connect families with needed resources,
including access to Clinic mental health services, referrals to
homeless and domestic violence shelters and MediCal/Healthy
Families enrollment.
The “Big A” of advocacy is represented by the Clinic’s role in the
larger community. The Clinic promotes public policy to improve
the quality, availability and funding of needed services. Last
November for example, Executive Director Elizabeth Pfromm
presented to the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental
Health ways to address positive social and emotional development
within federal initiatives for preschoolers such as Head Start.
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TRANSITION SERVICES
Life Learning Program
The Clinic recognizes that the need for services and supports does not
necessarily end simply because one graduates from high school or reaches
his or her 21st birthday. In fact, the transition period of leaving the safety
net of children’s services and confronting the independence of the adult world can
be a particularly challenging time for youth with mental illness.
The Clinic’s nationally accredited Life Learning Program is designed to support
older adolescents and young adults who are receiving mental health services.
This includes assisting them in pursuing higher educational goals or in identifying
and securing employment opportunities. Hands-on experience and one-on-one
counseling are provided in the areas of vocational assessment, employment
seeking, job development and independent living skills.
The Clinic was awarded a grant of $120,000 over three years from The California
Wellness Foundation* in order to expand program services to the 22-25 year
old population of mental health consumers. There are no other mental health
providers in our geographic area that provide these specialized services for young
adults who are attempting to successfully transition to greater independence and
productivity at work and in the world.
Hands-on
experience
and one-onone
counseling
are provided
in the areas
of vocational
assessment,
employment
seeking, job
development
and independent
*The Life Learning Program is funded in part by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF).
Created in 1992 as an independent, private foundation, TCWF's mission is to improve the health of the people
of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention programs.
living skills.
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STRATEGIC COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
Early Intervention
Collaborations
To reach underserved
populations, increase access
and reduce the stigma
associated with seeking services, the
Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
collaborates with other community
organizations. As Clinic professionals
work in collaborative endeavors
– namely with Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD) Early
Education Centers and Pacific Asian
Consortium in Employment (PACE)
Head Start Centers – we are able to
reach families who may otherwise
have no contact with mental health
programs. Our innovative models
are designed to promote early
identification and provide intervention
services.
Building Blocks and Stepping Up to
School Readiness are two preschoolbased
early intervention programs
that place therapists and behavioral
interventionists in preschool settings
to intervene early on with at-risk
children, as well as train teachers to
recognize and address emotional and
behavioral problems in the classroom.
By integrating educational and early
intervention services in a community
setting, we improve opportunities
to ameliorate future mental health
problems.
Ongoing Collaborative Activities
Psychiatry Residents Training Program — The Clinic
has a long-standing affiliation with the University of
Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Division
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, providing on-site training
for psychiatry residents in the diagnosis and treatment of
children ages five and younger.
Clinical Internship Programs — Academic year-long training
is provided to graduate students in psychology, social work
and marriage and family therapy, in conjunction with local
colleges and universities.
Infant Family Mental Health Initiative — The Clinic is
a participating agency in this initiative, a special project
funded by the California Department of Mental Health, in
collaboration with local county departments. Special focus
is placed on identifying children and families with emerging
difficulties and on providing services to these families in a
variety of clinical, community and home settings.
Family Preservation — The Clinic works closely with five
lead agencies that have contracts with the County Department
of Children and Family Service. In these collaborative
partnerships, the Clinic provides mental health services to help
prevent children from going into the foster care system.
The Clinic serves as a convener for other agencies
in order to better organize the fragmentation of
children’s services, as well as enhance the delivery of
scarce resources for children and families. As a funder
to the Clinic for almost eight years, we are grateful for
the added value the Clinic brings to our community.
— Richard Atlas, Founder and Trustee,
The Atlas Family Foundation
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CONDUCTING ONGOING EVALUATIONS
Performance Measurement of
Innovative Program Services
Today, funders are
increasingly concerned
that providers be
accountable for the impact
of services by demonstrating
measurable results. Not only to
satisfy funder requirements but
to also ensure quality mental
health services, we collect data
on children's functioning levels
at the start of services, at regular
intervals during service delivery
and at the time of discharge
of children participating, for
example, in our Building
Blocks, First Steps and Early
Intervention Day Treatment
programs.
Performance measurement
allows us to address the
quality of services provided
by examining the effectiveness
of our services. Evaluation
tools used include: Achenbach
Child Behavior Checklist and
Achenbach Caregiver-Teacher
Form, both providing measures
of the child’s behavioral
problems, and the Preschool
and Early Childhood Functional
Assessment Scale, measuring
the child’s ability to interact
successfully in school and home
settings.
Finally, this method of evaluation
communicates efficacy of
Clinic programs to various
stakeholders. In a nutshell, we
are pleased to report that the
results of our innovative early
intervention programs indicate
that children receiving services
show observable and statistically
significant improvements in
behavior and social/emotional
functioning.
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Our Service Year 2003 in Review
These figures document the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic’s
service to our community’s children, youth and families through
an array of comprehensive mental health programs and services.
5,977 individual children and family members benefited from
Clinic services in the year ended June 30, 2003.
1,458 children, family members and caregivers received
immediate assistance at the no-appointment, bilingual Walk-In
Clinic.
47,623 mental health outpatient visits were provided at three
community-based Clinic offices, as well as on-site at local schools
and in client homes.
27,327 days of service were provided through the Clinic’s range
of educational and day treatment programs.
1,975 children benefited from early intervention services via
Building Blocks: A Preschool-Based Early Intervention Program.
738 children benefited from early intervention services via the
Stepping Up to School Readiness program.
49 young adults received life skills training, vocational counseling
and job placement services through the Life Learning Program.
18 high-risk families were served by the First Steps Infant/
Toddler Home Visitation pilot program.
6 residents from the University of Southern California Keck
School of Medicine served rotations at the Clinic through the Child
Psychiatry Residents Training Program.
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QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Walk-In Clinic
We have opened our doors to the
community-at-large through our nofee,
no-appointment Walk-In Clinic,
increasing access to a wide range
of services for low-income families.
Families are assured of receiving an
immediate mental health screening
for their children, referrals to social
services and crisis intervention by
clinical therapists if needed.
Early Intervention and
Community Wellness
Division
The Clinic, a recognized expert in
early intervention, has in the past 13
years developed model programs
that identify and address the mental
health needs of children ages five
and younger and their families. The
Early Intervention and Community
Wellness Division ensures that
programs for this age group are
fully integrated, child-centered and
family-focused, including outpatient
treatment, day treatment, preschoolbased
services, parenting and
in-home services. The Division was
honored by the Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health with
its 2002 Service Innovations Family-
Focused Award.
The Clinic’s leadership in carrying out mental health public policy initiatives through the design and
implementation of innovative and outcome-based programs sets a tone, and a standard that is highly
regarded in the field, both locally and nationally. Further, the staff’s commitment, dedication and
expertise allow for the provision of quality care to a tremendously under-resourced community.
— Richard Van Horn, President, Mental Health Association in Los Angeles County
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Outpatient Services
The Clinic is the resource for
comprehensive diagnostic,
treatment and crisis intervention
services for children and youth in
Central and South Los Angeles.
Programs of individual, group
and family therapy, art therapy,
case management and in-home
support help both the child and
the family. To increase access,
services are provided at local
elementary and secondary
schools through our School-Based
Services program, where children
needing help are more readily
identified. Collaboration with the
local school district, the Probation
Department and the Department
of Children and Family Services
provides integrated, intensive inhome
services through the System
of Care program. Through our
CalWORKS program, we are able
to provide direct service to adult
caregivers in our community who
have mental health problems.
Burton Green School
This integrated special education
and day treatment program for
grades 1-12 blends both learning
and therapy to promote academic,
social and emotional growth.
Our school involves children
and youth in a range of activities
focused on providing enriching
experiences and therapeutic
support to help them succeed in
learning. The Burton Green School
serves mentally ill and seriously
emotionally disturbed children
referred from the public school
system.
After-School Day Treatment
This program provides a Clinic-based therapeutic environment
including social, cultural and recreational activities for children ages
6-12 who have significant mental health problems. These children
have multiple difficulties at home, in school and in the community.
A treatment team provides milieu therapy, individual therapy and
group therapy for the children. Parent education and support groups,
family therapy and home visits are provided to strengthen the child/
caregiver relationship.
Life Learning Program
Nationally accredited by The Rehabilitation Accreditation
Commission, the Life Learning Program provides support for youth
ages 15-25 with mental health disabilities who will be transitioning to
the adult world of higher education, employment and independent
living. The program provides opportunities for self-sufficiency by
developing the range of vocational and social skills needed to set and
achieve goals. Program staff also provide career and job counseling
and concrete assistance suited to the needs of the individual consumer
and his or her family.
Community Need for Services
Total Youth Population 356,535 344,660
Children Below Poverty Level 46% 41%
Child Abuse Referrals 24,997 16,336
Children in Out-of-Home Care
Service Planning Area 6
South Los Angeles
DCFS caseload 10,825 5,360
Probation 286 69
High School Graduation Rate 43% 51%
ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF YOUTH POPULATION
Service Planning Area 4
Central Los Angeles
Hispanic/Latino(a) 69% 77%
African American 28% 4%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 13%
Caucasian 1% 7%
American Indian 0% 1%
Data from Children’s Score Card 1995-1999, Los Angeles Children’s Planning Council
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Celestial Donors
Outright or Cumulative Giving for Clinic Program Support
Heartfelt thanks to these good friends, our angels, whose generous and
loving support of our program efforts brings hope and help to children
and their families.
DIAMOND ANGELS —
$50,000 and Over
Anonymous
Anonymous
The Atlas Family Foundation
The Auxiliary of the
Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
California Community Foundation
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
The Hulen C. Callaway Trust
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
Joseph Drown Foundation
First 5/LA – Proposition 10 Commission
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Hirsch
Les Dames de Champagne of Los Angeles
Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Louchheim
William S. Louchheim
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moelis
The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Monica G. Petrucci & Robert Zarnegin
The Skirball Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation
S. Mark Taper Foundation
UniHealth Foundation
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Weingart Foundation
PLATINUM ANGELS —
$25,000 – 49,999
Anonymous
Nancy & Bob Brachman
Confidence Foundation
Crail-Johnson Foundation
The Everhealth Foundation
Honoring the Memory of Frederick I. Frischling
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
George C. Page
Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc.
SHARE, Inc.
Lon V. Smith Foundation
J. B. & Emily Van Nuys Charities
The Victor Family
Whitecap Foundation
GOLD ANGELS —
$15,000 – 24,999
Anonymous
The Cleveland Foundation
The Erteszek Foundation
Bernard & Ellyn Gelson
Los Angeles Times Summer Camp Fund
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Sweet-Friedlander Family
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.
Transamerica Foundation
Carl E. Wynn Foundation
Robert & Joyce Zaitlin
SILVER ANGELS —
$7,500 – 14,999
ARCO Foundation
BankAmerica Foundation
Cactus Classic Golf Tournament
Employees Community Fund
of Boeing California
Diane and Guilford Glazer
Dr. & Mrs. Quinton C. James
KTLA Charities
Los Angeles Times Family Fund
The Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation
Elizabeth W. Pfromm
Adrienne & Kenneth Pingree
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Royer
Dr. Ruth Sinay & Mr. Joseph Sinay
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Robert J. Stransky Foundation
The Times Mirror Foundation
TRW ECHO
Union Bank of California
Virginia M. Wilson
R. S. Zarnegin Continuation Ltd.
BRONZE ANGELS —
$2,500 – 7,499
Anonymous
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. August
The R. C. Baker Foundation
Frank G. Binswanger III
The Brotman Foundation of California
Mrs. Cecil Brown
Rolland & Yoshie Cooper
Tom & Mary DeMund
Jeff & Noelle Donfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Essakow
Betty J. Friedlander & Robert D. Haines
Emerson Glazer
Erika Glazer
Governor’s Book Fund, California
State Library Foundation
Jane Hefflefinger
Hollywood Park Racing Charities, Inc.
The Audrey & Sydney Irmas
Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Jason
Adriana & Marvin Karno
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Nancy & Jim Krasne
Marilyn & John Liebman
Marlene & Sandy Louchheim
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Luckman
Robin & Tom Moody
Ilene & Jeff Nathan
Peter Norton Family Foundation
Oak Tree Charitable Foundation
Pfaffinger Foundation
Antony P. Ressler & Jami B. Gertz
The Riordan Foundation
Ken & Wendy Ruby
Brion R. Sasaki
Helen L. Scharps
Brad Scott
Mitchell J. Stein Foundation
Steven & Raeann Talavera
Universal Studios
Richard & Kay Van Horn
Torrey Webb Charitable Trust
Wells Fargo Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sanford Whiting
ENDOWMENT ANGELS
The Steve Neuman Special Fund
The Charles A. & Margaret W. Pollak Trusts
Please Note: The honor roll of annual donors to the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic is published
in our agency newsletter In Touch. We are deeply grateful for the support of all our donors.
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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic is deeply grateful for the governing
leadership of our Board of Directors. These individuals give generously of
their time, talent and resources in carrying out the Clinic’s mission. Their
unfailing commitment to our vision, and to the children in our Central and
South Los Angeles community, is at the heart of our success.
Robert S. Brachman
Wilshire Insurance Agency
T. Elaine Carey
Control Risks Group, LLC
Martha C. de la Torre
El Clasificado
Eugene Friedlander
Ken Ruby Construction Company
David L. Hirsch
MASCO Corporation
Vice Chairperson
Quinton C. James, M.D.
Los Angeles Unified School
District, rtd.
Immediate Past Chairperson
John R. Liebman, Esq.
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Mark S. Louchheim
Bobrick Washroom
Equipment, Inc.
Sonia Mercado, Esq.
Sonia Mercado & Associates
Robin L. Moody
Tom Moody, Inc.
Annual Report 2003
Alyson Goodall, Editor
EmJay Creative, Design
Robert J. Neary
TechGnosis, Inc.
Carlos A. Perez
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Chairperson
Stephen D. Royer
Shamrock Capital Advisors, Inc.
Treasurer
Michael W. Stoddard
Silversword Finance Group, LLC
Cynthia A. Telles, Ph.D.
UCLA School of Medicine
Thomas F. Trott, M.D., Ph.D.
Child Psychiatrist in private practice
Secretary
Edgar H. Twine, Esq.
ARCO, rtd.
Samuel M. Victor
Chanin Capital Partners
Virginia M. Wilson
Cendant Corporation
OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF
Executive Director
Elizabeth W. Pfromm, M.S., MPA
Director of Programs
Elena Judd, Ph.D.
Director of Administration and Finance
Steven M. Talavera
Director of Human Resources
and Program Development
Teresa Leingang, M.A., J.D.
Director of Development
Debbi Winter
OUR OFFICES
University Park Office
Child and Youth Development Center
and Administrative Offices
3031 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(323) 373-2400
Exposition Park Office
The Harriet and Charles Luckman Building
3787 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(323) 766-2345
Leimert Park Office
4401 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90043
(323) 290-8360
Access to voicemail
system for all offices:
(323) 766-2360
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Founded in 1924, the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity that provides
mental health services to at-risk children and their
families in Central and South Los Angeles. Services are
provided without regard to ability to pay.
3031 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(323) 373-2400
www.lacgc.org
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