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Pacific Clinics’ Therapeutic Foster Care Team is actively recruiting resource parents – often referred to as foster parents – to partner with our agency as caregivers for youth and young adults in Solano County.

The United States launched the 24/7 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline this month. The Lifeline supports individuals and their loved ones experiencing thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis or any other kind of emotional distress.

July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Month and was established in 2008 to improve access to mental health services and promote awareness of mental health challenges among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).

Camp Hollygrove, based at our Hollygrove campus in L.A., turns summertime into an opportunity to help children and teens replace the trauma in their life with new, meaningful memories. Each week carries a new theme, and after a two-year hiatus, the team was excited to kick off the summer with Olympics Week.

The Bay Area Region unveiled its newly remodeled professional parent cottage with a virtual ribbon cutting. This cottage is located on Pacific Clinics’ Los Gatos campus and is used to provide free housing for professional parents as they care for high-risk children and teens in foster care.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is celebrated annually in June. We want to honor those who have fought for inclusivity and equality for the community, as well as celebrate resilience and hope for a better future.

In June of 2021, Congress passed legislation to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday in the United States, which was a long overdue and overlooked recognition of American history.

On May 14, more than 100 guests gathered at the historic Hollygrove campus for Pacific Clinics’ annual movie night under the stars, with the event raising more than $15,000 for our Los Angeles-based Hollygrove programs.

Pacific Clinics is pleased to join our community in celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we are equally gratified that we can serve these clients every day of the year.

On April 22, more than 240 attendees came together at Pacific Clinics’ Campbell headquarters for our Hearts & Hands Luncheon and raised nearly $447,000 for some of our Bay Area programs.

National Social Work Month, observed throughout March, is a time to recognize and celebrate social workers, so we are honored to highlight a few of our employees, including Chief Operations Officer Sean Caracoza, as well as some of the incredible pioneer social workers throughout history.