Located in the heart of downtown City Heights, CCCE is a non-profit community center providing low-cost counseling services to individuals, couples, and families in San Diego. CCCE is a counselor training facility operated by San Diego State University (SDSU) offering hands-on education for pre-licensed graduate students in the fields of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) and Community-based Counseling. Our counselors are supervised by licensed therapists and members of SDSU’s Counseling and School Psychology faculty.

License to Freedom is a non-profit, community based organization that promotes nonviolence through community education, self-sufficiency, and advocacy for refugee and immigrant survivors of domestic and relationship abuse in the East County and San Diego region.

We are a group of advocates that believe that every person has a right to live without fear. We believe that refugee and immigrant battered women and children should be able to seek and receive help and services that are respectful of our languages, cultures, race, age, sexual orientation, disabilities, and religious beliefs.

The mission of the Union of Pan Asian Communities is to improve the general well-being and education of the Asian, Pacific Islander and other ethnic communities of San Diego County. UPAC recognizes the diverse ethnic and cultural identities and strengths of these communities and their need for self-sufficiency. UPAC is a bridge among peoples of diverse cultures, languages, generations and socioeconomic backgrounds, particularly un-served and underserved API, Latino, East African, and Middle Eastern immigrant and refugee communities. Programs focus on mental health counseling, community engagement and business development, addiction treatment & recovery, housing counseling, health promotion and cultural competency education.

The Elizabeth Hospice

The Elizabeth Hospice provides medical and emotional support to people facing the challenges of advanced severe illnesses. As a nonprofit organization, they are committed to caring for anyone in the community needing specialized care, regardless of their ability to pay for services. They are also a resource for crisis support after a tragedy occurs in the community. A hospice patient affiliation is not required to receive grief services or to participate in their community events, including support groups customized for children, adults, and families.

Project IMPACT

Our program is designed to support growth and learning by promoting social and emotional well-being for children and their families while training therapists to work effectively with the whole family system. Our work is supported by Price Philanthropies, and we serve a diverse population in the 4 elementary schools in the City Heights area of San Diego: John Adams Elementary School, Cherokee Point Elementary School, Central Elementary School, and Herbert Ibarra Elementary School. Therapy is provided at no cost for children and their families who attend those schools. Our therapists are trainees from local universities seeking to complete their Masters’ degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy. They are under the supervision of Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Approved Supervisors. Our therapy rooms are classrooms stocked full of play therapy materials and supplies. Since play is the language of children, play therapy is the most effective way to process and be nurtured through roadblocks that threaten the child’s academic success. Our therapists also learn techniques and approaches that meet the children at their respective developmental levels. We provide a safe, non-judgmental environment that builds strength and confidence in children. Our program is located in each school, the services are convenient for the parents and create the opportunity for therapists to work collaboratively with the school staff. Therapists often include family members in treatment to secure continuity between the home and school environment.