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…carving cornerstones that
help create full lives
Our Mission
To fulfill our mission to “ensure that all people
with mental illness assume their full and rightful place
in the
community,” we:
Our Affiliations
MHA is one of the largest affiliates of the National Mental
Health Association (NMHA) and the Mental Health Association
in California (MHAC). Founded in 1909, NMHA is the nation’s
oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects
of mental health and mental illness. NMHA and its 340 affiliates
form a network of advocates who work hand in hand with people
with mental illness, their families and mental health professionals
to improve understanding, treatment and services. MHAC is
California’s leading mental health advocacy organization.
We also belong to the:
- International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Services
- California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies
- California Coalition for Mental Health
- California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies
- California Network of Mental Health Clients
- Association of Community Human Service Agencies
- Health and Mental Health Coalition – Los Angeles
The employment services of our MHA Village are accredited
by the national Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities, which commended us for our “noticeable commitment
to improving persons’ lives.”
Our Funders
MHA is funded by a combination of private and public sources.
Community contributions are the cornerstone that makes all
we do possible, and individuals support our work by being
members of MHA, honoring others with tributes and memorials,
and providing special support. Our endowment was started and
is sustained through bequests and other gifts from individuals.
We
are proud to be a United Way agency. Along with its long-standing
support for our work, United Way helped us start our Antelope
Valley services and is a funder of our Homeless Solutions
Access Center.
The generous support of foundations and corporations establish
and enhance our services. Our Human Services Academy, the
first in Los Angeles to focus on attracting youth to nonprofit
work, was built with and benefited tremendously from the support
of the ARCO Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation,
Crail-Johnson Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation,
W. M. Keck Foundation, B. C. McCabe Foundation, Northrop Grumman
Corporation, Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, S. Mark Taper Foundation
and Weingart Foundation.
For our other programs, we have received support from the
Boeing Company, Eli Lilly Company, Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation,
Kaiser Permanente – Los Angeles, Lockheed Martin Corporation,
Northrop Grumman Corporation, and the Robert Ellis Simon Foundation,
among others.
We provide services through contracts with the Los Angeles
County Department of Mental Health; California departments
of Mental Health and Rehabilitation; cities of Long Beach,
Hawthorne, Huntington Park and Torrance; U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development; Los Angeles Homeless Services
Authority; and the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
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