Company Profile
Children's Health Council (CHC)
Company Overview
We specialize in working with families living with ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism through our two schools, mental health clinic, community education and curated online resource library. If you’re concerned, please reach out and we’ll help you navigate your journey together. At CHC, we’re here for you. En CHC, estamos aquí para ti.
Vision
We believe in a world where every child, teen and young adult can reach their full promise and potential.
Mission
To transform young lives by providing culturally-responsive best-in-class services for learning differences and mental health to families from diverse backgrounds regardless of language, location or ability to pay.
Values
Expertise – Striving for, recognizing and sharing excellence in everything we do, while acknowledging that building expertise is an ongoing journey and not a destination.
Compassion – Combining empathy and action to gain trust, create connections and make lasting change.
Community – Collaborating and supporting each other and working with local partners to leverage strengths for mutual benefit and collective impact.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging – Recognizing that diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace and service delivery practices are paramount to building The Beloved Community as envisioned by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – creating a place where everyone feels like they belong.
Company History
CHC was founded in 1953 by Dr. Esther B. Clark, one of the first female pediatricians to practice on the Peninsula. She started Children’s Health Council with a $10,000 annual budget, a largely volunteer staff and most importantly, her spirited will.
Dr. Clark had a dream for every child. She imagined a place where families could come for help. A place where kids come first. A place with integrated services and caring experts. It would be a place where families could be assured of being respected and welcomed in their own language. A place where children could develop the social emotional learning skills and resilience to reach their full promise and potential. It would have strong leadership, expert caring staff, passionate volunteers and devoted donors. It would be called Children’s Health Council.
Benefits
Training and development -- up to $1250 given annually per employee for trainings, conference registration fees, etc
Free continuing education classes offered on-site
Membership dues for 1 professional organization paid per year
Licensure renewal fees reimbursed
Free snacks
Employment at CHC qualifies for loan forgiveness under PSLF
Licensed mental health providers may be eligible for California loan repayment programs