Founded in 1887, the San Diego Center for Children is the oldest children's 501(c)(3) nonprofit in San Diego. The Center provides evidence-based therapeutic, educational, foster care and transition services to children and families struggling with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders.

Our comprehensive continuum of services includes outpatient therapies and assessment, school-based behavioral health services, transition supports, special education, wraparound, foster care placement and therapy, and short term residential treatment

With 8 program sites and community-based services within hundreds of homes and schools across San Diego County, we empower over 1,000 people every day. We serve families from all different backgrounds and circumstances, including children who come from loving homes and those who are in foster care, and who have experienced abuse, trauma or neglect.

With a superior quality of care, nationally accredited by The Joint Commission, each youth served through our programs receives individualized treatment that is strength-based, child and family centered, and culturally relevant. Our team of over 350 culturally and trauma-informed experts are highly qualified to effectively address the mental and behavioral health struggles of families in a holistic way.

The Center is also accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for our privately-operated K-12 nonpublic school. Additionally, we are an approved Nonpublic Agency with the California Department of Education and an approved qualified special education service provider by the California Charter Schools Association.

For more information about our program services and career opportunities, please visit www.centerforchildren.org.