Foothill Family Service

Foothill Family Service was founded in 1926 when Mrs. Josephine Marsh passed a hat to raise money for a needy family in the Pasadena community.

In 1938, Foothill Family Service helped 1,238 children and families by donating clothing, serving meals, ad providing case management.

Harriet Huntington Doerr was named Foothill Family Service's first President of the first Board of Directors in 1941.

In 1945, Foothill Family Service first began to train USC social work interns.

In 1951 Foothill Family Service moved into what is now our Pasadena Family Center on South Oak Knoll Avenue.

Between 1963-1966, "Plays for Living," half-hour dramatizations of family and community problems were presented by Foothill Family Service and reached more than 1.5 people nationally

In 1975, Foothill Family Service was one of the first agencies to offer specialized programs in child abuse prevention and treatment.

In 1984 Foothill Family Service was accredited by the Council on Accreditation.

In 1985, Foothill Family Service began providing the Adolescent Family Life Program to support pregnant teens and teen parents and their children.

In 1991, Foothill Family began providing services in El Monte and Duarte.

In 1993, Foothill Family Service started our Domestic Violence Treatment and Prevention Program

In 1994, Foothill Family Service started to provide Cal-Learn services, a statewide case management program for teen parents. The Agency opened a family center in West Covina.

In 1995, Foothill Family Service started two teen pregnancy preventive and family strengthening programs: Partners for Responsible Parenting and Future Visions .

In 1997, Foothill Family Service started school-based counseling services to Mountain View School District in El Monte.

In 1998, Foothill Family Service secured its first contract with the Department of Mental Health to provide mental health services to eligible children and their families.

In 1999, Foothill Family Service received the United Way Community Impact Agency of the Year Award. The Agency also secured a contract to provide CalWORKs Services for Victims of Domestic Violence.

In 2001, Foothill Family Service celebrated its 75 th Anniversary. Two Board Members established The Friends of Foothill Family as a support group for the Agency and opened a new Family Center in El Monte

In 2002, Foothill Family Service started school-based counseling services in the Haciend-La Puente School District and opened a third Center in Pasadena

In 2003, Foothill Family Service expanded school-based counseling services into the Mountain View School District and developed a pilot Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment Program for Teens who were identified as having both mental health and substance abuse problems

In 2004, Foothill Family Service expanded mental health services in La Puente, West Covina, Baldwin Park and Covina

In 2006, Foothill Family Service celebrated it's 80^th Anniversary; secured new contract to provide intensive Wraparound Services to very high need children and their families. Also received its first Federal appropriation through Congressman Adam Schiff.


	About Us Senior Management Team - Board of Directors - Community Partners - Newsletters Financials - Annual Report - Faces of Foothill Family - FAQs - History of FFS - Our Six Sites - Service Area Map - Registration Foothill Family Service History The First 25 Years: 1926 - 1951 Foothill Family Service was founded in 1926 when Mrs. Josephine Marsh passed a hat to raise money for a needy family in the Pasadena community. In 1938, Foothill Family Service helped 1,238 children and families by donating clothing, serving meals, ad providing case management. Harriet Huntington Doerr was named Foothill Family Service's first President of the first Board of Directors in 1941. In 1945, Foothill Family Service first began to train USC social work interns. The Second 25 Years: 1951 - 1976 In 1951 Foothill Family Service moved into what is now our Pasadena Family Center on South Oak Knoll Avenue. Between 1963-1966, "Plays for Living," half-hour dramatizations of family and community problems were presented by Foothill Family Service and reached more than 1.5 people nationally In 1975, Foothill Family Service was one of the first agencies to offer specialized programs in child abuse prevention and treatment. The Third 25 Years: 1976- 2001 In 1984 Foothill Family Service was accredited by the Council on Accreditation. In 1985, Foothill Family Service began providing the Adolescent Family Life Program to support pregnant teens and teen parents and their children. In 1991, Foothill Family began providing services in El Monte and Duarte. In 1992, Foothill Family started our ESTEEM School-Based Counseling Program . In 1993, Foothill Family Service started our Domestic Violence Treatment and Prevention Program In 1994, Foothill Family Service started to provide Cal-Learn services, a statewide case management program for teen parents. The Agency opened a family center in West Covina. In 1995, Foothill Family Service started two teen pregnancy preventive and family strengthening programs: Partners for Responsible Parenting and Future Visions . In 1997, Foothill Family Service started school-based counseling services to Mountain View School District in El Monte. In 1998, Foothill Family Service secured its first contract with the Department of Mental Health to provide mental health services to eligible children and their families. In 1999, Foothill Family Service received the United Way Community Impact Agency of the Year Award. The Agency also secured a contract to provide CalWORKs Services for Victims of Domestic Violence. In 2000, Foothill Family Service expanded their ESTEEM School-Based counseling services to 40 schools in 5 school districts: Pasadena, El Monte City, Mountain View, Garvey and Temple City. The Agency was also awarded a grant for a Domestic Violence Prevention Program. The Recent Past: 2001-2007 In 2001, Foothill Family Service celebrated its 75 th Anniversary. Two Board Members established *The Friends of Foothill Family* as a support group for the Agency and opened a new Family Center in El Monte In 2002, Foothill Family Service started school-based counseling services in the Haciend-La Puente School District and opened a third Center in Pasadena In 2003, Foothill Family Service expanded school-based counseling services into the Mountain View School District and developed a pilot Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment Program for Teens who were identified as having both mental health and substance abuse problems In 2004, Foothill Family Service expanded mental health services in La Puente, West Covina, Baldwin Park and Covina In 2006, Foothill Family Service celebrated it's 80^th Anniversary; secured new contract to provide intensive Wraparound Services to very high need children and their families. Also received its first Federal appropriation through Congressman Adam Schiff. In 2007, Foothill Family Service secured a new contract to provide Full Service Partnership Services to high need children 0-15 and their families. Foothill Family Service was awarded the certificate of re-accreditation through December, 2011. 2008 Foothill Family Service opens a new site in Duarte, CA.