To help troubled children gain the skills, knowledge and self-esteem essential to personal maturity
and successful family functioning.
At McKinley Children’s Center, we offer a host of programs created to help the children in our community grow to become well-rounded, well-adjusted adults. From our Residential and Foster Family & Adoptions programs, to our renowned Canyon View School and tech-laden Brain Lab, the McKinley Children’s Center has something for everyone.
McKinley’s M-Certified Training Center provides quality online and in-person training to the community in a variety of areas. We’re approved to provide continuing education to Administrators of Group Homes, Adult Residential Facilities, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, and to professionals registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences. We also provide management training and state-certified Administrator courses for Group Homes and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly.
The McKinley Children’s Center’s Brain Lab is a top-grade, technology-based reading center service for children. It is geared toward helping children who are behind in their reading skills, but is just as useful in helping those children who simply want to improve their reading capabilities. It uses neuroscience technologies to diagnose reading deficiencies and to then tailor a customized program that will help the student achieve his or her goals. And the best part is that the computer-based programs are fun for the children, so he or she is able to play while learning.
McKinley's Mental Health Program includes rehabilitative and psychological services such as individual, group, case consultation, collateral services, crisis intervention, medication support and management services, psychological assessment and targeted case management. All clients meet the criteria for medical necessity as established in the Short Doyle Act administered by Medi-Cal Services under the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
Clients of McKinley Children's Center Residential Program, Canyon View Non-Public School, McKinley Foster Family Services as well as children in the community are eligible for services after qualification. Assessment and coordinated care plans are completed by a competent Mental Health Professional.
McKinley Children’s Center believes in providing a home-like environment to those who aren’t fortunate enough to have one. Our Residential Program offers a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week haven for boys between the ages of 6 and 17 to call home. The boys reside in cottages that provide a safe and secure environment with individual, group and family resources to promote emotional health and provide permanency placement upon discharge from our facility.
Keywords: Foster Care
Group Home
Special Education School
Mental Health
Training Center
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
McKinley Children's Center has been in business since the year 1900 or 113 years in 2013.
What is your primary product or service?
To help troubled children gain the skills, knowledge and self-esteem essential to personal maturity and successful family functioning.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
In January of 1900, the Industrial Home Society was born through the vision and courage of the Reverend and Mrs. Uriah Gregory. The Home would later, in admiration and respect for the late President William McKinley, take his name.
Through those first years, Reverend and Mrs. Gregory cared for orphaned, homeless and abused children at their 33-acre ranch site in Artesia but, following World War I, the need to improve and enlarge the Home was overwhelming. Through the gifts and extraordinary efforts of Mr. Mericos Whittier and the Kiwanis Club of Los Angeles, a new 200-acre site in Van Nuys was acquired. The new home was completed in 1923 and the capacity rose from 100 to 250 boys.
To learn more about McKinley Children's Center, visit our web site at www.mckinleycc.org
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Strategically, McKinley Children's Center (MCC) has invested in its infrastructure so that it is poised for the next 100 years. McKinley is completely debt free; a status that allows MCC to continually invest in its future. MCC has a state of the art computer, software and telephone systems, which allows MCC to provide services efficiently and our dedicated employees are highly educated and trained to meet the needs to today’s child. MCC is very excited to announce that through the generous support of the McKinley Home for Boys Foundation, the McKinley campus is almost 100 percent powered by solar energy. This move has allowed McKinley to save on ever-rising energy costs while helping to create a healthy, green environment.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
The Corporate offices are located in San Dimas off W Cypress Street. Our Foster Family and Adoption Agency's main office is located on 380 S San Dimas Ave as well as another office in Riverside. We also have a Mental Health office located on 1230 San Dimas Canyon Road. Do we have plans to expand? ABSOLUTELY!!! Check out our web site for more info as we continue to expand our services to the community.
Provide detailed directions to your location
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Directions from Los Angeles
Take the 10 East
Go North on the 57
Exit Covina Blvd. & turn left
Turn left on Lone Hill Blvd.
Turn left on Cypress St.
Arrive 762 West Cypress St.
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Directions from Orange County
Take the 57 North, past the 10
Exit Covina Blvd. & turn left
Turn left on Lone Hill Blvd.
Turn left on Cypress St.
Arrive 762 West Cypress St.
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Directions from San Bernardino & Riverside
Take the 10 or the 60 West
Go North on the 57
Exit Covina Blvd. & turn left
Turn left on Lone Hill Blvd.
Turn left on Cypress St.
Arrive 762 West Cypress St.
What type of payments do you accept?
Please call our office at (909) 599-1227.
Which areas do you service?
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
McKinley Children's Center has an Administrative Leadership Team of Executive Directors, Chief Program Officers, Directors and Managers of various departments. Anil Vadaparty is the Chief Executive Officer.
What are your hours of operation?
McKinley's Administration offices are open Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, McKinley is a 24/7 operation.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
McKinley is highly committed to quality. McKinley’s services are nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Child and Family Services, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and the International Association for Continuing Education and Training. Its accreditations are proof that McKinley uses nationally recognized best practices to achieve the best possible outcomes. McKinley is transparent and have multiple layers of oversight to ensure that its children are receiving the highest level of care.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right...Henry Ford
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