Community Family Guidance Center

Posted by Mary Jane Villalovos 
on Jan 04, 2016
 
Tuesday December 22nd, we were visited by Bill Sinko the executive director of Community Family Guidance Center.  Before he told us about Community Family Guidance Center, we learned that he was a police officer for 10 years and also attended the Cottonwood School of Ministry. He has been married to his wife Gina going on 30 years this coming May and has two daughters.
 
After attending the school of Ministry he started with CFGC and was then asked to step into the executive shoes.  Community Family Guidance Center is a non-profit health agency for children and families.  It serves the communities of Artesia, Bellfower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Norwalk, and Paramount.
 
Bill handed out some pamphlets explaining what CFGC was all about and talked to us about the “Why;” why he do what he does.  One in five children has mental health issues with the third leading cause of death as suicide.  With mental illness in those so young, some of the outcomes if not treated are substance abuse, unhealthy sexual exploration, delinquency and problems with authority. 
When we think about it in the overall scheme, our tax dollars takes care of the outcome but does not address the early signs or symptoms.  Bill stated that if we can help a child we can help for an entire life.
 
Community Family Guidance Center aims to help the child.  They have treatment for clients 0 years to 21 years of age and work with a full spectrum of mental health issues but especially trauma.  Bill’s role is the business aspect, he is not a clinician.  The Center has 38 clinicians with many of them out in the field, so the actual building of the Center has very little office space.  The clinicians themselves go out and meet with not only the child but also the entire family.  They meet at schools, libraries and parks.  Clients are not charged for these visits which mean the Center relies on grants, fundraisers, and donations.
 
Bill finished with a few things we can help the CFGC with:
  • Donations
  • Participate in their upcoming Golf Tournament (June 27th)
  • Become a Board member
  • Go on to their website for their list of the needs of Goods and Services
 
 Bill Sinko (R) urges us all to help out the Community Family Guidance Center.  For more information please link on http://cfgcenter.com/
 
 
 
In Other News:  
 
Happy Birthday to the December members Dean and Chiz!
 
Next Meeting is January 5th.
 
What was your New Years Resolution?  
 
"Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties."  Helen Keller