Hathaway-Sycamores March 28th Celebrating Children Spring Gala Postponed

Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services is postponing their Celebrating Children Spring Gala fundraiser, previously scheduled for March 28th, due to the potential risks from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in large public gatherings.

 

According to Hathaway-Sycamores President and CEO Debra Manners, “As information and stories related to the public health risks from COVID-19 continue to unfold, it is our responsibility to take preventative steps to help protect individuals and our communities at large, so the decision was made to postpone our Celebrating Children event.”

“At our core, Hathaway-Sycamores is a behavioral health care organization, and we have been proactively implementing an array of preventative efforts and procedures to help keep the children, adults and families we serve and our employees safe. It is critical that at this time we provide resources and comforts that our children, families and adults might need outside of our normal services. In many cases, we are their safety net. As such, we are making significant investments in ensuring continuity of our services despite potential risks. That is our mission and that is what we do.”

 

The event scheduled to honor two incredibly special honorees, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and local philanthropist Elizabeth Hoxworth, is not being canceled but postponed and is expected to be rescheduled for later this year. For the latest news about the event, visit www.hathaway-sycamores.org or contact Megan Aubrey at (626) 864-4404 or e-mail maubrey@hscfs.org.

 

About Hathaway-Sycamores

 

Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services is a highly respected mental health and welfare agency with 10 locations throughout Southern California. For over 118 years, Hathaway-Sycamores has been investing in people. We provide innovative and effective programs and services through a network of locations stretching across Los Angeles and the San Fernando, San Gabriel, and Antelope Valleys for children, youth, young adults, and families facing serious life challenges. Our highly effective behavioral health services impact more than 14,000 lives annually. Services include: residential treatment; transitional shelter care; foster care and adoption; transitional living assistance for young adults currently or at risk of experiencing homelessness; outpatient and school-based mental health services; wraparound/in-home services; psychiatric services; psychological testing; educational support services; and after-school tutoring/enrichment. Hathaway-Sycamores is licensed by the Community Care Licensing Division of the California Department of Social Services, certified by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, LAHSA funded and accredited through The Joint Commission. To learn more, visit http://www.hathaway-sycamores.org.