For The Child

For The Child Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention. Family Focused Mental Health Treatment for Children & Teens.

OUR PHILOSOPHY
•Children deserve to be safe in their homes and the community.
•Children deserve the opportunity to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
•It is parents who have the greatest ability to keep children safe and assist them in their personal development. HISTORY OF THE AGENCY
For The Child, Inc was officially incorporated July 1, 1996. It is, however, an organization with a long and producti

ve history in the Long Beach community as it was formed through the merger of two respected agencies – Cedar House and Sarah Center.

05/01/2026

Thank you for coming by our booth at the Celebration of the Young Child last Saturday. We always enjoy talking to families about their kids. We are fortunate to be part of a wonderful community that invests in children. It takes a village!
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04/30/2026

Stop child abuse! This is a task for all of us. Don't let neglected or abused children suffer. Speak-up! Help parents! Promote ways for parents to get the help and eduction they need to raise happy, healthy children. Kids deserve a happy childhood and if no one stands up for the kids in bad situations, how will they ever experience that happiness? Follow us. Share the posts. Make a difference!

04/27/2026

Friends, family, mandated reporters, if a child says they don't want to go home, that may very well be an alert that something at home is not safe.
Possible Warning Signs to Look For in Young Children (Ages 2–10):
- Fear of going home or being around certain individuals
- Sudden changes in behavior (withdrawal, aggression, anxiety)
- Regression (bedwetting, thumb-sucking, clinginess)
- Nightmares or sleep disturbances
- Frequent unexplained injuries or “accidents”
- Poor hygiene or consistently unmet basic needs
- Extreme hunger or hoarding food
- Age-inappropriate knowledge of sexual behavior

Call for help. An investigation will be opened that may save a child's life. The Child Abuse Hotline is 800-540-4000.

04/25/2026

Please come by and see us for 10-20 minute walk-in appointments at the 7th Annual Celebration of the Young Child. We are offering free screening results of the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)-3, a popular resource that helps parents identify where their child may need more development support.

More information: https://tinyurl.com/5n8tek8j

04/25/2026

Help your children be sensitive, kind, thoughtful and confident they can make things better.
- Model kindness and compassion.
- Talk to them about their feelings.
- Teach them about leaders and everday people who have made a difference.
- Make sure they know how capable they are.

Parenting is the most important job you have, be the best you can be at it. Tag a fellow parent.

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04/23/2026

60 For The Child client families will receive food assistance because of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Thank you to Nancy Smith at the Los Alamitos Ward who nominated FTC to benefit from this food distribution.

The nonperishable food items came from the LDS church headquarters in Utah and were loaded by church volunteers at the Long Beach Atherton Ward to help 25+ local nonprofits.

Teamwork at For The Child! L to R our staff Frankie Molleda, Jenny Magaña, Isabel Pasillas, and Patricia Sanchez. Edith Figueroa, FTC Case Manager, organized the food into bags for families.

04/18/2026

Talk to your children on their level, literally and figuratively. Speak to them eye-to-eye and use words they understand. You will build trust and bond with your child for a lifetime. Please share so other parents know how important these activities are.

04/17/2026

It can be frustrating to take care of a baby who maybe won't sleep or stop crying. You never shake any baby!

Shaking a baby, even for a few seconds, can cause serious, irreversible brain injury. This is often referred to as Abusive Head Trauma (AHT).

WHY IT'S SO DANGEROUS:
• Babies are especially vulnerable because:
• Their brains are soft and still developing
• Their neck muscles are weak and can’t support their head
• Their heads are proportionally large and heavy

When a baby is shaken, the brain moves rapidly back and forth inside the skull, causing trauma.

04/16/2026

A telltale sign of abuse in infants is bruising on a child who is not yet mobile. Bruising on limbs of the head when they are not yet standing up or crawling is very suspicious. Even more suspicious are bruises in soft places, like the abdomen. If you notice unexplainable bruising like this on an infance, call the Child Abuse hotline right away (800) 540-4000. An investigation will be opened. You may save a life.

04/15/2026

Support stressed families by lending a helping hand. Give them a break from their kids with an afternoon of babysitting. Share a meal and remove the stress of dinner prep one night. Check-in and see how things are going then just listen with empathy.

04/14/2026

Child abuse prevention starts long before a crisis. It starts with support, education,
Every family deserves resources—not judgment. That's why For The Child's Parent Circles are so important. We aim to help parents develop skills to bond and connect with their children and to parent without violence. Your support of For The Child is your support of all children and their parents.

The symbols of Child Abuse Prevention are blue ribbons and blue pinwheels. Display one and show your support. Follow us for parenting tips, and please share/repost the information to help spread the word.

04/13/2026

Something spectacular happened today for teens in the greater Long Beach area. Introducing The John Gogian Teen & Family Center! It was an amazing celebration with the funders and visionaries that made this dream a reality.

More to come! Follow and share all of our good news and important tips to improve children's lives--including teens.

Address

4565 California Avenue
Long Beach, CA
90807

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15624228472

Website

https://www.longbeachgives.org/for-the-child

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