History of Wellnest
1924
Child Guidance of Los Angeles Commonwealth Fund of NY.
1943
William S. Louchheim joins Clinic Board, beginning family legacy.
1960
Harriet Luckman elected 1st LACGC President.
1961
Architect Richard Neutra designs new clinic building at USC.
1962
Clinic Groundbreaking Ceremony for West Adams Site.
1962
Clinic begins Psychiatric Residents Training Program with USC.
1979
Clinic begins a school for seriously emotionally disabled students with LAUSD.
1980
Development of Day Treatment Program for Latency After-School and Bilingual Services.
1983
Clinic receives J. Robert Fluor Award, United Way's highest honor.
1985
Harriet Luckman - Tribute Dinner
1986
Elizabeth W. Pfromm becomes Clinic's Executive Director.
1990
Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Harriet and Charles Luckman Building.
1992
Development of a Crisis Response Team to provide community outreach services.
1994
Dedication Ceremony for the Harriet and Charles Luckman Building in Exposition.
1995
Early Intervention & Wellness Division for ages 0-5 established.
1998
Clinic expands services to the Leimart Park location.
1999
First Family Fun Fest for community.
2001
Building Hope for Children and Family $6.5 Million Capital Campaign launched.
2003
Dedication of Clinic's 2nd building University Park Office.
2003
Building Blocks pre-school early intervention recognized by American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry for excellent.
2006
First Steps Program receives the American Psychiatric Foundation Award for Advancing Minority Mental Health.
2011
"Mente, Cuerpo y Corazón" co-treating physical and behavioral health is launched.
2012
Trauma-Informed Designation established with National Council for Behavioral Health.
2016
First Latina President & CEO Charlene Dimas-Peinado joins the organization.
2016
Strategy Planning Process with Internal and External Stakeholders sets organizational goals for 2018-2020.
2016
Building Success Capital Campaign for the Life Learning Center.
2017
First Shovels in the Ground – Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Life Learning Center.
2017
Hope for Housing LA established to expand our core services to include greatly needed housing services for transition aged youth (TAY).
2018
Expansion of Home Visitation Program with Department of Public Health.
2019
Grand Opening of the Life Learning Center.
2020
Wellnest Receives Highest Rating From Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
2020
Groundbreaking Ceremony for The Nest on Florence – 51 newly constructed furnished units in South Los Angeles.
2021
Accredited with Healthy Families America (HFA) as a provider of high quality home visiting services to pregnant families and families with infants and young children.
2022
The Nest on Florence Grand Opening.
2023
Wellnest Announces $8 Million Award for The Nest on Jefferson.
2024
Groundbreaking Celebration for The Nest on Exposition - a modular project designed to provide 24 interim housing units for young individuals aged 18-25.