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California Institute of Health & Social Services, Inc ( CIHSS ) is a social service agency developed to decrease the number of children being put in out-of-home care, preserve the family structure and increase quality of care services to youth and adults identified as at-risk in the Los Angeles and surrounding communities.CIHSS was founded in 1993 by William T. Marshall, Ph.D. with a mission to address the problem of the large number of African American and Hispanic children who were at risk of being removed from their homes.CIHSS has continued to support the goal of increasing the availability of resources and protecting the welfare of children, adults, and families of our diverse communities that we serve by the provision of services from experienced and professional staff.Our strategies include -Recruiting, Training and Supporting resources for families. -Finding and maintaining foster and kinship families in their own neighborhoods. -Build Community Partnerships - We share the loveFocus on Quality Services:CIHSS is dedicated to providing quality services. We are staffed with approximately 90 qualified personnel who are committed to ensuring "best case practices". In addition, we encourage continuous/on-going education for all of our staff.CIHSS has served approximately 2000 families in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Lancaster area over the last 5 years, including 57%-African America, 19% Latino, 15% Caucasian, 3% Native America, 2% Pacific Islander and 4% Other. Our staff consist of 68% African American, 26% Latino, 3% Caucasian, 2% Pacific Islander and 1% Asian.