Felton Institute is committed to strengthening individuals, families, and the community through providing innovative and compassionate care. Finding solutions and empowering all we serve is reflected in the work we do.
Our innovative and comprehensive services are comprised of 6 divisions: Children, Youth, Family & Transitional Age Youth; Adult; Justice Services; Senior; Early Psychosis; Training, Research & Evaluation. Through these divisions, we responded to the needs of individuals, families, and the community by providing a lifeline to them. From providing support to survivors of suicide loss, to providing resources to justice-involved individuals, to responding to the mental health needs of the community, we continue to uplift all we serve.
We expanded our services, boasting over fifty programs serving those impacted by the justice system, individuals struggling with mental health, preparing children for educational success, providing older adults with critical resources, and more. In addition to program expansion, Felton has grown to a workforce of nearly 500 employees as well as extending its geographic reach to 6 Bay Area counties that include San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, San Mateo, Contra Costa, and Monterey counties.
From 2022 – 2023 we served 68,415 clients across 58 mental health and social services programs.
Our programs focus on the needs of low-income families, children, the elderly, ethnic minorities, justice-impacted individuals, and people living with mental and physical disabilities.
Our demographic highlights include:
%
Income Below the Poverty Line
%
Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
%
identify as Female
%
Nonbinary, Gender Non-Conforming, Gender-Neutral & Transgender
In addition to programmatic and geographic growth, we also grew financially. We went from $6,981,495 to $9,682,582 total net assets.
Highlights of Our New Programs
Responding to Community Needs
The Angelo Quinto Community Response Team (AQCRT) works in collaboration with the City of Antioch, Antioch Police Department, and local community-based organizations, to provide a 24/7 non-police response to low level, non-life threatening, 911 calls. Felton was unanimously selected by Antioch City Council to launch the city’s first, as well as Contra Costa County’s first, 24/7 community response team. AQCRT supports the community by engaging the community. Fostering successful outcomes for those experiencing a mental health crisis, AQCRT empowers Antioch residents by supporting long-term prevention services and community conflict mediation.
Providing a Lifeline to Survivors of Suicide Loss
Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) provides resources and connections to suicide survivor support groups for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. LOSS provides resources, support, connection, and understanding immediately after a suicide loss and for the months and years that follow. The LOSS team is primarily made up of other survivors of suicide and can serve as a guidepost for the newly bereaved in their process of grief and recovery.
Activating Hope Through Housing
Crossroads to Hope (C2H) is a residency program for individuals with justice-involved backgrounds. Activating hope through housing, C2H provides 6-month housing residencies, on-site case management services, and programming for individuals with justice-involved and mental health backgrounds. The program strives to help residents build a support network, access communities, resources, and establish long-term stable housing.
Felton Institute responds to the needs of our community by providing innovative, evidence-informed social services to transform lives. Our organization offers 50+ programs that address mental health, the unhoused, early care and education, those impacted by the justice system, transitional age youth, as well as aging adults. Our award-winning programs, which have been recognized as national models, combine the latest scientific research with cultural sensitivity and a deep commitment to supporting and reflecting the communities we serve.
Founded in 1889, Felton is the oldest secular non-profit social services provider in the City and County of San Francisco. We have expanded our services across most Bay Area counties and continue to be at the forefront of pioneering new approaches to meet the emerging needs of underserved populations.
We know what it looks like to successfully build community.
We foster impactful change by strengthening the community as a premiere service provider. We also strengthen other service providers by supporting them in their fiscal, human resources, communications, IT and overall agency operations. With Felton’s support, they are able to focus on providing the best services to their clients, doing the work they were meant to do.
Felton empowers the community and ensures successful outcomes to all we engage with.
Felton Institute is a tax-exempt organization registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit under EIN 94-1156530.