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Nonprofit Finance Executive Tapped for Chief Financial Officer Role at Hillsides

4.6.21

LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2021 – Hillsides has hired nonprofit executive Greg Santilli as its new Chief Financial Officer, CEO Stacey Roth announced. Santilli, a CPA and CIA, was appointed Chief Financial Officer in February 2021 and is responsible for all finances of Hillsides and its affiliate Bienvenidos. Prior to this role, Greg was the Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and before that he was the Chief Financial Officer for New Horizons: Serving Individuals with Special Needs.

Hillsides Receives $300,000 State Grant to Support Statewide ACEs Aware Initiative

3.9.21

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2021 – Hillsides has received a $300,000 grant from the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to establish a network of care among partner agencies as part of the state’s ACEs Aware Initiative. The grant is the second phase of funding Hillsides has received as part of the initiative following a $100,000 grant in June last year that established a learning community to promote the ACEs Aware Initiative.

Hillsides Virtual Gala, Raising Hope, Raises More Than $470,000 for Children and Families

3.1.21

Joseph M. Costa Named Honorary Chair of Hillsides’ Virtual Gala “Raising Hope”

1.21.21

LOS ANGELES, January 21, 2021 – Hillsides, a Southern California foster care and mental health charity, has named Joseph M. Costa, its retiring President and CEO, as Honorary Chair of its first-ever Virtual Gala “Raising Hope,” to be held online in February. Costa, the President and CEO emeritus of Hillsides who has served for more than 11 years, is leading this unique gala format that is being presented virtually, free and open to the public for the first time ever due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hillsides Program Veteran Amy Ley-Sanchez Tapped for Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Role

12.17.20

LOS ANGELES, December 17, 2020 – Chief Clinical Officer Amy Ley-Sanchez has been tapped as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hillsides, CEO Stacey Roth announced. Ley-Sanchez, LCSW, assumes the role from Roth, who was selected as Hillsides’ new President and CEO to replace Joe Costa, who will retire in June 2021 after 11 years of service.

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Family Resource Centers

Our centers provide parenting classes, mental health support, and additional crucial resources for vulnerable children and families. In addition, we offer school-based mental health services in the Pasadena, Los Angeles, Baldwin Park, and Glendale/Burbank school districts.

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Hillsides' innovative transitional living and permanent housing programs give young adults the job training, financial know-how, and the counseling they need to find fulfilling careers and become responsible, self-sufficient adults.

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Our staff of committed teachers help students refocus their energies and achieve newfound academic success through small classes, personalized attention, and progressive lesson plans.

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