For over 14 years, MELA Counseling Services Center, Inc., has taken a holistic

approach in providing a comprehensive package of social supportive services and

out-patient treatment services. Our program participants include a myriad of

ethnically diverse, low income, high-risk/ high need youth, homeless youth and other

community members in the cities Montebello, Pico Rivera and the Los Angeles

County. A majority of the agency’s clients are recovering from or have been impacted

by Out-of-Home Placement, Alcohol and Drug addiction, Child Abuse, Spousal Abuse,

Incarcerated Parents, and Homelessness.

 

MELA Counseling Services Center has played a major role in reducing these

threats that compromise the mental, physical and social well-being of our local

communities. Our mission is to eliminate barriers to opportunity and assist people in

need to reach their fullest mental health potential through the power of cummunity

based services.

Kathy Salazar, R.N.Founder / C.E.O.

HISTORY

Kathy Salazar, a former Mayor of Montebello, CA. realized a need for substance

abuse counselling and founded MELA Counselling Services Center, a 501 (3) non-

profit organization in January 1993 to serve the community in areas of substance

abuse, anger management, emotional healing, health education, parenting and

services. A grant from Assemblyman Tom Calderon enabled MELA to purchase and

renovate a vacant building in East Los Angeles to provide additional services for

clients. MELA received a Los Angeles County (Community Development Commission)

grant to complete the building facade.

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