Transforming California’s System of Care for 150 Years
Pacific Clinics has evolved over 150 years to deliver the most visionary mental and behavioral health services to more than 25,000 individuals annually. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally-responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.
Milestones
| 1867 | Eastfield Home of Benevolence founded in San Jose. |
| 1874 | Presbyterian Mission Home founded in San Francisco. |
| 1880 | Hollygrove founded in downtown Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Orphans Home Society. |
| 1910 | Hollygrove moves to its current location in Hollywood. |
| 1935 | Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe) comes to live at Hollygrove. Ming Quong opens another orphanage for younger girls in the hills of Los Gatos. |
| 1950s | Hollygrove provides residential services for abused and neglected children removed from their families by court order. |
| 1953 | Ming Quong enrolls boys and needy children of all races and becomes independent of the Presbyterian Church. |
| 1987 | Eastfield & Ming Quong merge (Eastfield Ming Quong), later to be called EMQ Children & Family Services. |
| 1994 | EMQ launches California’s first Wraparound program (in partnership with the county departments of Social Services, Juvenile Probation and Mental Health). |
| 1999 | EMQ acquires San Jose-based child sexual abuse treatment pioneer Giarretto Institute and begins providing Wraparound services in the Sacramento area. |
| 2002 | EMQ expands into Southern California, opening a Wraparound program in San Bernardino County. |
| 2004 | Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63) passes in California making Wraparound available to children. |
| 2005 | Hollygrove closes its residential program to concentrate on community-based mental health services. |
| 2006 | Hollygrove and EMQ merge. |
| 2009 | EMQ and FamiliesFirst merge to create EMQ FamiliesFirst. CEO Jerry Doyle retires after 39 years and Darrell Evora is named CEO & President. |
| 2016 | EMQ FamiliesFirst becomes Uplift Family Services. |
| 2017 | We celebrate our 150th anniversary. |
| 2021 | CEO Darrell Evora retires and Kathryn McCarthy is named CEO & President. |
