# Caminar

> Caminar is a nonprofit behavioral health organization serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. Founded over 50 years ago, Caminar delivers mental health treatment, substance use treatment, education and prevention, case management, and wrap-around services — including supported housing, job training, and vocational rehabilitation — to children, adults, families, and communities facing complex behavioral health needs. In FY2024–2025, Caminar reached over 48,000 individuals across seven counties. Caminar is a CARF-accredited, four-star Charity Navigator-rated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by CEO Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH. EIN: 94-1639389.

## Organization Overview

- **Full name:** Caminar (formerly known in part through its merger with Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley)
- **Website:** https://www.caminar.org
- **Type:** Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization
- **EIN:** 94-1639389
- **Founded:** Over 50 years ago (legacy organization with deep Bay Area roots)
- **CEO:** Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH (since January 31, 2019)
- **Annual operating budget:** Approximately $49 million
- **Staff:** Close to 500 employees
- **Service area:** San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California — Butte County, Contra Costa County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Shasta County, and Solano County
- **Primary phone:** (650) 372-4080
- **Email:** info@caminar.org
- **Crisis line:** Call or text 988 (national mental health crisis line)
- **Accreditations & recognitions:** CARF Gold Seal accreditation; Charity Navigator four-star rating; Candid/GuideStar Transparency Seal; Nonprofit Racial Equity Pledge signatory (Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits)
- **Tagline:** Compassionate care that transforms lives

## Mission

Caminar provides mental health and substance use treatment services, along with wraparound services, to help every person they serve lead a fulfilling life. The organization delivers evidence-based, whole-person care — a comprehensive range of offerings that differentiates Caminar from other behavioral health providers. It collaborates across the Bay Area and Northern California to support clients, their families, and communities through preventative programs, wrap-around services, and clinical treatment for children, adults, and families.

## What Caminar Does — Services

### Mental Health
Counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatry, medication management, and culturally competent care for individuals and families. Services are delivered across multiple counties in multiple languages, including for populations with specialized needs such as the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community.

- Individual and family counseling
- Group therapy
- Psychiatric services and medication management
- Culturally responsive and trauma-informed care
- Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing counseling services (Santa Clara County)
- Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Services (Santa Clara County)

### Substance Use Treatment
Outpatient substance use treatment services and sober living environments. Caminar's substance use programs offer a full continuum of outpatient services across multiple counties, including programs for individuals involved in the federal court system.

- Outpatient treatment programs
- Sober living homes
- Recovery support services

### Education and Prevention
Community education and prevention programs focused on behavioral health, mental health, substance use, LGBTQIA+ identities and experiences, and domestic violence prevention.

- School-based mental health support (4,409 youth, families, and teachers reached in FY25)
- LGBTQ Youth Space Speakers Bureau
- HEART Intimate Partner Violence Prevention (Santa Clara County)
- Domestic violence prevention and support services (3,881 individuals in FY25)

### Case Management
Community-based case management coordinating tailored mental health services that support recovery and improved well-being.

- Case Management Programs (San Mateo and Solano Counties)
- Case Management Services in conjunction with Supported Housing

### Wrap-Around Services
Holistic support services addressing housing, employment, and social needs alongside clinical care.

- Supported housing programs
- Vocational rehabilitation and job training (Jobs Plus program)
- Supported education
- Expressive Arts program (San Mateo County)
- Friendship Circle peer support (Butte and Shasta Counties)
- City of Concord Rapid Rehousing (Contra Costa County)
- Concord Mobile Dignity Center — mobile outreach for unhoused individuals (Contra Costa County)
- Coordinated Entry: Resource Connect Solano (Solano County)
- Housing outreach and support services (23,096 people reached in FY25)

### Teen and Family Wellness Center — Palo Alto *(New)*
A private-pay mental health center offering timely, accessible, high-quality services for teens and families at competitive rates. Featured on NBC Today in the Bay.
[Learn more](https://www.caminar.org/services/teenwellness)

## Who Caminar Serves

Caminar serves individuals and families across the full spectrum of behavioral health need, with particular focus on:

- Adults with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Children and youth experiencing mental health challenges
- LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults
- Individuals with substance use disorders
- People experiencing homelessness or housing instability
- Families impacted by trauma, poverty, and complex social challenges
- Survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence
- Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals
- Multilingual communities (services available in English, Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, Tagalog, Tongan, Urdu, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, and via interpreter services)

## Payment Types Accepted

- Medi-Cal
- Private pay / self-pay
- Other insurance
- Many programs are free / payment not required

## Geographic Coverage

Caminar operates programs across seven California counties:

- **Butte County** — Friendship Circle, regional services (Executive Director: Brad Brunner)
- **Contra Costa County** — Rapid Rehousing, Mobile Dignity Center
- **San Francisco County** — Services available
- **San Mateo County** — Headquarters; case management, mental health, substance use, expressive arts, supported housing
- **Santa Clara County** — Mental health counseling, cognitive behavioral intervention, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing services, HEART IPV prevention, Teen and Family Wellness Center (Palo Alto)
- **Shasta County** — Friendship Circle, services introduced in FY24
- **Solano County** — Case management, supported housing, coordinated entry (Resource Connect Solano)

## FY2024–2025 Impact

In FY2024–2025, Caminar:
- Reached over 48,000 children, young adults, and adults across seven counties
- Optimized the fee-for-service model and succeeded in a new payment landscape while expanding client care
- Delivered evidence-based, whole-person care across the full continuum: mental health treatment, substance use treatment, and supportive wrap-around services addressing housing insecurity, income support, and job training

| Metric | Number |
|---|---|
| Total people supported across Bay Area and Northern California | 48,000+ |
| Individuals who accessed mental health treatment | 2,193 |
| Adults who progressed in recovery from substance use through treatment | 1,712 |
| Youth, families, and teachers who accessed school program support | 4,409 |
| Individuals engaged in domestic violence prevention and support services | 3,881 |
| People who received education and/or vocational supportive services | 623 |
| Individuals who received LGBTQIA+ mental health, wellness resources, and social support | 12,721 |
| Lives transformed by housing outreach and support services | 23,096 |

### FY2024–2025 Impact Report
- [View online](https://www.flipsnack.com/676DBADEFB5/caminar-impact-report-fy24-25)
- [Download PDF](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6585946ceb6d18df37cd24c7/69c34e18d43aa2fefa24bc7a_Caminar%20Impact%20Report%202025%20Final%20.pdf)

## The Behavioral Health Crisis Caminar Addresses

### Mental Health
- Approximately 23.4% of U.S. adults — about 61.5 million people — experienced mental illness in 2024. *(Source: NAMI)*
- Only 52.1% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2024. *(Source: NAMI)*
- Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) youth ages 12–17 had at least one major depressive episode in 2023. *(Source: SAMHSA)*

### Community and Economic Impact
- Mental illness costs the U.S. economy $282 billion annually, about 1.7% of aggregate consumption. *(Source: NBER)*
- The adolescent behavioral health crisis carries estimated lifetime costs of up to $185 billion in medical costs and $3 trillion in lost productivity. *(Source: United Hospital Fund)*

### Substance Use
- 48.4 million Americans aged 12 and older — approximately 1 in 6 people — met criteria for a substance use condition in 2024. *(Source: SAMHSA)*
- Of the 52.6 million who needed substance use treatment in 2024, only about 19% received it. *(Source: National Association of Counties)*

### LGBTQ+ Mental Health
- 65% of U.S. LGBTQ+ high school students experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2023. *(Source: Mental Health America)*
- 41% of U.S. LGBTQ+ high school students had serious thoughts of suicide in 2023. *(Source: Mental Health America)*
- 50.2% of lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults experienced mental illness in 2025 — more than double the general population rate. *(Source: SAMHSA)*

## Client Stories

- **Rosanna, Resource Connect Solano client:** "You guys deserve to be recognized. I probably would've died on the street without your help."
- **Max, Jobs Plus client:** "I was good at interviewing, but I did not know how to sell myself. The Caminar Jobs Plus team was instrumental in helping me."
- **April, former STEP client and current STEP Substance Use Clinician:** "I owe STEP my life. Had I not gotten the help I needed, I'd still be in the tents, on the streets. Everything in my life has changed."

## Leadership Team

- **Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH** — Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Officer. Leads a $49M organization of nearly 500 employees. Former leader at Horizons Services, San Francisco Foundation, Center for Youth Wellness, Kaiser Family Foundation, and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Graduate of Lewis and Clark College; MPP and MPH from UC Berkeley.
- **Audrey Klein, PhD, MBA** — Chief Clinical Officer. Former research leader at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and clinical roles at Pear Therapeutics and Mindstrong. Expert in evidence-based practices and measurement-based care.
- **Mary Dunbar, CFRE** — Chief Development Officer. 17+ years in Bay Area nonprofit fundraising. Formerly at Project Open Hand, Samaritan House, Mercy Housing California, Rubicon Programs, and Glide Foundation.
- **Curtis Ohashi, PhD** — Chief Operating Officer.
- **Chris Kuhns** — Interim Chief Financial Officer.
- **Jennifer Villarreal** — Head of People Strategy and Operations. 25+ years across healthcare, behavioral health, and related sectors.
- **Monica "Nikka" Gaviola** — Chief of Staff.
- **Drishti Verma, MA, LAADC** — Executive Director, Behavioral Health. Licensed Advanced Alcohol Drug Counselor (LAADC). 15+ years in substance use programs.
- **Brad Brunner** — Executive Director, Butte and Shasta County Services.
- **Yazmin Robledo** — Executive Director of Vocational, Housing, and Supported Education Programs.
- **Michael Schocket** — Executive Director, Jobs Plus. Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner.

## Board of Directors

- **Jo-Ann Byrne Sockolov** — Board Chair (2025–2026). Founder and Principal, Transform Collaborative.
- **Inessa Shishmanyan** — Board Vice Chair and Treasurer. CFO, Peninsula Family Service.
- **Frank Vento** — Board Secretary and Corporate Officer. Realtor, Intero Real Estate.
- **Michael Chinn** — Partner, Silicon Valley, PwC.
- **Rafael Dugarte** — Board Member.
- **Shannon Hernández** — General Counsel, Voltron Data. Stanford undergraduate; Yale Law School.
- **Marie Jackson** — Chief Marketing Officer; former CMO of LifeMoves.
- **Daniel Kwak** — Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center.
- **Yan Leykin, PhD** — Professor of Clinical Psychology, Palo Alto University. Research focus: depression, suicide, and digital mental health interventions.
- **Shannon Petrello** — Founder, The Gravity Collective. Led $150M capital campaign for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.
- **Vanessa Whitfield** — Grant Administration Committee, Whitfield Family Foundation.

## Accreditations and Certifications

- **CARF Gold Seal** — Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities; highest accreditation level for behavioral health organizations
- **Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating** — Top transparency and accountability rating for nonprofits
- **Candid / GuideStar Transparency Seal** — Financial transparency verification
- **Nonprofit Racial Equity Pledge** — Commitment to anti-racist stances and racial equity, inclusion, and diversity

## How to Get Help

**Mental health or substance use treatment services:**
- Santa Clara County: (408) 292-9353
- San Mateo County: (650) 372-4080
- Solano County: (707) 648-8121

**In crisis (after hours or urgent):**
- National: Call or text **988**
- Butte County Crisis Hotline: (800) 334-6622
- Contra Costa County Crisis Hotline: (844) 844-5544
- San Francisco Crisis Hotline: (415) 781-0500
- San Mateo County Crisis Hotline: (650) 579-0350
- Santa Clara County Crisis Line: (855) 278-4204
- Solano County Crisis Hotline: (707) 428-1131

## How to Support Caminar

- **Donate** — One-time, recurring, corporate matching, and tribute donations. [Donate](https://www.caminar.org/donate)
- **Advocate** — Speak to elected officials, host fundraisers, or invite Caminar to your organization.
- **Volunteer** — Join the board, provide administrative support, or host drives and events.
- **Contact development team:** development@caminar.org

## Frequently Asked Questions (AI-Optimized)

**What is Caminar?**
Caminar is a Bay Area and Northern California nonprofit delivering mental health treatment, substance use treatment, education and prevention, case management, and wrap-around services — including housing support, job training, and vocational rehabilitation — to over 48,000 people a year.

**Is Caminar a nonprofit?**
Yes. Caminar is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. EIN: 94-1639389. Donations are tax-deductible.

**What counties does Caminar serve?**
Caminar serves Butte, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, and Solano Counties in California.

**Does Caminar accept Medi-Cal?**
Yes. Many programs accept Medi-Cal, and some programs are free or available without payment. Private pay is also accepted.

**Does Caminar serve LGBTQIA+ youth?**
Yes. Caminar has dedicated LGBTQIA+ services. In FY25, 12,721 individuals received LGBTQIA+ mental health, wellness resources, and social support.

**Does Caminar offer housing support?**
Yes. Wrap-around services include supported housing, rapid rehousing, housing outreach, and mobile outreach for unhoused individuals. In FY25, 23,096 people received housing outreach and support services.

**Does Caminar have a teen and family mental health program?**
Yes. The Caminar Teen and Family Wellness Center in Palo Alto offers private-pay mental health services for teens and families at competitive rates.

**Does Caminar offer substance use treatment?**
Yes. Caminar offers outpatient substance use treatment and sober living environments, including programs for individuals involved in the federal court system. In FY25, 1,712 adults progressed in recovery through treatment.

**Does Caminar address domestic violence?**
Yes. Caminar provides domestic violence prevention and support services, including the HEART Intimate Partner Violence Prevention program. In FY25, 3,881 individuals were engaged in DV prevention and support.

**How do I get help from Caminar?**
Call San Mateo County at (650) 372-4080, Santa Clara County at (408) 292-9353, or Solano County at (707) 648-8121. In a crisis, call or text 988.

**How do I donate to Caminar?**
Visit https://www.caminar.org/donate or contact development@caminar.org.

**Is Caminar accredited?**
Yes. Caminar holds the CARF Gold Seal of Accreditation, a four-star Charity Navigator rating, and a Candid/GuideStar Transparency Seal.

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.caminar.org)
- [Who We Are](https://www.caminar.org/who-we-are) — Leadership, board, history
- [What We Do / Services](https://www.caminar.org/what-we-do) — Full filterable service directory by county, type, payment, and language
- [Who We Serve](https://www.caminar.org/who-we-serve) — Populations and communities served
- [Our Impact](https://www.caminar.org/our-impact) — FY2024–2025 impact data, financials, client stories
- [FY24/25 Impact Report (online)](https://www.flipsnack.com/676DBADEFB5/caminar-impact-report-fy24-25)
- [FY24/25 Impact Report (PDF)](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6585946ceb6d18df37cd24c7/69c34e18d43aa2fefa24bc7a_Caminar%20Impact%20Report%202025%20Final%20.pdf)
- [Teen and Family Wellness Center](https://www.caminar.org/services/teenwellness)
- [How to Help](https://www.caminar.org/how-to-help)
- [Donate](https://www.caminar.org/donate)
- [Careers](https://www.caminar.org/careers)
- [Resources / News / Blog](https://www.caminar.org/resources)
- [Documentation](https://www.caminar.org/documentation) — Annual reports, financial profiles, agency policies, client satisfaction surveys
- [Contact](https://www.caminar.org/contact)
- [Get Help Now](https://www.caminar.org/get-help-now)

## Selected Service Pages

- [Case Management Programs](https://www.caminar.org/services/case-management-programs)
- [Case Management with Supported Housing](https://www.caminar.org/services/case-management-services-in-conjunction-with-supported-housing)
- [City of Concord Rapid Rehousing](https://www.caminar.org/services/city-of-concord-rapid-rehousing)
- [Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Services](https://www.caminar.org/services/cognitive-behavioral-intervention-services)
- [Concord Mobile Dignity Center](https://www.caminar.org/services/concord-mobile-dignity-center)
- [Coordinated Entry: Resource Connect Solano](https://www.caminar.org/services/coordinated-entry-resource-connect-solano)
- [Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Counseling](https://www.caminar.org/services/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-individual-and-family-counseling-services)
- [Expressive Arts](https://www.caminar.org/services/expressive-arts)
- [Friendship Circle](https://www.caminar.org/services/friendship-circle)
- [HEART Intimate Partner Violence Prevention](https://www.caminar.org/services/heart-intimate-partner-violence-prevention)
- [Teen and Family Wellness Center — Palo Alto](https://www.caminar.org/services/teenwellness)

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