Watts Counseling and Learning Center Programs
Watts Counseling and Learning Center, 1465 E 103rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002
About
Watts Counseling and Learning Center Programs offers counseling, therapy, educational support, and early childhood education. Children and families can take part in individual, family, marital, parent-child, and group therapy, as well as Kids Can Cope specialized counseling and support groups and psycho-educational groups at local schools. The program also includes educational assessments, individual and small group educational therapy sessions, special educational advocacy, parent training, reading enrichment weekly sessions, after school homework assistance, individualized math assistance, mentoring, goal setting, personal enhancement opportunities, individual and small group academic guidance, college planning information meetings or workshops, SAT/ACT test preparation courses, an annual seven-week work skills and health care careers program, a summer youth employment program, a full day early childhood education program, and ongoing parent education groups.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Includes an annual seven-week program focusing on work skills and health care careers
• Price: Tuition is based on a nominal sliding-scale fee.
Since 1967, Watts Counseling and Learning Center Programs has provided counseling, outreach, and educational services to the residents of Watts and the surrounding communities, and it was established just two years after the 1965 Watts civil unrest. The Center is a community service of Kaiser Permanente Southern California and was established to provide mental health and educational resources for the children and families of Watts, regardless of whether or not they are Kaiser Permanente members. The Center’s motto is “helping people grow,” and its mission states that empowering multi-generational individuals and families to cope with stresses and barriers will ultimately strengthen the community.
Graduate social work interns receive professional fieldwork education supervised by licensed clinical staff, and graduate educational therapy interns receive professional training supervised by Board Certified staff. Partnering schools for graduate social work interns include the University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, California State University at Long Beach and Los Angeles, and Smith College in Massachusetts. Partnering schools for graduate educational therapy interns include UC Riverside and California State University Northridge. In collaboration with The Princeton Review, students planning to take the SAT/ACT exams participate in test preparation courses.
Preschool Education for Parents and Children (PEPC) is a full day early childhood education program within Watts Counseling and Learning Center Programs that develops school-readiness skills and motivates preschool children to enjoy learning. PEPC is state licensed and nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and tuition for PEPC is based on a nominal sliding-scale fee. Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will commemorate the Center’s 50th anniversary with a float celebrating “50 Years of Helping People Grow.” The application due date for the 2024 Bill Coggins Leadership award is April 15th.
Last updated April 2, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Includes an annual seven-week program focusing on work skills and health care careers
• Price: Tuition is based on a nominal sliding-scale fee.
Since 1967, Watts Counseling and Learning Center Programs has provided counseling, outreach, and educational services to the residents of Watts and the surrounding communities, and it was established just two years after the 1965 Watts civil unrest. The Center is a community service of Kaiser Permanente Southern California and was established to provide mental health and educational resources for the children and families of Watts, regardless of whether or not they are Kaiser Permanente members. The Center’s motto is “helping people grow,” and its mission states that empowering multi-generational individuals and families to cope with stresses and barriers will ultimately strengthen the community.
Graduate social work interns receive professional fieldwork education supervised by licensed clinical staff, and graduate educational therapy interns receive professional training supervised by Board Certified staff. Partnering schools for graduate social work interns include the University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, California State University at Long Beach and Los Angeles, and Smith College in Massachusetts. Partnering schools for graduate educational therapy interns include UC Riverside and California State University Northridge. In collaboration with The Princeton Review, students planning to take the SAT/ACT exams participate in test preparation courses.
Preschool Education for Parents and Children (PEPC) is a full day early childhood education program within Watts Counseling and Learning Center Programs that develops school-readiness skills and motivates preschool children to enjoy learning. PEPC is state licensed and nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and tuition for PEPC is based on a nominal sliding-scale fee. Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will commemorate the Center’s 50th anniversary with a float celebrating “50 Years of Helping People Grow.” The application due date for the 2024 Bill Coggins Leadership award is April 15th.
Last updated April 2, 2026.
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