Sonny Bartz (who died of
AIDS in 1993) and his wife, Susan E. Lawrence, M.D.
Susan E. Lawrence, M.D.
The mission of The Catalyst Foundation is to create a healing society. Under this umbrella, we are dedicated to decreasing the impact of unhealed emotional pain and trauma (from childhood abuse, neglect, and other difficult life situations) on society and the world through public education, advocacy, policy reform, direct service, and empowerment of directly affected and disenfranchised groups. In our local community, we are also dedicated to improving the health and well-being of low-income, medically indigent, homeless, and post-incarcerated persons through high-quality, compassionate medical care, health education, and supportive social services.
Programs
and services:
- Primary medical care for low-income, uninsured, and homeless persons
- State-of-the-art specialty care for people living with HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C
- Mental health services
- Supportive services for eligible clients, families, and families with children
— Case
management
— Transportation
services
— Food programs
— Housing
and utilities assistance
— Registration
for AIDS Drug Assistance Program
- Prescription assistance through indigent patient programs
- Free pet food and veterinary care
— Legal
help
— Support groups
- Free
HIV and Hepatitis C counseling and testing
- Health education programs
— For at-risk youth in Los Angeles County probation camps
— For other at-risk populations
- Creating a Healing Society social change/public health program on the impact of human emotional pain and trauma on societal and world problems
- Prison programs
- Continuing education for professionals
Program Impact
- 3,600
client visits annually
- Deliver
12,000 frozen meals annually
- Deliver
11,000 bags of groceries annually
- Reach
3,000 incarcerated, at-risk teens annually
44758 Elm
Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
661-948-8559
661-951-0369
contact@thecatalyst-foundation.org
M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
