Exceptional Children’s Foundation

Specialties

ECF provides high quality programs and services to over 2,600 children, teens and adults with special needs and their families at 16 sites throughout Los Angeles County. Our clients include people with developmental, learning and emotional disabilities.

With services designed to address the needs of all ages, from very young children to seniors, ECF offers a continuum of programs to support individuals throughout their lifetime while empowering them to reach their greatest potential.

From our Early Start programs and Kayne Eras Center school for children with special needs to our Work Activity, Supported Employment and Residential Services programs for adults with developmental disabilities, ECF is dedicated to helping clients develop and sustain their independence.

History

Established in 1946.

In 1946, a group of parents, driven by a vision and love for their children who were born with developmental disabilities, created the Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF). Since then, ECF has helped tens of thousands of children and adults with special needs live with dignity, self-​respect and happiness.

ECF’s mission is to provide the highest quality services for children and adults who are challenged with developmental, learning and emotional disabilities — empowering them to reach their greatest potential.