Araceli Gonzalez Matthews,  an East LA native is a Mental Health Professional  and supervises grad-student interns. She also advocates for Haz La Diferencia and Fight 4 Hope Campaign.  She previously worked for Los Angeles Department and Children and Family Services (DCFS) for over 27 where she worked in emergency response protecting children and working with families. She received her Master’s in Social Work at California State University, Long Beach. She obtained training and classes through the USC Masters of Social Work program. She has a beautiful daughter, a graduating, college senior majoring in Psychology.  Araceli is motivated by the mission to help those who are mentally challenged encountering crises and aid in discovering helpful resources and support for them.  She is blessed to have a broad networking collaboration with several agencies, organizations, and especially individuals to further assist families.