Boeing helps the clinic, help children

Paul Clinton

Boeing Co. has given the Huntington Beach Community Clinic a $10,000

grant to provide medical services to low-income children.

The aerospace company handed $10,000 to the clinic for a program that

helps children who have demonstrated learning disabilities in the

classroom. Funds will go to the clinic’s Attention Deficit and

Hyperactivity Disorder centers, a medical condition where children have

trouble focusing on their school work.

The clinic has set up “stop-in centers” at local elementary schools,

where children can seek psychological counseling. There are 20 such

centers at Huntington Beach schools. If necessary, the children can be

referred to the clinic for further treatment.

At the clinic, children suffering from the disorder are treated using

directed learning software and counseling.

The clinic is a nonprofit organization that provides medical treatment

to low-income adults and children. It is at 8041 Newland St. and has been

based in the city since 1969.