Creative Solutions
for Kids & Families, Inc.
Empowering children and families through creativity, resilience, and purposeful growth.
Our Leadership Team
Ryan Cargando, PhD
Dr. Ryan Cargando has spent over two decades building a mission-driven organization recognized for its innovative, people-centered approach to child welfare and behavioral healthcare.
Featured by CIO Views magazine in 2023 as an “Influential Leader in Healthcare,” Ryan was selected as a featured case study in Small to Large: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds, by Zoot Velasco, published by Kendall Hunt, 2021, which highlighted organizations that achieved exceptional growth and impact during economic downturn.
His leadership earned CSKF to be recognized amongst 29 organizations as a “Recession Star” out of 6,450 organizations by Cal State University, Fullerton Gianneschi Center for Nonprofit Research.
Known for blending innovation with purpose-driven leadership, Ryan continues to champion creative, trauma-informed care that empowers children, families, and communities to thrive.
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