The Tonkon Timeline

1947

Frederick Torp Helps Organize What Will Become Morrison Center for Child & Family Services

Frederick-Torp

Frederick Torp helped organize and served on the board of the Community Child Guidance Clinic, now known as the Morrison Center for Child & Family Services. In 1947, Morrison Child & Family Services was founded by a group of compassionate citizens and physicians committed to providing mental health services for children in the community. In its first year, the Portland Community Child Guidance Clinic, as it was called, served 216 cases from a modest house in downtown Portland.