2021 NASW-CA Community Member of the Year Recipient

Congratulations to Pastor Dan Broyles, LMFT (pictured above) for receiving 2021 NASW-CA’s Organization of the Year Award! The awards ceremony was held during NASW-CA’s virtual conference in October.

Pastor Dan Broyles, LMFT is a care pastor at Valencia Hills Community Church and has been working at churches since 2002. Previously, he worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. Mr. Broyles has a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University of Northridge. In addition, he has received a B.S. in Biblical Studies and a B.S. in Human/Family Development from Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2019 he was the recipient of the “Kathryn Barger Commitment to Service Award (Los Angeles County).”

He has been a guest speaker at many universities, non-profits, churches, and government organizations. He also has spent time in Haiti teaching community members about trauma. Currently, he is the co-chair for the Faith Collaborative for the Department of Children and Family Services in Los Angeles County.

For six years he has been the chairman of a local task force regarding human/sex trafficking. He is author of the book Helping Teens at Risk of Suicide and has a podcast called Stories of Hope. During the past 18 months, he has helped co-start a new non-profit called “Saga’ that helps others with mental health needs. He is married to his wife of 24 years, Carli, and they have two teenagers.

We thank Pastor Dan Broyles for his service and everything he has done to support his community. Congratulations Dan!