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Date:9/10/2007

at will set the standards of service delivery for a population that counts on us," said Suzanne Kayne, a generous supporter of KEC, former chair of the KEC board, and a new member of the ECF board. "We are delighted to be uniting with a like-minded organization that exemplifies the same values that we have at Kayne Eras," added Barbara Cull, KEC's founder.

KEC, founded in 1980, is well known in Southern California as a pioneer in the special education field with a professional, holistic approach to achieving individual success. In addition to a K-12 non-public school, the center provides a comprehensive array of services including individualized assessment and education; speech, occupational and educational therapy; behavior intervention; mental health counseling; job skills training; and much more. As a result of the merger, KEC will provide ECF's educational and therapeutic services.

"The highly regarded model that Kayne Eras uses remains unchanged and will continue to be the standard for educational, therapeutic and counseling excellence," said KEC's Interim CEO Ralph Walter, who will now serve on ECF's board of directors. "The combination of talent and resources that the merger offers will make the new organization stronger than the sum of the stand-alone operations."

While the two organizations have begun operating under ECF's management, the merger will be legally finalized once the standard regulatory approval process is complete. This is expected to be achieved by the end of the year.

About ECF

ECF is one of California's largest nonprofit organizations serving children and adults with developmental, learning and emotional disabilities. It is the only organization of its kind in California that provides a full continuum of such programs for developmentally disabled individuals, from birth through the senior years. Serving Los Angeles County for more than 60 years, ECF's highly regarded educational programs include Early Start for
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