History

Mary Ann Finch, CTI founder and director, gives a massage in a S.F. neighborhood park.
- 1983, Berkeley, CA – The Care Through Touch Institute (CTI) was incorporated as a non-profit organization, with the mission to provide education in holistic health and spirituality.
- 1989 – CTI became a state-approved school of specialized massage and bodywork.
- 1997 – Inspired and compelled by her volunteer work with Mother Teresa in India, Mary Ann Finch (founder and director of CTI) moved CTI’s training center into the heart of San Francisco’s “skid row,” the Tenderloin neighborhood.
CTI practitioners now provide caring touch, compassionate presence and the skills and spirit of empowerment to the poorest of the poor in San Francisco.
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