Author: Joan Abend

Parent Workshops for Regional Center Families

We will be conducting two additional Creating Leadership Among Parents (CLAP) workshops for Regional Center families this year. The four-week series will be presented in Spanish in August and in English this September. The workshops are free and are conducted via Zoom. The mission of this workshop is to teach parents leadership skills (e.g. Communication, […]

Staff Appreciation Fun!

We have an amazing staff at Familias First and we love showing them our gratitude throughout the year. We recently held a luncheon at a local park with great food, a variety of games for team building (friendly competition) and giveaways. This is a wonderful opportunity for our specialists who work primarily in our clients’ […]

Mother’s Day Yoga and Meditation

It was our pleasure to host a day of self-care for the mother’s, grandmother’s and caregivers of our clients. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it is a good time to reflect on how we take care of ourselves in order to take care of others. It is also a time to lend support […]

Easter Egg Hunt

Our annual Easter Egg Hunt event with our sister agency, CBC Education, was fantastic! Thank you to our clients and their families for their participation in the games, activities and taking photos with the Easter Bunny. We also appreciate having the opportunity to host a family inclusive event. Thank you as well to both of […]

CalABA Conference 2023

Our CEO, Ruth Tello-Di Leva, is pleased to be one of the panelists on March 10th at the CalABA Annual Conference in Long Beach. The topic is Professional vs. Unprofessional: A panel discussion on the function and impact of these terms in the profession. Ruth will join Dr. Danyelle Beal, Dr. Antonio Harrison and Dana […]

Inland Regional Center SAE Conference

The IRC Service Access and Equity Conference 2023 will be held on April 1st in Rancho Cucamonga. This conference is free for IRC parents, guardians and clients 16 years and older. Familias First will be at the conference providing information on our four-session workshop, Creating Leadership Among Parents (CLAP) in English and Spanish. We have […]

Family Valentine’s Event

We are looking forward to our event celebrating Valentine’s Day with our sister agency, CBC Education. This is an inclusive family event being held on Saturday, February 11th. Get ready for lots of fun activities for everyone. Please sign up with your Case Manager and we look forward to seeing you there!

Familias First 20 Year Anniversary Celebration

Familias First celebrated our 20th anniversary this month! We joined with our sister agency, CBC Education, for an anniversary/holiday party with our entire staff. Ruth Tello-Di Leva, founder and CEO of Familias First, is the first Latina in California to own an agency that specializes in providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services. Her experience as […]

Staff Award Winners 2022

We are fortunate to have an amazing team of specialists, administrators, and managers at Familias First and we appreciate all that they do for our families and our agency. Each year we acknowledge staff members for their excellence and present awards at our holiday party. Our administrative staff and specialists vote each year, and we […]

Our Day with Santa

Thank you to our Familias First clients as well as clients from our sister agency, CBC Education, who joined us at our center to meet Santa. It was a day of fun arts and crafts, snacks, photos with Santa and a surprise as well. It is a great pleasure to have inclusive events so the […]