We are collecting basic necessity items for the homeless on Skid Row through October 20th in our San Gabriel office. Our company and staff are participating and we would appreciate any donations from our clients if you are able to contribute. The donation drive runs through October 20, 2021. Thank you in advance for your […]
Parents’ Place is hosting a community Summer Grab-N-Go drive-thru event on June 25th. This event is in coordination with the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and World Emergency Relief. Each family will receive goodies & resources from many community service providers! Only one registration per household, per vehicle. Pre registration required. […]
Our Founder and Executive Director, Ruth Tello-Di Leva, was pleased to speak to 200 students in Dr. Ellie Kazemi’s Industrial Organization Psychology Class at CSUN recently. Ruth offered her perspective as a first-generation Latina entrepreneur in the Applied Behavior Analysis field. Ruth is the first Latina in California to own an agency that specializes in […]
Following are a variety of resources available throughout the community. Contact information is provided when available. If you know someone who may be interested in any of these, please forward a link to our blog post. As we all continue to stay safe at home, here’s an idea for Christmas Eve to celebrate the holiday […]
President Lyndon B. Johnson first introduced National Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968. Congress expanded it from a week to a month long beginning in 1989, after it was amended into public law in 1988 during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. National Hispanic (Latinx) Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and […]
Our annual visit to the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Alhambra with our sister agency, CBC Education, was a wonderful time as always. We even enlisted Santa to help give out the Socks for Seniors that we brought along for all the guests. So much fun singing carols, making frames for the photos with Santa […]
In celebration of the holiday season, Familias First and our sister agency, CBC Education, are partnering to give back to our community by donating Socks for Seniors to the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Alhambra. If you would like to help out, please bring a brand new pair of socks for men or women to […]
We just completed our first PEP Talk Workshop series for families of Latino descent in the Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center catchment area. We had a great turnout for this 3-week series that was presented in Spanish and held at the East Los Angeles Public Library. The workshop was presented by Ruth Tello-Di Leva, our […]
Familias First will be a vendor at the Happy Back to School Event in Huntington Park next month. The City of Huntington Park and the Consulate General of Mexico are sponsoring the event. We’re looking forward to providing information about our services, our upcoming PEP Talk workshop for the Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center and […]
We will be participating in the Univision Health Fair again this year at East Los Angeles College on Saturday, March 9th. We will be available all day providing information about our services along with our sister agency, CBC Education. There are many free health screenings being offered in addition to music, gifts and fun for […]
