Parents

CLAP Workshop in Español

Familias First presents CLAP – Creating Leadership Among Parents. A free 4-session workshop, one session per week, funded by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) for the Latino community with the purpose of increasing the accessibility of services provided by the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center (SG/PRC) and the Inland Regional Center (IRC). Familias First presenta […]

New CLAP Parent Workshops

We are getting ready for our next CLAP (Creating Leadership Among Parents) workshop series for Regional Center families! The free, four-week series has been well received by parents. We will begin the next Zoom sessions in August in English. The workshop will be presented in Spanish in October. For additional information, please contact Victor Campos […]

October Parent Workshops in Spanish

Familias First presents CLAP – Creating Leadership Among Parents. A Free 4-session workshop via Zoom, one session per week, funded by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) for the Latino community with the purpose of increasing the accessibility of services provided by the San Gabriel / Pomona Regional Center (SG/PRC) and the Inland Regional Center […]

Free Workshops for SG/PRC and IRC Families

We are pleased to present parent workshops for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center and the Inland Regional Center through a grant from the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). For Latino families in both RC’s, we are offering a 4 week, FREE online workshop entitled Creating Leadership Among Parents (CLAP). This is perfect for families at […]

PEP Talk Workshops 2020

We are taking reservations for our upcoming PEP Talk (Parent Empowerment Project) workshops for families in the Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC). These workshops are funded by the Department of Developmental Services and will be conducted in person in Spanish and online in English in February and March respectively.  Presented in three sessions, one per […]

Summer Social

For families who are currently receiving services with us, we are offering a Summer Social program through August 23rd. Areas of focus and details are listed below. Please contact your Case Manager or Marlin at 626-320-1317 Ext. 106 to register.

Navigating the Regional Center Week 1

The first module in our series of five for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center centered around the purpose of a regional center. The workshop was led by Victor Campos and Sandra Delatorre.

Five Part Workshop Series for SG/PRC

Familias First will be presenting a 5-part workshop series for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center beginning in Baldwin Park on Wednesday September 13th and El Monte on Wednesday September 27th. The workshops are for families of the SG/PRC only.

Atypical: A Coming of Age Comedy on Netflix

In this post we will be looking at Atypical, the coming of age original comedy from Netflix. Keir Gilchrist plays Sam Gardner, a high school senior on the autism spectrum, trying to navigate dating, school and just being a teenager. Sam’s desire for more independence leads the entire family on a journey of self-discovery. Jennifer […]

Have you met Julia?

There are several new shows on TV currently or are debuting shortly that feature a character with Autism.  Over the next month we will highlight these shows and would love to get your feedback. First, we are going to talk about Julia, the newest Muppet on Sesame Street who has autism. The show debuted Julia in […]