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Workshop Series in El Monte

We completed our five-week workshop series in El Monte and congratulate the participants who attended all modules and graduated! The workshop in El Monte was presented in Spanish. Thank you to our Familias First presenters, Carlos Galvan and Erika Ortega, as well as other members of our staff who participated in some of the modules. If you […]

Sibshops Sibling Peer Support Group

The San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center in association with the San Gabriel/Pomona Parents Place is hosting monthly meetings called Sibshops. The group will meet every third Saturday from 10:00 a.m.  – 12:00 p.m. This program is for children ages 9-12 who have a sibling or family member with a disability. Sibshops provides siblings with peer support and information […]

LABA October Meeting

The October Tutorial and General Meeting Presentation at the Latino Association for Behavior Analysis was a great success and sold out quickly. LABA always provides remote access via Zoom to all  events. Our Executive Director, Ruth Tello-DiLeva, is one of the founding members of  LABA along  with Isaac Bermudez and Jose Rios. After the meeting, our staff […]

Workshop Series in Baldwin Park

We were so pleased to present our 5-week workshop series, Navigating the Regional Center System, for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center. Our workshop leaders in Baldwin Park were Victor Campos and Sandra Delatorre.  We thank everyone who attended some or all of the workshops. Participants who attended all five modules graduated! Congratulations to all!   […]

Safety Month at Familias First

It’s that time again!  Familias First is conducting safety/evacuation drills for our staff and clients. This year the drills were not announced in advance and we will continue to run one drill per week for the entire month of October. The drills are designed to teach our clients the socio-behavioral aspects to remaining safe, complying with instructions and […]

Regional Center and Family Partnership

Week 2 of our 5-week series, Navigating the Regional Center System, for the San Gabriel/Pomona RC focuses on the Regional Center and Family Partnership. This module is designed to teach parents the importance of developing an effective partnership with their family members service coordinator, how to be an effective partner themselves, to learn what each […]

Health and Wellness Fair for Adults

The San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center will be hosting a free Health and Wellness Fair for adults in the community. This is a great opportunity to take advantage Health, Dental and Vision screenings. They will also have a healthy cooking demonstration and exercise instruction. It will be an informative and fun event! The event is Thursday, September […]

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.

Navigating the Regional Center System Workshops

Familias First is proud to announce that we will be presenting a series of workshops for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center entitled Navigating the Regional Center System. Designed to provide family members with the tools to access generic resources and services funded through SG/PRC in efforts to promote independence, inclusion and a better quality of […]