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Details are listed below on the flyers and you can also visit our Workshops page for more information. " ["post_title"]=> string(23) "PEP Talk Workshops 2020" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["ping_status"]=> string(4) "open" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(23) "pep-talk-workshops-2020" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2020-01-16 10:15:24" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2020-01-16 18:15:24" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(33) "https://familiasfirst.com/?p=2029" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(4) "post" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [1]=> object(WP_Post)#7887 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(1995) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "1" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2019-12-20 11:21:54" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2019-12-20 19:21:54" ["post_content"]=> string(1680) "We celebrated the holiday season with our sister agency, CBC Education, with a wonderful party at the Atlantis Banquet Hall in Los Angeles. It was a great night with awards given out to employees, great food, dancing and enjoying quality time together. A few of the awards given out include: Case Managers nominated staff members in each category for their commitment to the progress of our clients and their work ethic. We'd like to acknowledge the winners. 0-1 years with Familias First:  Mariela G. 1-2 years with Familias First:  Adriana J. 2-3 years with Familias First:  Ana L. 3+ years with Familias First:  Vanessa F. Our specialists nominated their choices for Case Manager of the year for their exemplary leadership skills.  The case managers embody the spirit of empathy, collboration and professionalism. Case Manager of the Year:  Mallela G. Enjoy a few photos from the night and we wish everyone a wonderful holiday season! 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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 for all the residents and enjoying time together. We love our friends at Brookdale and wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. 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If you would like to help out, please bring a brand new pair of socks for men or women to our office by 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 10th. We will match all donations!  We will bring the socks to Brookdale Alhambra on the 12th when we do our yearly caroling and games with the residents. It is always a very special day for our staff. Thank you in advance for your support! 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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 […]

Holiday Festivities

We celebrated the holiday season with our sister agency, CBC Education, with a wonderful party at the Atlantis Banquet Hall in Los Angeles. It was a great night with awards given out to employees, great food, dancing and enjoying quality time together. A few of the awards given out include: Case Managers nominated staff members […]

Brookdale Alhambra

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 […]

Socks for Seniors

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 […]

PEP Talk Workshops

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 […]

Staff Appreciation Event

We had a wonderful time with our sister agency, CBC Education, celebrating all of our team members with day out of the office! We’re so grateful to everyone who works with us at Familias First who put so much time, dedication and care into working with our clients. Take a look at some of the […]