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This inclusive family event is open to grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, and uncles as well as other family members. We will be hosting this event with our sister agency, CBC Education, with refreshments, games, and many more activities. Please register with your Case Manager by September 1st. We encourage our clients to come dressed in their best impression of a grandparent to be entered in a raffle. We are looking forward to a special day and hope to see you there! 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  • Attends All Four Sessions
  • Completes The Pre-Questionnaire of Each Session.
  • Completes The Post Questionnaire of Each Session.
For more information and to register, visit the CLAP Workshop website. 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Grandparents Day Event

UPDATE: Grandparents Day Has Been Cancelled  We invite you to join us at our San Gabriel Center on Saturday, September 9th from 10:30 – 12:30 to celebrate National Grandparents Day. This inclusive family event is open to grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, and uncles as well as other family members. We will be hosting this event […]

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 […]