CFO Earns his MBA
Recently, our Chief Financial Officer Kimani Kamau completed his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree. I sat down with him to talk about why he chose to pursue the additional education and discuss its meaning to him and to La Familia. C: Why go for your MBA? K: An MBA provides me with the soft […]
Staff Appreciation 2017
On February 24, 2017 all of La Familia staff and board members were invited to a special Staff Appreciation Event. The event was held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline Center, more than 75 staff attended the superhero themed event. The staff at La Familia work hard every day to ensure that the community […]
Announcing the Trauma Recovery Center
We are proud to announce a new program at La Familia: the Trauma Recovery Center, or TRC! The TRC is a program that has been established in partnership with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and, specifically, the Family Justice Center (FJC). The TRC is designed to provide trauma-informed care to individuals who have experienced a traumatic event and […]
Padres Unidos
During the holiday season, the Developmental Disabilities (DD) staff collaborated with the DD Parent Support Group, Padres Unidos, to host their annual Posada Celebration at the Weekes Community Center in Hayward. This is a cultural celebration where families get together to celebrate a posada, which is a reenactment of the procession of Joseph and Mary awaiting for […]
La Familia Supports Listening Sessions
Ashland Cherryland Together (ACT), a community collaborative supported by La Familia staff, joined ALL IN Alameda County in their effort to end poverty. ALL IN funded Listening Sessions throughout Alameda County to hear directly from residents about what’s working, what’s not working, and what should change in their communities. ACT hosted a listening session at […]
New IHOT Program
La Familia’s mental health department recently expanded its services to include a new specialty program, the In-Home Outreach Team (IHOT). The In-Home Outreach Team (IHOT) provides outreach and engagement services to adults with untreated mental illness, with the intention of connecting them with psychiatric care and other community supports. They visit participants in their homes, […]
STAR Autism Conference
The Developmental Disabilities (DD) staff participated in the STAR Autism Conference of 2016 on October 22, 2016 at the Orinda Community Center. The STAR conference takes place every year and it is the only parent conference in the East Bay dedicated to families of children with Autism. The theme of the conference this year was […]
AT&T Award
La Familia was honored to receive the AT&T investing in California Award on Friday, November 4th, for the essential services and programs they have provided to improving lives in their communities. Daren Chan with AT&T and Honorary Assembly member Bill Quirk presented the awards to five recipients, La Familia, Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments, Ruby’s […]
Toy Drive
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our Second Annual Toy Drive at our Livermore location. We are hoping to receive support from Toys for Tots and local businesses to enable us to provide toys for 200+ client families in the Tri-Valley area. Children must be between the ages of infant to […]