La Familia Receives Grant from Eden Health District to Develop Primary Healthcare Clinic in Hayward for Unsheltered and Underserved Community Members HAYWARD, Calif. – La Familia is launching a multi-phase project to establish a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-A-Like (FQHC-LAL) to provide primary and behavioral health care. This effort recently received $420,000 in seed funding from Eden Health District. La Familia’s licensed clinical teams will provide services in a culturally responsive, patient-centered model leveraging their lived experience and La Familia’s reputation as a trusted provider. Services will focus on unhoused populations, formerly incarcerated people, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities,...
It was a beautiful day at TPC Stonbrae at our inaugural La Familia Charity Golf Classic Tournament 2022! Gorgeous-manicured course, spectacular views, live Mariachi music, the Warrior Dancers, great food and drink, incredible trips and prizes, and Franco Finn as our celebrity auctioneer—what is not to love? Thank you to all our participants, sponsors, volunteers and supporters who made this event a success, and loads of fun. Money is still coming in, as we eclipse our fundraising goal of $100,000! We are already planning the 2023 tournament, we hope to see you again next year! Catch some of the photo...
La Familia Has 2,000 Pfizer Vaccines Available for Alameda County – Cherryland Clinic April 27-April 30 La Familia has brought back a COVID-19 vaccine clinic to our Cherryland facility at 20095 Mission Blvd. in Hayward. This clinic is FREE and open to all community members who work or live in Alameda County ages 16 and older. Any eligible recipient under 16yrs must bring a consenting adult in order to be vaccinated. This operation will only be available through Friday April 30 and will be offering the Pfizer vaccine. La Familia is asking the community to share this vital information with all of their networks and...
Marco A. Lozano, Psy.D. 07/28/1970 – 07/05/2018 On Friday, September 21, 2018, La Familia hosted a Celebration of Life Service to honor the life of our fellow colleague and friend, Dr. Marco A. Lozano. La Familia staff, former staff, clients, and members of the community came together to share stories and create an altar in honor of Dr. Lozano. Dr. Lozano joined La Familia’s Outpatient Program in 2005 as a postdoctoral intern and became a staff therapist upon completion of his postdoctoral hours. He earned his license in psychology in 2008 and in 2012, he became the Clinical Director of the Outpatient...
La Familia is grateful for the generous donation of $10,000 from Columbus Craft Meats. Pictured left to right are: Bob Peppler; Friends of FESCO Committee Member, Sarah Voit; FESCO, Aaron Ortiz; CEO La Familia, Ileana Pacheco; Sr Human Resources Business Partner with Columbus Meats, Tom Wider; Plant Manager with Columbus Meats, Edymir Guerrero; FESCO, and Sharon Luther; Friends of FESCO Committee Member. We recently received this donation from Columbus Craft Meats for support of our meals program in the shelter and housing of Les Marquis and Banyan House. We are grateful always to our community and corporate partners whose generosity supports...
La Familia Supports Listening Sessions Ashland Cherryland Together (ACT), a community collaborative supported by La Familia staff, joins ALL IN Alameda County in their effort to end poverty. ALL IN is funding 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. These listening sessions are guiding discussions related to affordable housing, early care and education, economic empowerment, and healthy food access. Ashland Cherryland Together (ACT) will be conducting two listening sessions this month (March 2018) in partnership with Resources for Community Development. The discussion topics will be...
La Familia, as a founding member of UnidosUS (formerly NCLR), has always supported Latino communities through research, policy, and local, state and national advocacy efforts, as well as in our programs throughout Alameda County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. In light of the tragic earthquake disaster in Mexico leaving hundreds dead, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, we are working statewide and nationally to raise money for immediate relief and support of policies that aid Mexico and 3.4 million Puerto Rican US citizens so that they can not only recover but improve their conditions. Please click on the links...
Come join in on the festivities for the 3rd Annual Latino Mental Health Movement Event on October 12, 2017. This event is sure to be fun and exciting for all who join. There will be traditional dances and speeches about the well-being of the Latino population, as well as, motivational speeches from prominent Latino advocates and Business owners. There will be keynote speeches from Mary Hogden, POCC Manager, Khatera Asalami-Tamplen, Consumer Empowerment Manager, Gilberto Romero, Mental health Advocate, David Vliet, CEO Tiburcio, Aaron Ortiz, CEO La Familia and other Consumer Advocates. There will be food, traditional dances, and music, plus information on mental health.
La Familia has been chosen to help spearhead a new project in collaboration with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office; the program will try to reduce recidivism among young adults who have been incarcerated and chosen among their peers as a viable candidate for this program. This program will be lead by a group of individuals who have had similar experiences as well as education to help these young people receive the education and support that they need to re-enter civilian life in a positive manner. Below is the statement released by the Alameda County District Attorney, Nancy O’Malley on September 22nd, 2017: “ALAMEDA, Calif....
La Familia’s Cultura y Bienestar (CyB) and Youth and Family Opportunity (YFO) programs have been providing an annual Summer Camp for youth ages 5-10 years, since 2011. This was created in order to ensure that all children had a safe place to do safe educationally interactive activities during some of their summer weeks while school was out. This year we held a camp for only two weeks (due to staff shortage), despite the shortened time of camp we had 57 youths with 18 student volunteers. Aside from making summer camp fun, the CYB and YFO teams strive to make summer camp educational. For...
Hayward Unified School District (HUSD), in partnership with La Familia, provides HUSD parents and guardians with the opportunity to develop leadership and advocacy skills while supporting parent engagement and the academic success of HUSD students. The Parent Ambassador program helps to increase the district’s capacity to build a community of leaders that support outreach to parents and families, refers and links youth and their families in the HUSD program to health services and other school site programs and resources. The Ambassadors are a representative body that acts as a liaison between the district and the parent community with an overall...
Partner Spotlight: Ashland Cherryland Together Part of Organizing Effort for Resident Voice in the Eden Area: Residents of Alameda County’s Eden Area are working tirelessly to have a stronger voice in their government. Ashland Cherryland Together (ACT), a community collaborative supported by La Familia staff, along with the Ashland Community Association and other community groups have been supporting residents in advocacy for the establishment of an Eden Municipal Advisory Council (EMAC), a five-person resident council that would have the formal authority to make recommendations to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The Unincorporated Eden Area refers to the Ashland, Cherrlyand, San Lorenzo, and...
