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<channel><title><![CDATA[Parents' Place FRC - Newsletter Articles]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles]]></link><description><![CDATA[Newsletter Articles]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:51:12 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director5311468]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director5311468#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:08:31 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director5311468</guid><description><![CDATA[ Happy New Year! We are excited to announce our new Vietnamese Support Group, which begins this month. The support group will meet on Saturday, January 10, 2026, and will be facilitated by Tony Nguyen, our Vietnamese Family Support Specialist. Please see our Support Group section for further details.Each quarter, our newsletter proudly spotlights a team member, offering them the opportunity to share the important roles they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place. For our Winter Spotlight, we are exci [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:243px'></span><span style='display: table;width:173px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/editor/rachel-picture.png?1768422358" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">Happy New Year! We are excited to announce our new Vietnamese Support Group, which begins this month. The support group will meet on Saturday, January 10, 2026, and will be facilitated by Tony Nguyen, our Vietnamese Family Support Specialist. Please see our Support Group section for further details.<br />Each quarter, our newsletter proudly spotlights a team member, offering them the opportunity to share the important roles they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place. For our Winter Spotlight, we are excited to feature Rachel Janadi!<br /><br />&#8203;<br /><br /><strong>&nbsp;Hi, my name is &shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;Rachel.</strong><br /><strong>&nbsp;What is your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong><br />&nbsp;I am the Accounting Assistant at Parents&rsquo; Place. I ensure our employees are paid for their hard work and reimbursed for any supplies and&nbsp;refreshments they buy for our support groups. I also pay all bills to keep our facility running.<br />In addition to my daily responsibilities, I provide support in any area that may be needed &ndash; from filling in for our Play to Learn support group to helping at all events that we put on throughout the year.&nbsp;<br /><strong>What led you to your current role?</strong><br />I have been with Parents&rsquo; Place since it opened its doors. I started as a volunteer for the very first Information Fair and Festival and have been working in the prize area there every year since.<br />Before transitioning into my permanent role, I worked with the accounting office that originally did the books for Parents&rsquo; Place. Whenever Parents&rsquo; Place was in between employees for the accounting position, I would fill in and was eventually hired permanently. This allowed us to bring all the work in-house.<br /><strong>What do you enjoy most about your role?</strong><br />It is so fulfilling to know that I am a small part of the exceptional work done at Parents&rsquo; Place. I have a nephew with a disability and Parents&rsquo; Place has been a big part of his, and so many other individuals, lives. Also, the people here are such a joy to work alongside every day.</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">&#8203;Un mensaje de Elena S&aacute;nchez, Directora Ejecutiva<br /></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:295px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/rachel-picture.png?1768422682" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">&iexcl;Feliz A&ntilde;o Nuevo! Nos complace anunciar nuestro nuevo Grupo de Apoyo en Vietnamita, que comienza este mes. El grupo de apoyo se reunir&aacute; el s&aacute;bado 10 de enero de 2026 y ser&aacute; facilitado por Tony Nguyen, nuestro Especialista de Apoyo Familiar en Vietnamita. Consulte la secci&oacute;n de grupos de apoyo para&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; obtener m&aacute;s detalles.<br />Cada trimestre, nuestro bolet&iacute;n destaca con orgullo a un miembro del equipo, brind&aacute;ndole la oportunidad de compartir los roles que desempe&ntilde;a aqu&iacute; en Parents&rsquo; Place. Para nuestro Destacado de Invierno, nos complace presentar a Rachel Janadi.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Hola, mi nombre es Rachel.<br />&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es su rol en Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong><br />Soy la Asistente de Contabilidad en Parents&rsquo; Place. Me aseguro de que nuestros empleados reciban el pago por su trabajo y el reembolso por cualquier suministro y refrigerios que compren para nuestros grupos de apoyo. Tambi&eacute;n pago todas las facturas para que nuestras instalaciones sigan funcionando.<br />Adem&aacute;s de mis responsabilidades diarias, brindo apoyo en cualquier &aacute;rea que sea necesaria, desde cubrir el grupo de apoyo Play to Learn hasta ayudar en todos los eventos que organizamos a lo largo del a&ntilde;o.<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; la llev&oacute; a su rol actual?</strong><br />He estado en Parents&rsquo; Place desde que abri&oacute; sus puertas. Comenc&eacute; como voluntaria en la primera Feria de Informaci&oacute;n y Festival y desde entonces he trabajado cada a&ntilde;o en el &aacute;rea de premios.<br />Antes de pasar a mi puesto permanente, trabaj&eacute; con la oficina de contabilidad que originalmente llevaba los libros de Parents&rsquo; Place. Siempre que Parents&rsquo; Place se quedaba sin personal para el puesto de&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; contabilidad, yo cubr&iacute;a ese espacio y finalmente fui contratada de manera permanente. Esto nos permiti&oacute; traer todo el trabajo internamente.<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfruta de su rol?</strong><br />Es muy gratificante saber que soy una peque&ntilde;a parte del trabajo excepcional que se realiza en Parents&rsquo; Place. Tengo un sobrino con una discapacidad y Parents&rsquo; Place ha sido una parte importante de su vida, y de la vida de muchas otras personas. Adem&aacute;s, las personas aqu&iacute; son una verdadera alegr&iacute;a para trabajar junto a ellas(o) todos los d&iacute;as.<br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director3766289]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director3766289#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:15:53 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director3766289</guid><description><![CDATA[ &#8203;Each quarter, our newsletter proudly Spotlights a team member, offering them the opportunity to share the roles they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place. For our Summer Spotlight, we are excited to feature Veronica Ochoa!Hi, my name is Veronica Ochoa.&#8203;I am the Bilingual Receptionist and Data Specialist here at Parents&rsquo; Place. I learned about the center through a friend whose child receives services here. She invited me to volunteer at the annual Christmas party, and that experi [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/veronica-ochoa.jpg?1759260416" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">&#8203;Each quarter, our newsletter proudly <em>Spotlights</em> a team member, offering them the opportunity to share the roles they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place. For our <strong>Summer Spotlight</strong>, we are excited to feature <strong>Veronica Ochoa</strong>!<br /><strong>Hi, my name is Veronica Ochoa.</strong><br /><br />&#8203;I am the Bilingual Receptionist and Data Specialist here at Parents&rsquo; Place. I learned about the center through a friend whose child receives services here. She invited me to volunteer at the annual Christmas party, and that experience opened my eyes to the wonderful work this organization does. I was deeply impressed by the many services offered to families &mdash; providing not only education and resources but also hope and support to those raising children and young adults with special needs.<br />Having a nephew with special needs, I understand the value of this community support. It&rsquo;s an honor to be part of a team that truly makes a difference.<br />As we enter the busy summer season, I&rsquo;m looking forward to welcoming families, assisting with workshop registrations, and continuing to help connect our community to the support it needs.<br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:167px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/veronica-ochoa.jpg?1759260550" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">&#8203;&#8203;<strong>Cada trimestre, nuestro bolet&iacute;n destaca con orgullo a un miembro del equipo, ofreci&eacute;ndole la oportunidad de compartir los roles que desempe&ntilde;a aqu&iacute; en Parents&rsquo; Place. Para nuestro Destacado de Verano, &iexcl;nos complace presentar a </strong><strong>Veronica Ochoa!</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>Hola, mi nombre es Veronica Ochoa.</strong><br />Soy la Recepcionista Biling&uuml;e y Especialista en Datos aqu&iacute; en Parents&rsquo; Place. Conoc&iacute; el centro a trav&eacute;s de una amiga cuyo hijo recibe servicios aqu&iacute;. Ella me invit&oacute; a ser voluntaria en la fiesta anual de Navidad y esa experiencia me abri&oacute; los ojos al maravilloso trabajo que realiza esta organizaci&oacute;n. Me impresionaron profundamente los muchos servicios que se ofrecen a las familias &mdash; brindando no solo educaci&oacute;n y recursos, sino tambi&eacute;n esperanza y apoyo a quienes cr&iacute;an a ni&ntilde;os y j&oacute;venes adultos con necesidades especiales.<br />Tener un sobrino con necesidades especiales me ha permitido entender personalmente el valor de este tipo de apoyo comunitario. Es un honor ser parte de un equipo que realmente marca la diferencia.<br />Al comenzar la ajetreada temporada de verano, espero dar la bienvenida a las familias, ayudar con las inscripciones a los talleres y seguir conectando a nuestra comunidad con los apoyos que necesita.</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director2348091]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director2348091#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:36:14 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/a-message-from-elena-sanchez-executive-director2348091</guid><description><![CDATA[ Wishing you all a bright and joyful 2025! May this new year bring peace, happiness, and plenty of beautiful moments with those you love. We&rsquo;re grateful for each of you and excited for what the year ahead holds. Happy New Year! Our newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here. This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Tony Nguyen.&nbsp;Hi! My name is Tony Nguyen. I am a Bilingual Family Reso [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:147px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/tony-nguyen-2.jpeg?1735853949" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">Wishing you all a bright and joyful 2025! May this new year bring peace, happiness, and plenty of beautiful moments with those you love. We&rsquo;re grateful for each of you and excited for what the year ahead holds. Happy New Year! Our newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here. This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on <strong>Tony Nguyen</strong>.<br />&nbsp;<br /><br />Hi! My name is <strong>Tony Nguyen</strong>. I am a <strong>Bilingual Family Resource Specialist</strong> with over seven years of experience working with families and children with developmental disabilities. Most of my experience is providing ABA services to young teens and autistic children.<br /><strong>What&rsquo;s your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong><br />I am a bilingual family support specialist at Parents&rsquo; Place and speak English and Vietnamese. I provide families with information about different community resources. I explain the variety of resources available to families, help them navigate the systems, and sometimes assist them in filling out the application for benefits when needed. My role also provides Vietnamese translation/interpretation to families who do not speak good English.<br />&nbsp;<strong>What led you to your current role?</strong><br />I met Mr. Amos Byun a Community Outreach Specialist at the San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center at the Local Library in El Monte, where I was providing ABA services to a client on that day. Mr. Amos told me that Parents&rsquo; Place is looking for a Vietnamese bi-lingual family support specialist, if I am interested in the position, apply for it. I applied for the position. That is how I got started working with Parents&rsquo; Place. This role gives me great opportunities to help families with children with special needs, especially in the Vietnamese community. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><strong>What do you enjoy most about your role?</strong><br />I enjoy working with people. Parents&rsquo; Place gives me the opportunity to engage and help people. I am able to empower families with information, knowledge, and provide resources so families can be better advocates for their loved ones. When seeing families successfully get approval for the benefits, it brings me great joy.<br /><strong>What advice would you give to a person who is interested in joining the Parents&rsquo; Place FRC team?</strong><br />My advice to a potential candidate is to be yourself. Be patient, respectful, and honest with the families on what you can or can&rsquo;t help. Willing to go the extra mile in supporting and helping families and the organization when needed. The&nbsp;most important of all is to be a good team player and teamwork in supporting and helping each other within the organization.<br />&nbsp;<br />I look forward to meeting new families and I can be reached at:<br />&nbsp;<strong>(626) 919-1091</strong> or by email at <strong>tonynguyen@parentsplacefrc.com</strong></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/tony-nguyen-2.jpeg?250" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">Xin ch&agrave;o qu&iacute; v&#7883;.<br />&nbsp;<br />T&ocirc;i t&ecirc;n Tony Nguy&#7877;n, l&agrave; nh&acirc;n vi&ecirc;n song ng&#7919;. T&ocirc;i h&#7895; tr&#7907; &amp; cung c&#7845;p t&agrave;i nguy&ecirc;n/th&ocirc;ng tin cho gia &#273;&igrave;nh.&nbsp; T&ocirc;i l&agrave; Chuy&ecirc;n gia c&oacute; h&#417;n b&#7843;y n&#259;m kinh nghi&#7879;m l&agrave;m vi&#7879;c v&#7899;i gia &#273;&igrave;nh v&agrave; tr&#7867; em khuy&#7871;t t&#7853;t, ch&#7853;m ph&aacute;t tri&#7875;n. Ph&#7847;n l&#7899;n kinh nghi&#7879;m c&#7911;a t&ocirc;i l&agrave; cung c&#7845;p d&#7883;ch v&#7909; ABA(h&agrave;nh vi) cho thanh thi&#7871;u ni&ecirc;n v&agrave; tr&#7867; t&#7921; k&#7927;.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Vai tr&ograve; c&#7911;a t&ocirc;i t&#7841;i Parent&rsquo;s Place l&agrave; g&igrave;?</strong><br />T&ocirc;i l&agrave; chuy&ecirc;n gia h&#7895; tr&#7907;/ gi&uacute;p &#273;&#7903; gia &#273;&igrave;nh t&#7841;i Parent&rsquo;s Place v&agrave; t&ocirc;i n&oacute;i &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ti&#7871;ng Anh v&agrave; ti&#7871;ng Vi&#7879;t. T&ocirc;i cung c&#7845;p cho c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh th&ocirc;ng tin v&#7873; c&aacute;c ngu&#7891;n l&#7921;c c&#7897;ng &#273;&#7891;ng kh&aacute;c nhau. T&ocirc;i gi&#7843;i th&iacute;ch s&#7921; &#273;a d&#7841;ng c&#7911;a c&aacute;c ngu&#7891;n l&#7921;c s&#7861;n c&oacute; cho c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh, gi&uacute;p &#273;&#7903; &amp; h&#432;&#7899;ng d&#7849;n h&#7885; &#273;i&#7873;u h&#432;&#7899;ng h&#7879; th&#7889;ng cung c&#7845;p nh&#7919;ng quy&#7873;n l&#7907;i x&atilde; h&#7897;i, v&agrave; &#273;&ocirc;i khi h&#7895; tr&#7907; gia &#273;&igrave;nh &#273;i&#7873;n &#273;&#417;n &#273;&#259;ng k&yacute; nh&#7853;n tr&#7907; c&#7845;p khi c&#7847;n thi&#7871;t. Vai tr&ograve; c&#7911;a t&ocirc;i c&#361;ng l&agrave; h&#7893; tr&#7907;, cung c&#7845;p b&#7843;n d&#7883;ch/th&ocirc;ng d&#7883;ch ti&#7871;ng Vi&#7879;t cho nh&#7919;ng gia &#273;&igrave;nh g&#7863;p kh&oacute; kh&#259;n v&#7873; ng&ocirc;n ng&#7919; ti&#7871;ng Anh.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>&#272;i&#7873;u g&igrave; &#273;&atilde; d&#7851;n t&ocirc;i &#273;&#7871;n vai tr&ograve; hi&#7879;n t&#7841;i?</strong><br />T&ocirc;i &#273;&atilde; g&#7863;p &ocirc;ng Amos Byun, Chuy&ecirc;n gia ti&#7871;p c&#7853;n c&#7897;ng &#273;&#7891;ng cho Regional Center San Gabriel Pomona t&#7841;i Th&#432; Vi&#7879;n &#273;&#7883;a ph&#432;&#417;ng &#7903; th&agrave;nh ph&#7889; El Monte, n&#417;i t&ocirc;i &#273;ang cung c&#7845;p d&#7883;ch v&#7909; ABA cho kh&aacute;ch h&agrave;ng v&agrave;o ng&agrave;y h&ocirc;m &#273;&oacute;. &Ocirc;ng Amos cho t&ocirc;i bi&#7871;t r&#7857;ng Parent&rsquo;s Place &#273;ang t&igrave;m ki&#7871;m m&#7897;t chuy&ecirc;n gia h&#7895; tr&#7907; gia &#273;&igrave;nh song ng&#7919; ng&#432;&#7901;i Vi&#7879;t, n&#7871;u t&ocirc;i quan t&acirc;m &#273;&#7871;n v&#7883; tr&iacute; n&agrave;y th&igrave; h&atilde;y &#7913;ng tuy&#7875;n. T&ocirc;i &#273;&atilde; &#7913;ng tuy&#7875;n v&agrave;o v&#7883; tr&iacute; n&agrave;y. &#272;&oacute; l&agrave; c&aacute;ch t&ocirc;i b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u l&agrave;m vi&#7879;c v&#7899;i Parent&rsquo;s Place. Vai tr&ograve; n&agrave;y mang l&#7841;i cho t&ocirc;i c&#417; h&#7897;i tuy&#7879;t v&#7901;i &#273;&#7875; gi&uacute;p &#273;&#7905; c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh c&oacute; tr&#7867; em c&oacute; nhu c&#7847;u &#273;&#7863;c bi&#7879;t, &#273;&#7863;c bi&#7879;t l&agrave; trong c&#7897;ng &#273;&#7891;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i Vi&#7879;t.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><strong>&#272;i&#7873;u y&ecirc;u th&iacute;ch nh&#7845;t c&#7911;a t&ocirc;i &#7903; vai tr&ograve; n&#7847;y l&agrave; g&igrave;?</strong><br />T&ocirc;i th&iacute;ch l&agrave;m vi&#7879;c v&#7899;i m&#7885;i ng&#432;&#7901;i. Parent&rsquo;s Place cho t&ocirc;i c&#417; h&#7897;i g&#7855;n k&#7871;t v&agrave; gi&uacute;p &#273;&#7905; c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh. T&ocirc;i c&oacute; th&#7875; trao quy&#7873;n cho c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh th&ocirc;ng tin, ki&#7871;n &#8203;&#8203;th&#7913;c v&agrave; cung c&#7845;p c&aacute;c ngu&#7891;n l&#7921;c x&atilde; h&ocirc;i &#273;&#7875; c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh c&oacute; th&#7875; tr&#7903; th&agrave;nh ng&#432;&#7901;i &#7911;ng h&#7897; t&#7889;t h&#417;n cho nh&#7919;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i th&acirc;n y&ecirc;u c&#7911;a h&#7885;. Khi th&#7845;y c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ph&ecirc; duy&#7879;t th&agrave;nh c&ocirc;ng c&aacute;c quy&#7873;n l&#7907;i x&atilde; h&#7897;i, &#273;&oacute; l&agrave; m&#7897;t s&#7921; vui m&#7915;ng cho t&ocirc;i.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>B&#7841;n s&#7869; &#273;&#432;a ra l&#7901;i khuy&ecirc;n g&igrave; cho nh&#7919;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i quan t&acirc;m v&agrave; mu&#7889;n tham gia &#273;&#7875; tr&#7903; th&agrave;nh nh&acirc;n vi&ecirc;n h&#7895; tr&#7907; gia &#273;&igrave;nh c&#7911;a Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong><br />L&#7901;i khuy&ecirc;n c&#7911;a t&ocirc;i d&agrave;nh cho &#7913;ng vi&ecirc;n ti&#7873;m n&#259;ng l&agrave; h&atilde;y l&agrave; ch&iacute;nh m&igrave;nh. H&atilde;y ki&ecirc;n nh&#7851;n, t&ocirc;n tr&#7885;ng v&agrave; trung th&#7921;c v&#7899;i c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh v&#7873; nh&#7919;ng g&igrave; b&#7841;n c&oacute; th&#7875; gi&uacute;p &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ho&#7863;c kh&ocirc;ng th&#7875; gi&uacute;p &#273;&#7905;. S&#7861;n s&agrave;ng n&#7895; l&#7921;c h&#7871;t m&igrave;nh trong vi&#7879;c h&#7895; tr&#7907; v&agrave; gi&uacute;p &#273;&#7905; c&aacute;c gia &#273;&igrave;nh v&agrave; trong t&#7893; ch&#7913;c.<br />V&agrave; quan tr&#7885;ng nh&#7845;t l&agrave; tr&#7903; th&agrave;nh m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i c&oacute; tinh th&#7847;n &#273;&#7891;ng &#273;&#7897;i t&#7889;t, c&#7897;ng t&aacute;c t&#7889;t, h&ograve;a thu&#7853;n v&agrave; l&agrave;m vi&#7879;c theo nh&oacute;m trong vi&#7879;c h&#7895; tr&#7907; v&agrave; gi&uacute;p &#273;&#7905; l&#7851;n nhau trong c&#417; quan.<br />&nbsp;<br />T&ocirc;i mong &#273;&#432;&#7907;c g&#7863;p nh&#7919;ng gia &#273;&igrave;nh m&#7899;i v&agrave; c&oacute; th&#7875; li&ecirc;n l&#7841;c v&#7899;i t&ocirc;i t&#7841;i:<br /><strong>(626) 919-1091</strong> or by email at <strong><a href="mailto:tonynguyen@parentsplacefrc.com">tonynguyen@parentsplacefrc.com</a></strong><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/tony-nguyen-2.jpeg?250" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><a href="http://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles">Bienvenidos Padres, Familias, Amigos, Profesionales y Miembros de la Comunidad</a>,<br />&iexcl;Hola! Mi nombre es Tony Nguyen. Soy un especialista biling&uuml;e en recursos familiares con m&aacute;s de siete a&ntilde;os de experiencia trabajando con familias y ni&ntilde;os con discapacidades del desarrollo. La mayor parte de mi experiencia consiste en brindar servicios de ABA a adolescentes y ni&ntilde;os autistas.<br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es su funci&oacute;n en Parents' Place? </strong>Soy un especialista biling&uuml;e en apoyo familiar en Parents&rsquo; Place y hablo Ingl&eacute;s y Vietnamita. Proporciono a las familias informaci&oacute;n sobre diferentes recursos comunitarios. Explico la variedad de recursos disponibles para las familias, las ayudo a navegar por los sistemas y, a veces, las ayudo a completar la solicitud de beneficios cuando es necesario. Mi funci&oacute;n tambi&eacute;n proporciona traducci&oacute;n/interpretaci&oacute;n del vietnamita a familias que no hablan Ingl&eacute;s.<br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; te llev&oacute; a tu puesto actual?</strong> Conoc&iacute; al Sr. Amos Byun, un especialista en alcance comunitario en el Centro Regional San Gabriel Pomona en la Biblioteca Local en El Monte, donde estaba brindando servicios de ABA a un cliente ese d&iacute;a. El Sr. Amos me dijo que Parents' Place est&aacute; buscando un especialista en apoyo familiar biling&uuml;e Vietnamita. Si estoy interesado en el puesto, solic&iacute;telo. Solicit&eacute; el puesto. As&iacute; fue como comenc&eacute; a trabajar con Parents' Place. Este puesto me brinda grandes oportunidades para ayudar a familias con ni&ntilde;os con necesidades especiales, especialmente en la comunidad Vietnamita.<br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu papel?</strong>&nbsp; Disfruto trabajando con la gente. Parents' Place me brinda la oportunidad de involucrarme y ayudar a las personas. Puedo empoderar a las familias con informaci&oacute;n, conocimiento y brindarles recursos para que puedan ser mejores defensores de sus seres queridos. Me llena de alegr&iacute;a ver a las familias obtener con &eacute;xito la aprobaci&oacute;n de los beneficios.<br /><br />&nbsp;<strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;a a una persona interesada en unirse al equipo de Parents&rsquo; Place FRC? </strong>&nbsp;Mi consejo para un candidato potencial es que sea usted mismo. Sea paciente, respetuoso y honesto con las familias sobre lo que puede o no puede ayudar. Dispuesto a hacer un esfuerzo adicional para apoyar y ayudar a las familias y a la organizaci&oacute;n cuando sea necesario. Y lo m&aacute;s importante de todo es ser un buen jugador de equipo y trabajar en equipo para apoyarse y ayudarse mutuamente dentro de la organizaci&oacute;n.<br />&nbsp;<br />Espero conocer nuevas familias y me pueden contactar al:<br /><strong>(626) 919-1091</strong> o por correo electr&oacute;nico a <strong><a href="mailto:tonynguyen@parentsplacefrc.com">tonynguyen@parentsplacefrc.com</a></strong><br />&nbsp;<br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELCOME PARENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members6225507]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members6225507#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:08:35 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members6225507</guid><description><![CDATA[ Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,Our team wishes you a happy Fall Season. It was nice seeing everyone at our Annual Open House and Juneteenth Celebration. We are thankful for all our families, volunteers and exhibitors that made this possible. We appreciate all of you. In our efforts to introduce our team at Parents&rsquo; Place. Our newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/sandra.png?1729792741" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><strong>Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,</strong><br />Our team wishes you a happy Fall Season. It was nice seeing everyone at our Annual Open House and Juneteenth Celebration. We are thankful for all our families, volunteers and exhibitors that made this possible. We appreciate all of you. In our efforts to introduce our team at Parents&rsquo; Place. Our newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here. This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Sandra Jimenez.<br />&#8203;<br /><strong>Hi, I am Sandra Jimenez,</strong> as a fairly new employee with Parents&rsquo; Place, I have had the privilege to communicate with parents and help provide resource for their children. I have 15 years of experience working in the Special Education Community. I have 3 Children and 3 Grandchildren. They motivate me to give my best in all that I do. As I know the significance it is of being a resource to our children.<br /><strong>What is your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong><br />My role at Parents&rsquo; Place is an Assistant Technology Support Specialist. I help with providing resources that can help their children learn in the best way that suits them. I help them get the educational applications for their device and provide tech support to navigate their device.&nbsp;<br /><strong>What led you to your current position?</strong><br />When I was first introduced to the Special Education Community in 2006 I had the desire to learn more about the Community and how I can be an asset to families. I continued by attending workshops and&nbsp; instantly loved being able to nurture and help these families with the knowledge that I had learned. I then built relationships with the children and parents that would visit our facility.<br /><strong>What do you enjoy the most about your work?</strong><br />I find it rewarding to help families achieve their full potential and gain independence by providing the best resources.<br /><strong>What advice would you give to someone who is interested in joining the Parents&rsquo; Place FRC team?</strong><br />No matter your position in the Special Education Community give yourself the opportunity to impact the lives of children.<br />I can be reached at: <strong>(626) 919-1091 </strong>or by email at&nbsp; <strong>sandra.jimenez@parentsplacefrc.com</strong><br />&#8203;<br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:170px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/sandra.png?1729792790" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><strong>Bienvenidos padres, familias, amigos, profesionales y miembros de la comunidad,<br />&#8203;</strong><br />Nuestro equipo les desea una feliz temporada de oto&ntilde;o. Fue agradable verlos a todos en nuestra jornada de puertas abiertas anual y en la celebraci&oacute;n del 16 de junio. Estamos agradecidos por todas nuestras familias, voluntarios y expositores que hicieron esto posible. Los apreciamos a todos. En nuestros esfuerzos por presentar a nuestro equipo en Parents' Place. Nuestro bolet&iacute;n se enorgullece de &ldquo;destacar&rdquo; a un miembro del equipo, donde tendr&aacute; la oportunidad de escribir sobre el(los) rol(es) que desempe&ntilde;a(n) aqu&iacute;. Este mes el &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; est&aacute; sobre Sandra Jim&eacute;nez.<br />&#8203;<br />Soy Sandra Jim&eacute;nez, como empleada relativamente nueva de Parents' Place, he tenido el privilegio de comunicarme con los padres y ayudar a proporcionar recursos para sus hijos. Tengo 15 a&ntilde;os trabajando anteriormente en la Comunidad de Educaci&oacute;n Especial. Tengo 3 hijos y 3 nietos que me motivan a dar lo mejor de m&iacute; en todo lo que hago porque s&eacute; la importancia que tiene ser un recurso para nuestros hijos.<br /><strong>&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es su papel en Parents' Place?</strong><br />Mi funci&oacute;n en Parents' Place es la de asistente especialista en apoyo a lo tecnol&oacute;gico. Ayudo proporcionando recursos que puedan ayudar a sus hijos a aprender de la mejor manera que les convenga. Les ayudo a obtener las aplicaciones educativas para su dispositivo y les brindo apoyo t&eacute;cnico para navegar en su dispositivo.<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; te llev&oacute; a tu puesto actual?</strong><br />Cuando conoc&iacute; por primera vez la Comunidad de Educaci&oacute;n Especial en 2006, ten&iacute;a el deseo de aprender m&aacute;s sobre la Comunidad y c&oacute;mo puedo ser de gran valor para las familias. Continu&eacute; asistiendo a talleres y al instante me encant&oacute; poder nutrir y ayudar a familias con el conocimiento que hab&iacute;a aprendido. Luego constru&iacute; relaciones con los ni&ntilde;os y los padres que visitaban nuestras instalaciones.<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu trabajo?</strong><br />Encuentro gratificante ayudar a las familias a alcanzar su m&aacute;ximo potencial y ganar independencia brind&aacute;ndoles los mejores recursos.<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;a a alguien que est&eacute; interesado en unirse al equipo de Parents&rsquo; Place FRC?</strong><br />No importa tu posici&oacute;n en la comunidad de educaci&oacute;n especial, date la oportunidad de impactar las vidas de los ni&ntilde;os.<br />Me pueden contactar al: <strong>(626) 919-1091</strong> o por correo electr&oacute;nico a <strong>sandra.jimenez@parentsplacefrc.com</strong></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELCOME PARENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members1191460]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members1191460#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:20:35 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members1191460</guid><description><![CDATA[ &#8203;&nbsp;Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,Our team wishes you a happy Summer. It was nice seeing everyone at our Annual Open House and Juneteenth Celebration. We are thankful for all our families, volunteers and exhibitors that made this possible. We appreciate all of you. In our efforts to introduce our team, Parents&rsquo;&nbsp; &nbsp; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:225px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/editor/ines-villegas.jpg?1722550974" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">&#8203;&nbsp;<br />Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,<br />Our team wishes you a happy Summer. It was nice seeing everyone at our Annual Open House and Juneteenth Celebration. We are thankful for all our families, volunteers and exhibitors that made this possible. We appreciate all of you. In our efforts to introduce our team, Parents&rsquo;&nbsp; &nbsp; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place. This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Ines Villegas.<br /><br />I am In&eacute;s Villegas, involved in the special education community for more than 40 years and proud mother of a young woman with epilepsy, I was a special education teacher for 27 years in Peru.<br /><br /><strong>What is your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong><br />My role at Parents' Place is to strengthen families with timely and appropriate information and resources according to the individual needs of our families. I also serve as a supervisor of children in different support groups such as: "Carita Feliz", "Nuevo Dia&rdquo;, "Starlight" and &ldquo;Strength in Unity"<br /><br /><strong>What led you to your current position?</strong><br />My passion is to help people who have special needs/disabilities. In 2013, I attended the Parent' Place Information Fair and met Yasmin Cardona, who invited me to volunteer at the center, and during my visit "I&nbsp;fell into&nbsp;it like&nbsp;a fish&nbsp;in water" and I said "I am in the right place to continue with my passion supporting people with disabilities"<br /><br /><strong>What do you enjoy most about your work?</strong><br />The satisfaction of duty is fulfilled when a family has successfully fulfilled its objective. Supporting families in their journey one step at a time.<br /><br /><strong>What advice would you give to someone who is interested in joining the Parents&rsquo; Place FRC team?<br />&#8203;</strong>Have experience in knowing and having worked with a person with a disability. Willingness to make a difference in the lives of others and empathy to provide together reasonable solutions according to the established situation.<br />&nbsp;<br />I can be reached at:<br /><strong>(626) 919-1091 or by email at ines.villegas@parentsplacefrc.com</strong><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:322px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/editor/ines-villegas.jpg?1722551121" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><font size="5"><strong><a href="http://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles">Bienvenidos Padres, Familias, Amigos, Profesionales y Miembros de la Comunidad</a></strong>,</font><br />&nbsp;<br />Nuestro equipo os desea un feliz verano. Fue agradable verlos a todos en nuestra jornada de puertas abiertas anual y en la celebraci&oacute;n del 16 de junio. Estamos agradecidos por todas nuestras familias, voluntarios y expositores que hicieron esto posible. Los apreciamos a todos. En nuestros esfuerzos por presentar a nuestro equipo, el bolet&iacute;n informativo de Parents' Place se enorgullece de "destacar" a un miembro del equipo, donde tendr&aacute; la oportunidad de escribir sobre las funciones que desempe&ntilde;a aqu&iacute; en Parents' Place. Este mes el &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; est&aacute; sobre In&eacute;s Villegas.<br />&nbsp;<br />Soy Ines Villegas, Involucrada en la comunidad de educaci&oacute;n especial por m&aacute;s de 40 a&ntilde;os y madre orgullosa de una joven con epilepsia, fui profesora de educaci&oacute;n especial durante 27 a&ntilde;os en el Per&uacute;.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es tu papel en Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong><br />Mi funci&oacute;n en Parents' Place es fortalecer a las familias con informaci&oacute;n oportuna y adecuada considerando la individualidad de acuerdo con la discapacidad, tambi&eacute;n me desempe&ntilde;o como supervisora de ni&ntilde;os en los diferentes grupos de apoyo como es: "Carita Feliz", "Nuevo Dia", "Starlight" y "Strength In Unity".<br /><br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; te llev&oacute; a tu puesto actual?</strong><br />Mi pasi&oacute;n es ayudar a las personas que presentan una necesidad especial y/o discapacidad. Fue en el a&ntilde;o 2013 que asist&iacute; a la feria Informativa de Parent' Place y conoc&iacute; a Yasmin Cardona, quien me invito a participar como voluntaria en el centro y durante mi visita me sent&iacute; como "un pez en el agua" y dije "Estoy en el lugar adecuado para seguir con mi pasi&oacute;n apoyando a las personas con necesidades especiales"&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu trabajo?</strong><br />La satisfacci&oacute;n del deber cumplido cuando una familia ha logrado su objetivo con &eacute;xito y apoyando a las familias un paso a la vez. &nbsp;<br />&#8203;<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;as a una persona que est&aacute; interesada en unirse al equipo de FRC de Parents&rsquo; Place?&nbsp;</strong><br />Tener experiencia en conocer y haber laborado con una persona con discapacidad, Voluntad en marcar la diferencia en la vida de otras personas y empat&iacute;a para juntos buscar soluciones razonables de acuerdo con la situaci&oacute;n establecida.<br /><br /><br />Se pueden comunicar directamente a:<br />(<strong>626) 919-1091 o por correo electr&oacute;nico a ines.villegas@parentsplacefrc.com<br />&nbsp;</strong><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELCOME PARENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members2489611]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members2489611#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 23:40:59 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members2489611</guid><description><![CDATA[&#8203;A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director&nbsp;   Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,Our team wishes you a happy 2024 Spring season. It was nice seeing everyone at our 29th Information Fair &amp; Festival! We are thankful for all our families, volunteers and exhibitors that made this possible. We appreciate all of you. In our efforts to introduce our team, Parents&rsquo; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">&#8203;A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director&nbsp;<br /></div>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:194px'></span><span style='display: table;width:179px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/juju-vest-2.jpg?1727996488" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,<br />Our team wishes you a happy 2024 Spring season. It was nice seeing everyone at our 29th Information Fair &amp; Festival! We are thankful for all our families, volunteers and exhibitors that made this possible. We appreciate all of you. In our efforts to introduce our team, Parents&rsquo; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place. This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Julieanna Trejo.<br />&#8203;<br />Hi, My name is Julieanna Trejo I am a Family Resource Specialist. I am proud to say that I have over 28 years serving Adults and Children with Special Needs.<br /><br /><strong>What is your role at Parent&rsquo;s Place?&nbsp;</strong> <em>My role at Parents Place is a Family Resource Specialist and a Community Navigator.</em><br /><br /><strong>What led you to your current role?</strong>&nbsp; <em>I attended the Information Fair &amp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Festival two years in a row. This led me to bring my son who was diagnosed with Intellectual Disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ID/ ADHD) to participate with Teen Titans. My son has been attending for two years. When I saw that the Parents&rsquo; Place employees were so passionate about their jobs, and took such good care of the Kids, this made my son and I feel so welcome.&nbsp; I told my husband &ldquo;One day I want to be a part of something like this and make a difference in kids&rsquo; lives&rdquo;.</em><br /><br /><strong>What do you most enjoy about your role?&nbsp;</strong> <em>I enjoy welcoming the families into our center and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; listening to their stories. I like figuring out a plan of what I can do to help them. Knowing that families come in seeking our help and letting them know that they are not alone is important. I enjoy providing resources, talking with them and helping them navigate technology. This makes me feel so wonderful and blessed to be a part of the Parents Place Team.</em><br /><br /><strong>What advice would you give to a person who is interested in joining the Parent&rsquo;s Place FRC team?&nbsp;</strong> <em>So many families feel lost, they don&rsquo;t know where to go or who to talk to. Remember that you will need to be flexible, you will need patience, you will be among a very caring staff, and you will meet the most amazing people along the way.</em><br /><br /><strong>I can be reached at:<br />(626) 919-1091 or by email at julieannat@parentsplacefrc.com</strong></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">&#8203;<a href="http://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles">Bienvenidos Padres, Familias, Amigos, Profesionales y Miembros de la Comunidad</a>,</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:302px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/juju-trejo.jpeg?1715981222" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><br /><strong><span style="color:rgb(98, 98, 98)">Un mensaje de Elena S&aacute;nchez, Directora Ejecutiva:</span></strong><br /><br />Nuestro equipo les desea una feliz temporada de primavera 2024. &iexcl;Fue agradable verlos a todos en nuestra 29.&ordf; Feria y Festival de Informaci&oacute;n! Estamos agradecidos por todas nuestras familias, voluntarios y expositores que hicieron esto&nbsp; posible. Los apreciamos a todos.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />En nuestros esfuerzos por presentar a nuestro equipo, el bolet&iacute;n informativo de Parents' Place se enorgullece de&nbsp;"reconocer" a un miembro del equipo, donde tendr&aacute; la oportunidad de escribir sobre los roles que desempe&ntilde;an aqu&iacute; en Parents' Place. Este mes el "foco de atenci&oacute;n" est&aacute; en Julieanna Trejo.&nbsp;<br />&#8203;<br />&#8203;Hola, mi nombre es Julieanna Trejo. Soy especialista en recursos familiares. Me enorgullece decir que tengo m&aacute;s de 28 a&ntilde;os sirviendo a adultos y ni&ntilde;os con necesidades especiales.&nbsp;<br />&#8203;<br /><strong>&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es tu papel en Parent's Place?&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><br />Mi funci&oacute;n en Parents&rsquo; Place es especialista de apoyo familiar y navegadora comunitaria.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; te llev&oacute; a tu puesto actual?&nbsp;</strong><br />Asist&iacute; a la Feria y Festival de Informaci&oacute;n dos a&ntilde;os seguidos. Esto me llev&oacute; a traer a mi hijo, a quien le diagnosticaron&nbsp;&#8203;discapacidad intelectual y trastorno por d&eacute;ficit de atenci&oacute;n e hiperactividad (ID/ADHD), a participar con Teen Titans. Mi hijo asiste desde hace dos a&ntilde;os. Cuando vi que los empleados de Parents&rsquo; Place ten&iacute;an tanta pasi&oacute;n por su trabajo y cuidaban tan bien a los ni&ntilde;os, mi hijo y yo nos sentimos muy bienvenidos. Le dije a mi esposo:&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;Alg&uacute;n d&iacute;a quiero ser parte de algo como esto y marcar una diferencia en la vida de los ni&ntilde;os&rdquo;.&nbsp;<br />&#8203;<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu trabajo?</strong><br />Disfruto recibir a las familias en nuestro centro y escuchar sus historias. Me gusta idear un plan de lo que puedo hacer&#8203;&nbsp;&#8203;para ayudarlos. Es importante saber que las familias acuden en busca de nuestra ayuda y hacerles saber que no&nbsp; est&aacute;n solos. Disfruto brind&aacute;ndoles recursos, hablando con ellos y ayud&aacute;ndolos a navegar por la tecnolog&iacute;a. Esto me hace sentir maravillosa y bendecida de ser parte del equipo de Parents&rsquo; Place.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;as a una persona que est&aacute; interesada en unirse al equipo de FRC de Parent's Place?&nbsp;</strong><br />Muchas familias se sienten perdidas y no saben ad&oacute;nde ir ni con qui&eacute;n hablar. Recuerda que necesitar&aacute;s ser flexible,&nbsp;necesitar&aacute;s paciencia, estar&aacute;s entre un personal muy atento y conocer&aacute;s a las personas m&aacute;s incre&iacute;bles en el camino.&#8203;<br /><br /><strong>&#8203;Se pueden comunicar directamente a :<br />(626) 919-1091 o por correo electr&oacute;nico a julieannat@parentsplacefrc.com</strong></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELCOME PARENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members5295109]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members5295109#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:42:35 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members5295109</guid><description><![CDATA[ A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director&nbsp;Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,Our team is wishing you a happy and healthy 2024. Please know that whatever 2024 brings, we will be here for you. We offer&nbsp; workshops, conferences, support groups, and parent to parent support just to mention a few, in hopes to achieve the families and individuals&rsquo; goals of living to their fullest potential.In our efforts to introduce our team, Parents&rsquo; [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:278px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/editor/lucia-perez.jpg?1706050036" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><a href="http://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles">A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director</a><br />&nbsp;<br />Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,<br />Our team is wishing you a happy and healthy 2024. Please know that whatever 2024 brings, we will be here for you. We offer&nbsp; workshops, conferences, support groups, and parent to parent support just to mention a few, in hopes to achieve the families and individuals&rsquo; goals of living to their fullest potential.<br />In our efforts to introduce our team, Parents&rsquo; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place. This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Lucia Perez.<br /><br />&#8203;<br /><em><strong>Hello, my name is Lucia Perez, I am a Bilingual Family Resource Specialist. Although I am new to Parent&rsquo;s Place, I have over 17 years of experience in the social services field. My extensive experience in working with individuals with special needs has allowed me to assist families within the communities.</strong></em><br />&nbsp;<br />&middot;&nbsp;<em><strong>What&rsquo;s your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?</strong></em><br />My role at Parents&rsquo; Place FRC is to support bilingual families obtain the resources from San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center and community. I empower families with providing information and resources to successfully direct them through the system. I currently facilitate the Young Adult Social Group from ages 18 through 26 to come together to socialize and make new friends.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>&middot;&nbsp;What led you to your current role?</strong></em><br />I worked at a non-profit organization for over 17 years, climbing the ladder from a Personal attendant to a Program Coordinator. I have worked with adults with disabilities and their families with providing support with different roles. I came to Parents&rsquo; Place in February 2023 with experience helping families with disabilities. I have worked with&nbsp;&nbsp; Parents&rsquo; Place when working with the non-profit organization in the past. I was very fortunate to have an opportunity to continue providing support to families with children with disabilities.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong><em>&middot;&nbsp;What do you most enjoy about your role?</em></strong><br />In my role as a Family Resource Specialist, I enjoy meeting new parents with their children/young adults and providing resources and knowledge to successfully advocate through their needs. I enjoy seeing families&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; accomplish their goals through their child&rsquo;s stages of life. I also enjoy working with the Young Adult Social Group and learning about the individuals that attend the support group and their personalities.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong><em>&middot;&nbsp;What advice would you give to a person who is interested in joining the Parents&rsquo; Place FRC team?</em></strong><br />My advice to a person who is interested in joining the Parents&rsquo; Place FRC team is to bring a positive attitude to the workplace in order to provide a warm environment for the families that need resources. Working for Parents&rsquo; Place, you will gain leadership skills and communication skills to work toward the same goal of providing hope and support for families with children with special needs through education and community resources.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>I can be reached at:<br />(626) 919-1091 or by email at &nbsp;lucia.perez@parentsplacefrc.com</strong></em><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">&#8203;<a href="http://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles">Bienvenidos Padres, Familias, Amigos, Profesionales y Miembros de la Comunidad</a>,<br />&nbsp;<br /></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:222px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/lucia-perez.jpg?1706050863" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">&#8203;Nuestro equipo le desea un feliz y saludable 2024. Tenga en cuenta que, lo que brinde este 2024, estaremos aqu&iacute; para ayudarlo. Ofrecemos talleres, conferencias, grupos de apoyo y apoyo de padre a padre, solo por mencionar algunos, con la esperanza de lograr las metas de las familias y las personas puedan vivir a su m&aacute;ximo potencial.<br />En nuestros esfuerzos por presentar a nuestro equipo, el bolet&iacute;n informativo de Parents' Place se enorgullece de "reconocer" a un miembro del equipo, donde tendr&aacute; la oportunidad de escribir sobre los roles que desempe&ntilde;an aqu&iacute; en Parents' Place. Este mes el "foco de atenci&oacute;n" est&aacute; en Luc&iacute;a P&eacute;rez.<br /><br /><em><strong>&#8203;Hola, mi nombre es Luc&iacute;a P&eacute;rez, soy Especialista Biling&uuml;e en Recursos Familiares. Aunque soy nueva en Parent's Place, tengo m&aacute;s de 17 a&ntilde;os de experiencia en el campo de los servicios sociales. Mi amplia experiencia en el trabajo con personas con necesidades especiales me ha permitido ayudar a las familias dentro de las comunidades.</strong></em><br /><br /><em><strong>&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es tu papel en Parent's Place?</strong></em>&nbsp; Mi papel en Parents' Place FRC es apoyar a las familias biling&uuml;es para que obtengan los recursos del Centro Regional de San Gabriel Pomona. Empodero a las familias con informaci&oacute;n y recursos para dirigirlas con &eacute;xito a trav&eacute;s del sistema. Actualmente facilito el Grupo Social de Adultos J&oacute;venes de 18 a 26 a&ntilde;os para que se re&uacute;nan para socializar y hacer nuevos amigos.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; te llev&oacute; a tu puesto actual?</strong></em> Trabaj&eacute; en una organizaci&oacute;n sin fines de lucro durante m&aacute;s de 17 a&ntilde;os, ascendiendo de asistente personal a coordinadora de programas. He trabajado con adultos con discapacidades y sus familias brind&aacute;ndoles apoyo con diferentes servicios sociales. Llegu&eacute; a Parents' Place en febrero de 2023 con experiencia previa. Ya hab&iacute;a trabajado con Parents' Place cuando trabaj&eacute; con la organizaci&oacute;n sin fines de lucro en el pasado. Soy muy afortunada de tener la oportunidad de continuar brindando apoyo a familias con ni&ntilde;os con necesidades especial discapacidades.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu trabajo?</strong></em> En mi papel como Especialista en Recursos Familiares, disfruto conocer a los nuevos padres con sus hijos/adultos j&oacute;venes y brindarles recursos y conocimientos para abogar con &eacute;xito a trav&eacute;s de sus necesidades. Disfruto ver a las familias lograr sus metas a trav&eacute;s de las etapas de la vida de sus hijos. Tambi&eacute;n disfruto trabajar con el Grupo Social de J&oacute;venes Adultos y aprender sobre las personas que asisten y sus personalidades.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;as a una persona que est&aacute; interesada en unirse al equipo de FRC de Parent's Place?</strong></em> Mi consejo para una persona que est&eacute; interesada en unirse al equipo de FRC de Parents' Place es que traiga una actitud positiva al lugar de trabajo para proporcionar un ambiente c&aacute;lido para las familias que necesitan recursos. Trabajando para Parents' Place, adquirir&aacute; habilidades de liderazgo y habilidades de comunicaci&oacute;n para trabajar hacia el mismo objetivo de brindar esperanza y apoyo a las familias con ni&ntilde;os con necesidades especiales a trav&eacute;s de la educaci&oacute;n y los recursos comunitarios.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>Se pueden comunicar directamente a:<br />(626) 919-1091 o por correo electr&oacute;nico a lucia.perez@parentsplacefrc.com</strong></em><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELCOME PARENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:37:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/welcome-parents-families-friends-professionals-and-community-members</guid><description><![CDATA[ A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director&nbsp;Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,Our team provides the most current resources, information to empower families and individual&rsquo;s we serve.&nbsp; We meet their needs by offering a &ldquo;listening ear&rdquo; and meeting them where they&rsquo;re at in their journey.&nbsp; We offer workshops, conferences, support groups, and parent to parent support just to mention a few, in hopes to achieve the fami [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:259px'></span><span style='display: table;width:256px;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/connie-kwok.jpg?1697565409" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><a href="http://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles">A Message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Director</a><br />&nbsp;Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,<br />Our team provides the most current resources, information to empower families and individual&rsquo;s we serve.&nbsp; We meet their needs by offering a &ldquo;listening ear&rdquo; and meeting them where they&rsquo;re at in their journey.&nbsp; We offer workshops, conferences, support groups, and parent to parent support just to mention a few, in hopes to achieve the families and individuals&rsquo; goals of living to their fullest&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; potential.&nbsp;&nbsp; In our efforts to&nbsp;&nbsp; introduce our team, Parents&rsquo; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here at&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parents&rsquo; Place.&nbsp; This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Connie Kwok.<br />&nbsp;<br />Hello everyone!&nbsp; My name is Connie Kwok.&nbsp; I am a Family Resource Specialist, Community Navigator, and the Facilitator of Starlight Chinese Parent Support Group at Parents&rsquo; Place.&nbsp; I am trilingual in English, Mandarin &amp; Cantonese.&nbsp; I am also a parent, and my son has Autism. I have been in the Social Services field for 10 years.<br />&nbsp;<br />What&rsquo;s your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?<br />My role is to provide support and navigate families to receive appropriate services for their family members who have special needs.&nbsp; Part of my job is facilitating the Starlight Chinese Parent Support Group.<br />What do you most enjoy about your role?<br />As a Family Resource Specialist, I enjoy assisting families to receive information and services for their needs.&nbsp; I am a parent of special needs; and I have come to understand the necessary support and resources needed by parents.<br />What advice would you give to a person who is interested in joining the Parents&rsquo; Place FRC team?<br />My advice to a potential candidate is to have a multicultural and positive attitude and be willing to make extra effort to assist the families. Patience and flexibility are also important to better serve our families.<br />I can be reached at:<br />(626) 919-1091 or by email at <a href="mailto:connie.k@parentsplacefrc.com">connie.k@parentsplacefrc.com</a><br />&nbsp;</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><a href="http://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles">Bienvenidos Padres, Familias, Amigos, Profesionales y Miembros de la Comunidad</a>,<br />&nbsp;<br /></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:310px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/connie-kwok.jpg?1697566797" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">&#8203;Un mensaje de Elena S&aacute;nchez, Directora Ejecutiva:<br />Nuestro equipo de Parents&rsquo; Place provee recursos e informaci&oacute;n actual para empoderar y ayudar a todas las familias e individuos que servimos. Cubrimos sus necesidades ofreciendo talleres, conferencias, grupos de apoyo, apoyo de padre a padre solo por mencionar algunos de nuestros&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; servicios. Tratamos de ayudar en donde usted est&aacute; en el camino para que su familia e hijo/a puedan cumplir sus metas de vivir a su m&aacute;ximo potencial.<br />&nbsp;<br />En nuestro esfuerzo de presentarles a nuestro equipo de trabajo, la carta trimestral electr&oacute;nica estar&aacute; presentando a un miembro de nuestro equipo en cada edici&oacute;n, donde tendr&aacute; la oportunidad de&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; explicar el rol que &eacute;l o ella tiene en nuestro centro. Para este trimestre le presentaremos a<br />Connie Kwok.<br />&nbsp;<br />Hola mi nombre es Connie Kwok. Soy una especialista de recursos familiares, y tambi&eacute;n soy la facilitadora del grupo de apoyo &ldquo;Starlight&rdquo; para familias que hablan chino aqu&iacute; en Parents&rsquo; Place. Hablo tres idiomas, Ingles, Mandar&iacute;n y Cantones. Tambi&eacute;n soy madre de un joven que tiene autismo. He estado en el campo de los servicios sociales por 10 a&ntilde;os.&nbsp;<br /><br />&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es tu papel en Parents' Place?&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />Mi rol aqu&iacute; es proporcionar a las familias apoyo y navegaci&oacute;n para ue puedan recibir los servicios apropiados para sus seres queridos con necesidades especiales. Parte de mi trabajo es facilitar el grupo de apoyo para familias que hablan Mandarin y Cantones.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu papel?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&#8203;Como especialista de recursos familiares, disfruto ayudar a las familias para que reciban informaci&oacute;n y recursos a sus necesidades. Soy madre de un ni&ntilde;o con necesidades especiales y he aprendido por experiencia los recursos que los padres necesitan.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;a a un padre que est&eacute; interesado en aprender m&aacute;s sobre Parents' Plce?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />Mi consejo para alguien que quisiera ser parte del equipo es tener una actitud positiva, multicultural, y estar disponible para asistir a las familias. Paciencia y flexibilidad es algo importante para servir a las familias e individuos de una mejor manera.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />Me pueden contactar AL:<br />(626) 919-1091 o por correo electr&oacute;nico a <a href="mailto:connie.k@parentsplacefrc.com">connie.k@parentsplacefrc.com</a><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/bienvenidos-padres-familias-amigos-profesionales-y-miembros-de-la-comunidad]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/bienvenidos-padres-familias-amigos-profesionales-y-miembros-de-la-comunidad#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:01:05 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/bienvenidos-padres-familias-amigos-profesionales-y-miembros-de-la-comunidad</guid><description><![CDATA[&#8203;Our team provides the most current resources and information to empower families and individuals we serve.&nbsp; We meet their needs by offering a &ldquo;listening ear&rdquo; and meeting them where they are in their journey. &nbsp;We offer workshops, conferences, support groups, and parent-to-parent support, just to mention a few, in hopes to achieve the families&rsquo; and individuals&rsquo; goals of living to their fullest potential.&nbsp;In our efforts to introduce our team, the Parent [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">&#8203;Our team provides the most current resources and information to empower families and individuals we serve.&nbsp; We meet their needs by offering a &ldquo;listening ear&rdquo; and meeting them where they are in their journey. &nbsp;We offer workshops, conferences, support groups, and parent-to-parent support, just to mention a few, in hopes to achieve the families&rsquo; and individuals&rsquo; goals of living to their fullest potential.<br />&nbsp;In our efforts to introduce our team, the Parents&rsquo; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place.&nbsp; This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Maria D. Luna.&nbsp;<br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/maria-luna-2.jpg?1689192743" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><em><strong>Hi! My name is Maria D. Luna. I am the Administrative Assistant, Community Navigator, and Teen Titans Support Group facilitator at Parents&rsquo; Place. I am bilingual in English and Spanish. I am a parent of a child with ADHD &amp; Emotional Disorders. I have 12 years of experience in the Social Services field.<br /></strong> </em><br />What&rsquo;s your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?<br /><em><strong>My role at Parents&rsquo; Place FRC is overseeing the administrative department and supporting our team. I work in conjunction with the Parents&rsquo; Place Executive Director. &nbsp;I also provide support to families and professionals as needed. I currently facilitate the Teen Titans Support Group.</strong></em><br />&nbsp;<br />What do you most enjoy about your role? <br /><em><strong>As an Administrative Assistant, I enjoy that every day is a learning opportunity. I enjoy overseeing our team and assisting with building a positive environment.</strong></em><br />&nbsp;<br />What advice would you give to a person who is interested in joining the Parents&rsquo; Place FRC team?<br /><em><strong>I would advise a potential candidate to have a positive attitude and a willingness to go the extra mile for our families. To be flexible and creative, understand the environment here at Parents&rsquo; Place is ever evolving to better serve our families and community.</strong></em><br />&nbsp;<br />I can be reached at:<br />&nbsp;(626) 919-1091 or by email at <a href="mailto:maria.luna@parentsplacefrc.com">maria.luna@parentsplacefrc.com</a><br /></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><a href="https://54831995-524728833376287676.preview.editmysite.com/editor/main.php#">BIENVENIDOS PADRES, FAMILIAS, AMIGOS, PROFESIONALES Y MIEMBROS DE LA COMUNIDAD.</a></h2>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;&shy;Nuestro equipo de Parents&rsquo; Place provee recursos e informaci&oacute;n actual para empoderar y ayudar a todas las familias e individuos que servimos. Cubrimos sus necesidades ofreciendo talleres, conferencias, grupos de apoyo, apoyo de padre a padre solo por mencionar algunos de nuestros servicios. Tratamos de ayudar en donde usted est&aacute; en el camino para que su familia e hijo/a puedan cumplir sus metas de vivir a su m&aacute;ximo potencial.<br />&nbsp;<br />En nuestro esfuerzo de presentarles a nuestro equipo de trabajo, la carta trimestral electr&oacute;nica estar&aacute; presentando a un miembro de nuestro equipo en cada edici&oacute;n, donde tendr&aacute; la oportunidad de explicar el rol que &eacute;l o ella tiene en nuestro centro. Para este trimestre le presentaremos a Maria D. Luna</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/published/maria-luna-2.jpg?1689194623" alt="Picture" style="width:202;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><em><strong>&iexcl;Hola! Mi nombre es Mar&iacute;a D. Luna. Soy asistente administrativa, navegadora comunitaria y facilitadora del grupo de apoyo Teen Titans en Parents&rsquo; Place. Soy biling&uuml;e en ingl&eacute;s y espa&ntilde;ol. Soy madre de un ni&ntilde;o con ADHD y trastornos emocionales. Tengo 12 a&ntilde;os de experiencia en el campo de los Servicios Sociales.</strong></em><br />&nbsp;<br />&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es tu papel en Parents' Place?&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><em><strong>Mi funci&oacute;n en Parents&rsquo; Place FRC es supervisar el departamento administrativo y apoyar a&nbsp;&nbsp; nuestro equipo. Trabajo en conjunto con la Directora Ejecutiva de Parents&rsquo; Place. Tambi&eacute;n&nbsp; brindo apoyo a familias y profesionales seg&uacute;n sea necesario. Actualmente facilito el grupo de&nbsp; apoyo Teen Titans.</strong></em><br /><br />&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu papel?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>Como Asistente Administrativa, disfruto que cada d&iacute;a sea una oportunidad de aprendizaje. Disfruto supervisando a nuestro equipo y ayudando a construir un ambiente positivo.</strong></em><br />&nbsp;<br />&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;a a un padre que est&eacute; interesado en aprender m&aacute;s sobre Parents' Plce?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><em><strong>I would advise a potential candidate to have a positive attitude and a willingness to go the extra mile for our families. To be flexible and creative, understand the environment here at Parents&rsquo; Place is ever evolving to better serve our families and community.</strong></em><br />&nbsp;<br />Me pueden contactar AL:<br />(626) 919-1091 o por correo electr&oacute;nico a <strong>maria.luna@parentsplacefrc.com</strong></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A message from Elena Sanchez, Executive Diector]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/un-mensaje-de-elena-sanchez-directora-ejecutiva]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/un-mensaje-de-elena-sanchez-directora-ejecutiva#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:40:04 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/newsletter-articles/un-mensaje-de-elena-sanchez-directora-ejecutiva</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						  Tavia Lawson&#8203;Family Support Specialist/Navi&#8203;gator   					 							 		 	   Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,Our team provides the most current resources, information to empower families and individual&rsquo;s we serve. We meet their needs by offering a &ldquo;listening ear&rdquo; and meeting them where they&rsquo;re at in their journey.&nbsp; We offer workshops, conferences, suppor [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/tavia-2_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph">Tavia Lawson<br />&#8203;<span style="color:rgb(98, 98, 98)">Family Support Specialist/Navi&#8203;gator</span><br /><br /></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Welcome Parents, Families, Friends, Professionals, and Community members,<br />Our team provides the most current resources, information to empower families and individual&rsquo;s we serve. We meet their needs by offering a &ldquo;listening ear&rdquo; and meeting them where they&rsquo;re at in their journey.&nbsp; We offer workshops, conferences, support groups, and parent to parent support just to mention a few, in hopes to achieve the families and individuals&rsquo; goals of living to their fullest potential.&nbsp;&nbsp; In our efforts to introduce our team, Parents&rsquo; Place newsletter will proudly &ldquo;Spotlight &ldquo;a team member, where they will have the opportunity to write about the role(s) they play here at Parents&rsquo; Place.&nbsp; This month the &ldquo;Spotlight&rdquo; is on Tavia L. Lawson.<br /><br /><strong><em>What&rsquo;s your role at Parents&rsquo; Place?&nbsp; </em></strong>My name is Tavia Lorese Lawson, and I am a Family Support Specialist and a proud Mom of an amazing young man who just happens to have Autism. I also serve as the California Autism Professional Training and Information Network CADRE Family Resource Center Mentor for the Southern California Region on behalf of Parents&rsquo; Place. CAPTAIN helps those with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. Lastly, I help to co-facilitate the REACH English Support group along with Elizabeth Cuevas.&nbsp;The REACH Support group is a great group of parents whom I get the privilege of learning from every time we meet on Zoom.<br /><br /><strong><em>What led you to your current role? </em></strong>A behavioralist and a school administrator told me about Parents&rsquo; Place. At Parents&rsquo; Place, I was fortunate to meet a lady named Wendy, who took out the time to listen intently to my family's struggles. Wendy explained she was a parent too. I began to take workshops, attend trainings, and check out books that were recommended. The workshops, trainings, and EZ Access binder provided to me, empowered me to learn how to advocate for my son. Eventually attended the Information Fair and Festival where I was introduced to what I call an &ldquo;encyclopedia&rdquo; of resources that were available throughout the community. The agencies that I was able to connect with, in addition to the support received by Wendy from Parents&rsquo; Place, is what led me to seek an internship with the organization.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br /><strong><em>What do you most enjoy about your role? </em></strong>Collaborating locally and statewide with the Local Educational Agencies to bring vital information needed to the families we serve. I especially enjoy working behind the scenes and encouraging families. When families understand that they are not alone on this journey, and that I can help assist them in some small way, that brings me joy.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br /><strong><em>What advice would you give to a parent who is interested in learning more about Parents&rsquo; Place?&nbsp; </em></strong>My advice to parents is, no matter your child's age, it is never too late to learn about the services available to you.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are willing to help.&nbsp;&nbsp;To contact our office feel free to email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:empower@parentsplacefrc.com">empower@parentsplacefrc.com</a> or you can contact me directly to <a href="mailto:Tavia.l@parentsplacefrc.com">Tavia.l@parentsplacefrc.com</a>. Thank you. &nbsp;<br /></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">&#8203;<a href="https://54831995-524728833376287676.preview.editmysite.com/editor/main.php#">UN MENSAJE DE ELENA SANCHEZ, DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA</a></h2>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.parentsplacefrc.com/uploads/5/4/8/3/54831995/tavia-2_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph">Tavia Lawson<br /><span style="color:rgb(98, 98, 98)">Especialista de Apoyo Familiar/Navegadora&nbsp;</span></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong>Bienvenidos Padres, Familias, Amigos, Profesionales y Miembros de la Comunidad.</strong><br />&nbsp;<br />Nuestro equipo de Parents&rsquo; Place provee recursos e informaci&oacute;n actual para empoderar y ayudar a todas las familias e individuos que servimos. Cubrimos sus necesidades ofreciendo talleres, conferencias, grupos de apoyo, apoyo de padre a padre solo por mencionar algunos de nuestros servicios. Tratamos de ayudar en donde usted est&aacute; en el camino para que su familia e hijo/a puedan cumplir sus metas de vivir a su m&aacute;ximo potencial.<br />&nbsp;<br />En nuestro esfuerzo de presentarles a nuestro equipo de trabajo, la carta trimestral electr&oacute;nica estar&aacute; presentando a un miembro de nuestro equipo en cada edici&oacute;n, donde tendr&aacute; la oportunidad de explicar el rol que &eacute;l o ella tiene en nuestro centro. Para este trimestre le presentaremos a Tavia L. Lawson.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>&iquest;Cu&aacute;l es tu papel en Parents' Place?</strong>&nbsp; Mi nombre es Tavia Lorese Lawson y soy especialista en apoyo familiar y una orgullosa madre de un joven incre&iacute;ble que tiene autismo. Tambi&eacute;n sirvo como Mentor del Centro de Recursos Familiares CADRE de la Red de Informaci&oacute;n y Capacitaci&oacute;n Profesional de Autismo para la&nbsp; Regi&oacute;n del Sur de California en nombre de Parents' Place. CAPTAIN ayuda a las personas con autismo y otras discapacidades del desarrollo. Por &uacute;ltimo, ayudo a co-facilitar el grupo de apoyo de ingl&eacute;s REACH junto con Elizabeth Cuevas.&nbsp;El grupo de apoyo REACH es un grupo de padres de los que tengo el privilegio de aprender cada vez que nos reunimos en Zoom.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; te llev&oacute; a tu puesto actual?</strong>&nbsp; Un especialista de comportamiento y&nbsp; administrador de escuela me hablaron de Parents' Place. En Parents' Place, tuve la suerte de conocer a una se&ntilde;orita llamada Wendy, que se tom&oacute; el tiempo para escuchar atentamente las retos de mi familia. Wendy explic&oacute; que ella tambi&eacute;n era madre.&nbsp;&nbsp;Comenc&eacute; a tomar talleres, asistir a entrenamientos y leer libros que me prestaron de su libreria. Los talleres, capacitaciones y la carpeta EZ Access que me proporcionaron, me permitieron aprender a abogar por mi hijo. Finalmente asist&iacute; a la Feria y Festival de Informaci&oacute;n, donde me presentaron lo que llamo una "enciclopedia" de recursos que estaban disponibles en toda la comunidad. Las agencias con las que pude conectarme, adem&aacute;s del apoyo recibido por Wendy de Parents' Place, es lo que me llev&oacute; a buscar trabajo voluntario con la organizaci&oacute;n.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es lo que m&aacute;s disfrutas de tu papel?</strong> Colaborar a nivel local y estatal con las agencias educativas locales para brindar informaci&oacute;n vital necesaria a las familias a las que servimos. Me gusta especialmente trabajar detr&aacute;s de escena y alentar a las familias. Cuando las familias entienden que no est&aacute;n solas en este viaje, y que puedo ayudarlas de alguna manera peque&ntilde;a, eso me trae alegr&iacute;a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>&iquest;Qu&eacute; consejo le dar&iacute;a a un padre que est&eacute; interesado en aprender m&aacute;s sobre Parents' Place?</strong>&nbsp; Mi consejo para los padres es que, sin importar la edad de su hijo, nunca es demasiado tarde para conocer los servicios disponibles para usted.&nbsp;&nbsp;Estamos dispuestos a ayudar.&nbsp;&nbsp;Para ponerse en contacto con nuestra oficina, no dude en enviar un correo electr&oacute;nico a <a href="mailto:empower@parentsplacefrc.com">empower@parentsplacefrc.com</a>. Si quiere conectarse directamente conmigo no dude en mamdarme un correo electronico a <a href="mailto:tavia.l@parentsplacefrc.com">tavia.l@parentsplacefrc.com</a>. Gracias.&nbsp;<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>