Every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Magnolia Place, you can get a bag of healthy, local, organic fruits and veggies for $10 to $24, depending on the size.
All produce is seasonal and bags currently contain citrus, tomatoes, zucchini, collards, kale, carrots, apples and more.
You must sign up to participate in the Farm Stand program. Sign ups can be done online at http://csuinc.org/shop/.
Hosted by FACT, The Vista Inspire Program at Vista Del Mar, and HaMercaz, this Sunday afternoon event will be educating and fun, including a Be Red Cross Ready Parent Preparedness Show from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Red Cross Information Booth, Crafts and Snacks, Love On 4 Paws Animals Assisted Therapy, Firemen/women, Policemen/women and emergency equipment, and more. The event will be held at Vista Del Mar on Sunday, June 3, 2012, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact HaMercaz at 866.287.8030 or hamercaz@jfsla.org.
Summertime brings with it a break from the routine and regular schedule of the school year, but with the free time also comes the need to find social and recreational opportunities to make the most of that time.
Following is a link to a Summer Fun Packet (in PDF format) which is a compilation of agencies, organization, ideas, activities and more for the summer that was created by Westside Family Resource and Empowerment Center.
There are also links to flyers for various summer activites and opportunities being offered in and around the Lanterman area.
Click on the flyer link to view more information.
Brought to you by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and Head Start, the learning and resource fair is for families with children from birth to 5 years of age and will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Expo Center located at 3980 Bill Robertson Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90037.
The fair will feature: Enrollment Information for Fall 2012, Fun and Educational Activities for Kids, Family Entertainment, Child Safety Tips, Free Health Screenings, Workshops...and much more.
Toll-free info line: 1.877.332.3659
The mission of the nonprofit Cerebral Palsy Scholarship Foundation is to encourage and assist students with cerebral palsy to pursue college, university or vocational school education. For the 2012/2013 academic year, Cerebral Palsy Scholarship Foundation is offering two categories of scholarships: 1. for credit course work scholarship for full or part-time students - awards up to $2,500 or 2. scholarship for audit/non-credit course work - award up to $500; payment for one class.
Award money may be applied to tuition, textbooks, lab supplies and/or an in class assistant for note taking, communication, navigation or health needs. This program is open to California residents, age 17 or older, with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy who will be attending an accredited undergraduate U.S. college, university or vocational school Fall 2012/Winter 2013. Scholarships will be awarded based on a combination of financial need, past academic performance, passion (as detailed by a 150 word or less essay) and other criteria such as personal challenges. Applications are available at their Web site, www.cerebralpalsyscholarship.org. Completed applications are due by May 15, 2012.
Several residential providers have received a phone call from someone claiming to be with Homeland Security/ Immigration. This is a scam and you should and not provide the caller with any information.
The phone number the caller uses has a strange area code and may have a 63 prefix.
The caller asks for the owner by name, then asks how many employees the provider has. The caller says the owner must complete a form that will be e-mailed to them. The caller says there is a $100 per person fee to process the form and requests a credit card number. The caller says this form must be completed immediately or there is a $10,000 per employee penalty.
Again, this is a scam. Do not provide staff names or credit card information to the caller.
Even though it's winter, we all still need to find the time to enjoy social and recreational opportunities.
Following are links to flyers for various activites and opportunities being offered in and around the Lanterman area. Some of these are organized/planned specifically for adults with developmental disabilities.
Click on the flyer link to view more information.
The Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced the activation of the 211 LA County Disaster Hotline on December 5 (1.800.980.4990) for residents to report damages caused by the recent wind storm event.
As the recovery efforts continue in the Los Angeles County Operational Area (OA), OEM continues to collect Initial Damage Estimates from County departments, cities and unincorporated areas to determine public and private sector damages throughout the County. OEM will continue to coordinate with the California Emergency Management Agency to secure State and Federal assistance as warranted.
On Dec. 1, Los Angeles County Mayor Michael D. Antonovich declared a state of emergency for the cities and unincorporated areas in the County.
OEM stands ready to ramp up if conditions warrant. In addition, all County departments continue to prepare and be ready to respond to any future emergencies and/or disasters.
Proposes Five Year Temporary Income Tax Increase on Wealthy Californians and 1/2 Cent Temporary Increase In State Sales Tax - Funding Would Be Dedicated for Education and Public Safety
Governor Brown will seek to place on the November 2012 general election ballot an initiative that proposes to raise $7 billion through a combination of temporary tax increases on the wealthy and a temporary increase of the state sales tax, targeting the increased revenues specifically for education and public safety and "not to other programs we cannot afford." The Governor did not specify what those other programs were that the State cannot afford.
VerseAbility is an effort to create a writers group for aspiring poets who share the experience of disability and who live in Southern California. With a professional development focus, poets meet once a month (in person and/or online) to share experiences, read work, offer criticism and provide peer support. VerseAbility will be facilitated by a professional writer/poet. VerseAbility is a poetry group NOT therapy. VerseAbility is looking for up to a dozen aspiring poets. If you are interested participating or would like more information, contact Martin Sweeney at mlsla@sbcglobal.net or call 626.796.1402.
