"The Los Angeles Valley College Family Resource Center provides support services to families with young children, trains the early care and education workforce, and serves the college and community as an Infant & Toddler Lab Site." This blog is a result of Perkins IV funding awarded to the FRC.
Come join the FREE fun at the Inner City Sports Festival & Health Fair, this Saturday, May 26th in Los Angeles! There will be a Kids Fun Zone, Free Health Screenings, Education on health and wellness, and much more! Click the flyer to view the site for the event.
Spring 2012 Morning Playgroups End Thursday!
Attention Families!
Our Spring 2012 morning playgroup that takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am to 12:00pm will end this Thursday, May 24, 2012.
Our Summer 2012 session will begin on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 and will remain on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am to 12:00pm here in the Family Resource Center. No registration will be required! It is welcome to all parents with children the ages of newborn to three years old.
*Our afternoon Creative Activities playgroup on Tuesdays, from 3:30 to 4:30pm will continue each week until the end of June. We will then pick back up in September for the Fall 2012.
Spotlight on Local Events: A Celebration of Fatherhood
Join the Friends of the Family and their Young Dads Program, as they host A Celebration of Fatherhood on Saturday, June 9 from 11 am to 3 pm at Maclay Middle School in Pacoima, CA.
Bring the entire family! Admission is free. The celebration includes games, food, activities, a father’s panel, and some very special speakers. For more information, call (818) 988-4430.
Friends of the Family (FOF) is based in Van Nuys, CA and serves families who are struggling to provide support for their children, but are challenged by poverty and low income, lack of education and employment, shifts in family structure, family or community violence. and holes in the social safety net. For more information about FOF, click here.
Maurice Sendak, We Miss You Already!
While ordering more books for the children’s section of the newly built Library & Academic Resource Center at LAVC, we were reminded once again about how terrific Maurice Sendak’s books really are!
With his recent passing, there have been so many great articles and tributes to Mr. Sendak. Our favorite is this funny, irreverent, and completely brilliant interview with Steven Colbert in January. Click here for the LA Times Blog and scroll down to watch the interview. Enjoy!
Families, Last Chance to Donate!
Los Angeles Valley College Child Development Club needs your help in collecting empty baby food jars with the lids to go to the “Relay For Life” event this Saturday, which is a life-changing event that helps communities across the globe celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease!!
**Please drop off your donations to the Family Resource Center or the Child Development Department Office by tomorrow, Thursday May 17, 2012!
Thank you for your support towards a great cause!
Is There a RIGHT Way to Parent????
Of course we are on board with talking about this Time Magazine cover! It is all over blogs and talk shows and has stirred much heated conversation.
Yes, the Family Resource Center is affiliated with the college’s child development department and we do have our point of view. This blog said it well for us - make sure you read the comments. Many are thoughtful and insightful.
What feels right to you?
A Small Act
The staff of the Family Resource Center was honored to be invited to view a showing of an inspiring film, A Small Act. We were once again reminded of how lucky we are and how simple acts of kindness can change people’s lives.
Thank you, Chris Mburu
Interested in Working with Young Children with Special Needs? P-CAT Session Begins June 7. Apply Now!
The Family Resource Center is now accepting applications for our FREE P-CAT (Para-Educators Companion Assistant Training) Program for the Summer 2012 session beginning June 7th! Apply now!
The program consists of:
1) 10 week seminar class that will introduce the language and skills needed to work with young children with special needs.
- The class will meet on the following dates: June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 12, 19, 24, 26; and August 2, 7, 9. Each class is from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
2) Observations in an infant and toddler setting
3) 20 hr. internship at an approved site to gain experience
**3 academic units and a certificate of completion are available after completing the program.
Click here for an application. In addition to the application, we will also need a letter of recommendation and a copy of your unofficial transcripts. Space is limited! Apply Now!
Celebrate Pregnancy Awareness Month!
Are you pregnant? Or planning to have a baby?
Come and join the fun at the “LA Launch Event Party: Celebrate Mama” presented by Plum Organics this Sunday, May 6th from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at the Skirball Center to celebrate the 5th year of Pregnancy Awareness!
The event is open to pregnant women, new parents, new grandparents, and families with young children! It will include expert panels about cleaning up for pregnancy, nutrition, the role of dad’s, and much more…
**Also, there will be plenty of fun activities for families, FREE refreshments, gift bags, raffles, and even a style expert to give fun tips about how to style your bump!
Join us at the LAVC Child Development Career Fair
Attention LAVC Students:
The Child Development Department and Family Resource Center would like to invite you to attend the “Child Development Career Fair” on Tuesday May 8th from 11:00am to 1:00pm on the sidewalk in between the Child Development Department & the Child Development Center.
Meet representatives from:
- Bright Horizons
- Child Care Resource Center
- Volunteers of America
- LAUSD Early Education
- The Help Group
- Cal State Northridge
- Cal State LA
- National University
- Pacific Oaks College and more..
Calling All Dads! Playgroup this Saturday!!
Dads! Here is a chance to get out during the weekend with your child (newborn to age 3) and have fun making play dough, building sand castles, painting, and much more!
Our monthly “Daddy and Me” playgroup will meet this Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 10:30am to 12:00pm, rain or shine!
It is a FREE playgroup located in the Family Resource Center and no pre-registration is required!
Reminder…Afternoon Playgroups Tomorrow!
Families, come and join us tomorrow for an afternoon of play during our “Creative Activities” playgroup (for children ages 2-3 years old) which take place every Tuesday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm here in the Family Resource Center. No pre-registration is required!
Celebrate Earth Day at the Park!
The 13th Annual Topanga Earth Day Festival is this weekend on Saturday, April 21st & Sunday, April 22nd from 10am to Sunset at the Topanga Community House Fair Grounds, located at 1440 North Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290.
The event will have a variety of fun activities for families to help raise awareness including:
- face painting, story time, arts and crafts
- authentic musical performances and yoga
- innovative environmental demonstrations
- organic food and beverages
- and much more….
*Donations are suggested to help raise money towards “The Love and Haiti Project” and “Kids Make a Difference.”
For more information about the event or proceeds, go to http://www.topangaearthday.org/Welcome.html
Rescheduled Daddy and Me Playgroup!
Our FREE monthly “Daddy & Me” Playgroup scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed.
**We have rescheduled the playgroup for Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 10:30am to 12:00pm, in the Family Resource Center.
No RSVP is required! Just show up with your child, (newborn to age 3) ready to play!
Attention Parents!!…FREE Clothing Exchange!
- Has your baby outgrown his or her outfits?
- Are you looking for baby clothes in the next size up?
