NLACRC TRAINING & EVENTS

Board Leadership Training
Meets for four Tuesdays, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 and 8/24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at NLACRC, Van Nuys office. Pre-registration is required by 7/30/10. Please view the flyer for more information.
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Money, Math & Budget Activity Class
Meets for three Thursdays, 7/22, 7/29 & 8/5 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., or three Fridays, 7/23, 7/30 & 8/6 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at NLACRC Van Nuys office. Pre-registration is required by 7/15. Please view the flyer for more information.
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Half-Day Self-Advocacy Relationship Conference, "Solving Relationship Problems with Friends, Partners & Family
Sat., Oct. 9th, 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. at Community Integration Services (CIS), 10100 Balboa Blvd (at Mayall St.), Granada Hills. Sponsored by Just 4 Us Group and NLACRC Self-Advocacy Group. Registration fee is $10 if paid by 9/9/10, $15 if registering from 9/10/10 to 10/1/10. Fee includes lunch, speakers, dance & raffle ticket. For more information or to register please view the flyer.
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Relationships, Boundaries, and Sexuality Class
Meets for 8 Thursdays, 9/16 through 11/4/2010, 10 a.m. to 12 noon at NLACRC Van Nuys office. Pre-registration is required by 9/9. Please view the flyer for more information.
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Reduce Stress and Anxiety Activity Class
Meets for 3 Tuesdays, 9/28, 10/5 and 10/12 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at NLACRC Van Nuys office. Pre-registration required by 9/21. Please view the flyer for more information.
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Emergency Supplies Backpack Training
Free training for adults with developmental disabilities who are living on their own. Adult consumers who live on their own will receive a backpack filled with emergency supplies when they attend this training. Read the flyer for further information and training dates.
>> View the flyer for July trainings

>> View the flyer for August trainings

Adult Program Seminars & Just 4 Us Group Schedule
Sponsored by North Los Angeles County Regional Center (NLACRC)
Free for adults with developmental disabilities. Held at NLACRC, 15400 Sherman Way, Van Nuys. Seminar topics are held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and include "Social Activities on a Budget" on 7/31, "Self-Advocacy: Your Rights and Responsibilities" on 8/21, "Learn About Disabilities" on 9/25. Just 4 Us meetings are held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. after the seminars. Please view the flyer for more information.
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The list below is for informational purposes and is not meant to serve as an endorsement by NLACRC.


Smart Consumer Program Offered in Spanish
Sat., July 24th or Sat., Aug. 28th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Family Source, 6931 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 201, Van Nuys. Free workshop where you will learn the importance of your FICO score, how to read a credit report, create a budget and live on it, and money management for your family's finances. Please view the flyer for detailed information.
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First South Valley Community Resource Fair
Sat., July 31st, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Family Source, 6931 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys. Free resource fair with resources, youth activities and more. Please view the flyer for more information.
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Deaf Festival 2010
Sat., Sept. 25th, 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Woodley Park, 6350 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys. Free event with activities, workshops, information booths and more.
>>View the flyer

NEW! - Breaking the Barriers: Forming Cross-System Partnerships to Effectively Serve Individuals with Mental Illness and Intellectual Disabilities
Oct. 14th & 15th at Hyatt Regency, Long Beach. Learn state-of-the-art practices from national/international acknowledged experts in the areas of assessment, diagnosis, pharmacological and behavioral treatment of psychiatric disorders. Be introduced to a competency-based national certification program in developmental disabilities. Registration fee is $35 per day. Please view the flyer for more detailed information.
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Epilepsy Foundation offers activities throughout the year
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles offers activities throughout the year including a family picnic, freedom walk, Brain Storm Summit and family holiday party.
>> View the flyer

Research Study - Free Intervention for children with autism
The child must be 24 to 60 months of age and family must qualify for Medicaid Services.
>> View the flyer (English)

>> View the flyer (Spanish)

Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Center Trainings
California State University Northridge's (CSUN) Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Center offers trainings throughout the year at their San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley locations. Trainings such as IEP clinics, student record notebooks, parent rights under special education law, the IEP process and parents' rights and more are offered.
>> Go to the CSUN FFREC Web site

The K.E.N. Project
The KEN Project holds meetings once a month on a variety of topics related to children with special needs.
>> View the flyer with upcoming meeting dates

MedicAlert Foundation and Autism Society Launch New Program to Safeguard Individuals and Families Living with Autism
MedicAlert has teamed up with the Autism Society through a new program "Medic Alert + Safe and Sound." The program helps to educate first responders on how to help people with autism quickly and effectively.
>> Go to the Autism Society Web site to learn more about this program

Sensory Friendly Films
The AMC Theatres and Autism Society of America have collaborated on a "Sensory Friendly Films" monthly program to provide a more accepting and comfortable movie experience to people with autism and other disabilities and their families. The movie auditoriums will have their lights up, sound turned down, allow special diet snacks inside not show previews or ads before the movie and not enforce the "silence is golden" policy so that the audience can walk, talk, dance or sing during the movie. The participating AMC theatre in our area is the AMC Promenade 16 at 21801 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Ticket price is $4 - $6. For more information, visit www.autism-society.org.

Educational Advocacy Workshops
The Disability Rights Legal Center offers free education advocacy workshops the first Saturday of each month.
>> view the English flyer

>> view the Spanish flyer

Seasoned Seniors
A unique, therapeutic recreation based adult day program specifically designed for individuals with a mild/moderate developmental disability, 50 years old or older and who are ambulatory.
>> view the flyer

Sport fishing license applications available for NLACRC consumers
The Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game has provided us with applications for free five-year sport fishing licenses that are available to NLACRC consumers. Licenses are required for individuals 16+ years of age. We have a limited supply available. It takes approximately 4 weeks to process the application. For an application, please call (818) 756-6451.