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Support Our Back to School YouCaring Fundraiser
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Update: Thanks to everyone who has donated so far, we've raised over one-tenth of our goal with about 30 days left. Please support our back to school fundraiser for school-age Lanterman clients.
We know summer hasn't even started yet, but we're already working to get the new school year off to a great start for Lanterman clients between 3 to 18 years whose families are experiencing financial hardship, and we need your help.
Lanterman is receiving a donation of 400 backpacks from Baby2Baby and Premier Healthcare Services, and we’re turning to our community to help us raise the funds to fill them with basic age-appropriate school supplies.
We've started a YouCaring fundraiser and for every $25 we raise, we’ll be able to fill one backpack with supplies, including everything from crayons, markers, glue, scissors and paper for the younger students, to pens, spiral notebooks, binders, rulers and calculators for the older students.
Service coordinators will be nominating their clients who are most in need and clients will receive their backpack and supplies on July 28, 2017 at a back-to-school event being hosted by Lanterman.
Please support this fundraiser campaign and help make the fall school year a special time for clients, and take a little bit of the stress off of parents who are struggling to send their kids back to school.
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Restore Respite - Contact Governor Brown
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Late last week, the Budget Conference Committee gave our system half a victory thanks to your advocacy. Starting January 1, 2018, the Legislature has agreed to lift the cap on respite. If this is approved by the Governor, this critical service can once again be provided based on family need, not an arbitrary limit. Neither social recreation nor camp were restored.
Now these agreements will be sent to the full Assembly and Senate for approval, and then the Governor will need to sign off on them. This will all happen by June 30.
At this point, advocacy needs to be focused on the last hurdle - the Governor's office.
Contact Governor Brown and ask him to "please restore respite services for people with developmental disabilities."
Phone: 916.445.2841 or E-mail: Web form here
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LA County Recognizes John Eley for Outstanding Community Service
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Photo on left: John Eley and Photo on right: Representative from Los Angeles County; John Eley; Helen Dersjant, Skills Instructor II Villa ADP; and Cynthia Banks, Director at County of Los Angeles, Community and Senior Services
The Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently recognized John Eley for his “Outstanding Community Service.” John regularly volunteers at a variety of nonprofits with other participants of the Villa Esperanza Services’ Adult Day Program.
Each Friday for the past six years, John has helped set tables and serve lunches to between 85 to 100 individuals experiencing homelessness at Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena. He also helps deliver Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors for the Glendale Salvation Army twice weekly.
John’s community involvement affords him the opportunity to grow his customer and social skills all while connecting with others, giving back to his community and staying active. He enjoys his volunteer activities and the relationships he has built. Thanks John, for making a difference in your community!
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In 1979, the regional center leaves Children's Hospital Los Angeles and is reorganized as a nonprofit freestanding agency, the Los Angeles County Developmental Services Foundation. The agency is dedicated to Frank D. Lanterman and he agrees to lend it his name. Pictured from left to right: Asenath Young, Dr. Richard Koch, Frank Lanterman and then Executive Director Diane Anand at the dedication.
"Assemblymember Frank D. Lanterman was a hero to people with developmental disabilities," shared Diane Anand in her June 4 presentation at the Lanterman House in La Cañada. The presentation was part of an almost yearlong special exhibit called "The Legacy of Frank Lanterman (1901-1981)." Diane (pictured below) spoke about Lanterman's work in the Legislature on behalf of people with developmental disabilities, including the signature piece of legislation that bears his name - the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, commonly known as the Lanterman Act.
The exhibit runs through December 21, 2017 and gives insight into the multi-faceted life of this famous La Cañada resident. From his early days as a musician and political activist to his 28-year term in the California State Assembly, Frank Lanterman was always a champion for the local community. The exhibition draws from seldom-seen materials that comprise the Frank Lanterman Collections belonging to the Archive of Lanterman House.
Read the 50th anniversary edition of the History of the Regional Centers: Strengthening the Commitment...Reinvesting in the System: A Journey of Community Partnership to learn more about Assemblymember Lanterman's work.
View the documentary film We’re Here to Speak for Justice: Founding California’s Regional Centers to learn more about the early years and the founding of the regional center system.
Learn more about the Lanterman House, the special exhibit on Lanterman's legacy, and how to visit the house, on their Web site.
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Special Exhibit at California Museum to Focus on Advocacy and Art
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If your summer travels take you to Sacramento, be sure to stop by and check out the California Museum special exhibit, “Art and Advocacy: To Be Developmentally Disabled (TBD)” that will feature original works by California artists with developmental disabilities. The exhibit is displayed at the California Museum - home of the California Hall of Fame - and is presented in partnership with the California Disability Community Action Network (CDCAN) and Choices Person Centered Services with the California Person Centered Advocacy Partnership, Claraty Arts and The Art of Autism.
The exhibit challenges assumptions about people with developmental disabilities - their lives, relationships, experiences, hopes and dreams. The exhibit - the first of its kind at the California Museum - is meant to further awareness that advocacy comes in many forms, including art, that can be at its best, as powerful as any public testimony at a budget hearing or at a protest rally for disability rights. This is about advocacy and art - centered on the person and their families and friends, including places where they live and work.
The exhibit runs from June 15 to September 17, 2017.
View flyer
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Summer Opportunities and Resources
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We've compiled flyers for various summer opportunities and resources. This compilation is by no means comprehensive. We'll add opportunities and resources as we become informed of them.
Please note that Lanterman does not endorse any specific opportunity, program, camp, etc.; we are providing this for informational purposes only.
View the flyers
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July SD Committee Meeting Canceled
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The Self-Determination (SD) Committee has canceled their July committee meeting, however, if something changes and there is a reason to meet before their next scheduled meeting in September, a new meeting will be announced and posted. For more information about Lanterman's Self-Determination Committee and the meetings, contact Frank Lara at 213.252.4902 or flara@lanterman.org.
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Better Safe Than Sorry
June is National Safety Month. You can prevent unsafe situations from happening. Learn how to be safe during the summer.
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Be Safe in the Sun
The sun can be harmful to your skin and eyes. Learn more about how to keep yourself safe from the sun.
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Stay Cool in the Summer
You can get sick if you get too hot. Here are some tips on how to stay safe in the heat.
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Prevent Accidents in the Water
Water can be dangerous. Learn more about staying safe in the water.
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Be Aware in the Community
Stay alert when you're out this summer. Watch this video on how to stay safe from strangers.
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Stay in Touch with Lanterman
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Find Lanterman’s Instagram Account
If you have an Instagram account, search for us @frankdlantermanrc and follow our page from your phone app.
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Have you heard? You now have another great way to keep up to date with what's going on at Lanterman - our Facebook page. Like and follow our page to find out about the latest trainings, meetings, events and other information related to Lanterman and our community. It's also a great way to find out what's going on in the general news with regards to developmental disabilities.
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Be the First to Know...Subscribe to Lanterman's E-mail Bulletins
It’s easy to subscribe to Lanterman’s e-mail bulletins. Simply visit lanterman.org and click on “Subscribe” to provide us with your e-mail address. You will automatically be signed up to receive e-mail bulletins about information related to Lanterman Regional Center’s general activities and events.
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Board Welcomes Your Attendance At Its Meetings
Anyone in the community is welcome to attend Lanterman’s board of directors meeting. The monthly meeting is conducted on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. Meetings are held at Lanterman Regional Center. Contact Frank Lara in advance at 213.252.4902 or flara@lanterman.org so you can be placed on the list of attendees.
Learn more about Lanterman's Board of Directors
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