SHIELDS for Families was recently featured in episode 4 of “Preachers of LA” on the Oxygen Network where Bishop Gibson attempts to rescue his drug-addicted sister from a crack house, while Bishop McClendon’s family have a terrifying security scare. Shout out to Jimmy Jiminez and Sara Tienda for making an appearance in the episode. See […]
SHIELDS partners with Public Counsel to provide critical legal services for our clients and children! SHIELDS for Families works closely with Public Counsel, the largest non-profit law firm in the country, to provide legal services to undocumented victims of crime. Gina Amato Lough, Senior Staff Attorney in Public Counsel’s Immigrants’ Rights Project provides legal services […]
Did you know? Working helps further recovery more than any other single thing – more than therapy, case management or medication alone… I am Martha, a 33 year old single mother of two wonderful children, Jesse (13yo) and Abigail (8yo) who are my inspiration for a better life and future for our family. Earlier in […]
Did you know… Working helps further recovery more than any other single thing – more than therapy, case management or medication alone (http://sites.dartmouth.edu/ips/) That is why SHIELDS for Families offers educational and vocational training and placement for all our clients! In fact, our CalWORKs Program utilizes the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment component to […]
SHIELDS Programs – ASK, Family Support, and CalWORKs – moved in together to a new building and hosted an open house to share all their resources with other programs, staff, and clients!
On July 19, 2013 Healthy Start hosted their annual Baby Shower for our compliant clients. We were please to have an excellent turn out. There was plenty of great food, fun games with gorgeous smiles, certificates, trophies and many prizes. Healthy Start would like to thank the many people that made this day great for […]
Congratulations to our SHIELDS Human Resources Director, Deanette Brewer, for graduating from the Center for Non-Profit Management’s Leadership Program! Her Leadership Project was one of three selected out of 40 projects to showcase at the graduation. Deanette states, “The CNM Nonprofit Leadership Program has challenged and prepared me to take on greater responsibility within SHIELDS. […]
On July 13, Assembly member Holly Mitchell hosted the 3rd annual Christmas in July in Kenneth Hahn Park. It was a beautiful and fun-filled day, attended by over 100 families in the 54th Assembly District. Children from underserved communities who had shown scholastic improvement over the year were treated to vision and dental screenings, an […]
In June 2013, USC held the 7th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health and SHIELDS for Families was a field visit host. SHIELDS presented our Family-Centered Treatment model at our Exodus program which successfully integrates mental health and substance abuse treatment services for the entire family. Some of our families talked […]
This summer, in partnership with Los Angeles Education Corps, SHIELDS for Families is opening the College Bridge Academy, a grades 9-12 charter school, which will target youth who have dropped out or are having difficulty in the traditional school system. Students will be provided with wrap-around services through other programs, and families will be an […]
