The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) joined Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown in celebrating the 86th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Thursday, December 7, 2017.
Sofia Garcia (age 7) of Los Angeles, CA, was selected by Harbor Regional Center (HRC) to help the Governor and First Lady “flip the switch” to light the tree and hang a special ornament created by a person with developmental disabilities. Sofia has autism and represents over 300,000 individuals who have a developmental disability and receive services and supports from the state developmental centers and 21 nonprofit regional centers.
“We congratulate Sofia Garcia for being selected and are delighted she agreed to help the Governor and First Lady light this year’s Capitol Christmas tree,” said Nancy Bargmann, Director of DDS.
Sofia attends second grade in a typical classroom at El Cerrito Elementary School where her mother, Elia Arizpe, is actively involved. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, painting, playing make-believe games, and participating in a children’s pageant program, Pageant Parade. In the future, Sofia looks forward to taking ballet classes and learning how to play soccer.
Born prematurely, Sofia began receiving Early Start services at HRC when she was two years old. HRC is one of 21 nonprofit regional centers serving infants and toddlers through Part C of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), known as Early Start, and through the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, that offers both children and adults comprehensive, person-centered services and supports throughout their lifetimes.
The Capitol Christmas tree is decorated with 10,000 ultra-low wattage LED lights and 900 handcrafted ornaments created by persons with developmental disabilities who receive services from state developmental centers and regional centers. This year's tree is a 65-foot-tall white fir from the Latour Demonstration State Forest located near Redding in Shasta County, the sixth Capitol Christmas tree to come from a state forest managed by CAL FIRE on behalf of the public. Kitty O'Neal of KFBK Radio emceed the ceremony, which included feature performances by the California Army National Guard's DET 1, 40th Infantry Division Band, Brass Quintet, the Governor's Own; students from the Oakland Military Institute and Oakland School for the Arts; Mariachi Puente; and St. Paul's Baptist Church Choir.
California law and regulation requires that regional centers display on their Web sites information about the dollar value of services they purchase for clients. These data (called "purchase of service" or "POS" data) must be reported separately by clients' ethnic/racial group, langauge and diagnosis.
¿Cuáles son sus necesidades de servicio actuales? ¡Responda la encuesta y avísenos!
Lanterman is seeking your feedback and assistance in completing a short survey so we can better understand the current service needs. This survey is for our community to complete, including clients, family members, service providers or community partners. Thank you in advance for your time!
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Lanterman busca sus comentarios y ayuda para completar una breve encuesta para que podamos comprender mejor las necesidades actuales del servicio. Esta encuesta es para que la complete nuestra comunidad, incluidos los clientes, los miembros de la familia, los proveedores de servicios o los socios comunitarios. ¡Gracias de antemano por su tiempo!
Regional centers must post information regarding how providers are doing with ensuring individuals served are part of their communities (Welfare and Institutions Code section 4519.2(b)). This information is to be updated at least every six months until DDS has determined that statewide compliance has been met.
El Internet está inundado de información y recursos sobre el Coronavirus (COVID-19) desde el nivel federal hasta el estatal y local. Comenzamos esta página para compartir algunos de los recursos e información que encontramos más útiles y accesibles, además de compartir información específica para Lanterman sobre cualquier efecto que esto tenga en nuestras operaciones, nuestros proveedores de servicios y la comunidad en general.
The Internet is awash in info and resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the federal to the state and local levels. We're starting this page to share some of the resources and info we found most helpful and accessible, plus to share information specific to Lanterman about any effects this is having on our operations, our service providers and community as a whole.
