Family Service Association is proud to announce the 39th Annual Children’s Conference. This years focus is Preventing Youth Suicide.

Where:
California Baptist University
8432 magnolia Ave
Riverside, CA

When:
Tuesday, May 8 2012
7:30a – 5p

To register or become a sponsor please call 951-369-8036

Download Conference Flyer

Listed below is the February menu of meals provided by Senior Nutrition

February 2012 Click to Download Menu

FSA is proud of our programs and the staff who deliver them. Presented below is a summary of FSA and what we strive for every day.

Enjoy!

Family Service Association agency video for 2011 summerizing programs, services and staff that are making a difference in our community

FSA is proud of our Seeking Safety Program “Courage in Coping” an Evidence Based Model.
The program is free to qualifying participants.

Qualifications:

• Ages 16-59
• Suffered a trauma/traumatic event
• Substance usage/abuse problems
• Live in a qualifying area (found below)

Qualifying Areas include: Rubidoux, Eastside Riverside, Casa Blanca, Arlanza, Moreno Valley, Lake Elsinore, Perris, San Jacinto, Winchester and Romoland.

For more information please call: 951-369-8036
Downloads for Seeking Safety:
Flyer in English
Flyer in Spanish

Family Service Association Child Development Services is happy to announce details and registration information for the 12th Annual Child Development Conference.

Planning for the Future through Powerful Interactions.

Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Location: Riverside Convention Center
3443 Orange Street Riverside 92501

Registration:
Regular: $70.00
Early (before 2/28/12): $60.00

Download Files:
Save the Date Flyer
Registration Information

FSA is now providing Kids 1st Services to parents/caregivers of children with disabilities.

This Parenting Program is dedicated to the promotion of social skills among children with disabilities by preventing disruptive behavior problems.

Services provided include:

• Social-Emotional Screenings
• Case Management
• Counseling
• ndividualized Parenting Classes Group Parenting Classes

Please see attached flyer for more information.

Today was the groundbreaking ceremony for the new civic center complex in Cabazon. Built with redevelopment money the project includes a large child care center and mental health counseling center that will be run by FSA as well as a Water District building, a new library and an expansion of the park facilities.

In addition they will be painting and doing some limited improvements to the James A Venable Community Center on the property which FSA has operated for the last 7 years.

Family Service Association breaks ground on new Rubidoux Child Development Center.
A special thank you to everyone who attended the event

(via the Press Enterprise by Gene Ghiotto)

Work has started on the Mead Valley Library, one of two area projects that supporters say will bring an array of services to the unincorporated community.

“We’re excited about the library and the new community center,” said Margaret Pacheco, chairwoman of the Mead Valley Municipal Advisory Council.

“This is much-needed for our children for developing their minds,” Pacheco said of the library. “They won’t have to travel out of the area.”

Grading has started on the library site, which is at Clark and Oakwood streets and about a block from Columbia Elementary School on Rider Street.

When completed, the 20,000-square-foot library will feature reading rooms, a public meeting room, an outdoor amphitheater, study areas, a self-checkout area and drought-tolerant landscaping to conserve water and save energy.

It is being built with Riverside County redevelopment funds and will cost about $13 million, county officials said.

“Anything that can go in there will only benefit the students and the children of Mead Valley,” said Daniel Whitfield, risk management director for the Val Verde Unified School District, which serves Mead Valley.

“We’re excited about a library being down the street from Columbia Elementary,” Whitfield added.

Riverside County Supervisor Bob Buster, whose district includes Mead Valley, said he worked over the years to help improve facilities, including libraries, in the district.

He recalled construction of the county libraries in Wildomar, which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, and the Woodcrest area and how they have been widely used in both communities.

Since then, he said, “We’ve been trying to make and plan libraries in communities that have a high need for them.”

A few blocks from the library site, work is expected begin later this year to replace the aging Mead Valley Community Center, which is made up of several older permanent structures and portable buildings.

The center, which serves about 3,500 Mead Valley residents a month, offers a variety of services that include exercise classes, pediatric wellness, soccer, crafts classes and counseling.

Cesar Navarrete, the center director, said work to rebuild the community center is expected to begin in December and be completed in early 2013.

The center, on Rider down from the school, is operated by Family Services Association through a contract with Riverside County.

When completed, the new center will be about 21,000 square feet and will sit as the centerpiece of a 45,000-square-foot campus. About $21.6 million in Riverside County redevelopment funds are being used for the project.

When the rebuilt center opens, Navarrete said, it will provide Family Services the location and opportunity to seek funding to provide more services to Mead Valley.

“We can provide more services because … we’ll have a larger space,” Navarrete said.

For Pacheco, construction of the library and the rebuilding of the community center points to the community showing signs of growth while bringing a sense of pride to residents.

“We’re very excited about this,” said Pacheco, a 10-year resident of Mead Valley. “The community is getting its act together.”

City of Moreno Valley did a business spotlight on FSA as part of thier media and communications project.