Upcoming Events and Interesting News!

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Trainings & Workshops:

What's Ahead - Coming up Soon!

 For more Information, click on the event title!

Date                             Title

Sat, July 11, 2009        “IEP Boot Camp”

Thurs, July 16, 2009    “Create and Take: Getting to Know Me Products”

Sat, Aug 8, 2009          “IEP Boot Camp”

Thurs, Aug 13, 2009    “Dyslexia: A Reading Disability”

Sat, Sept 12, 2009       “IEP Boot Camp” 


4th Annual "Fore for Families"

Golf Tournament

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SAVE THE DATE!!!

October 19, 2009

Gray Plantation Golf Course

SPONSORS NEEDED

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  Call 1-800-894-6558 or 337-436-2570 for more information!!


 

People First is an organization for People with Disabilities,

run by People with Disabilities.

 

The Lake Area People First Chapter meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM

in the Community Room

at 502 Louie Street in Lake Charles!

 

 

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 For More Information Contact Wallace or Nicole at

(337) 436-2570 or 1-800-894-6558.

 

Come Join us and meet other individuals with disabilities, make new friends,

and learn about your rights.

 

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Families Helping Families of SWLA is looking for volunteer facilitators in SWLA area for the Next Chapter Book Club!

 

Fun     •     Lifelong Learning     •     Friends

 

If you live in the Southwest Louisiana area, Next Chapter Book Club Logo

and you can donate one hour and 30 minutes a week,

and you like being with people with disabilities,

and you can volunteer for at least for one book,

and you are interested or may be interested in becoming a volunteer facilitator: contact Wallace

or Mylinda at Families Helping Families SWLA

(337) 436-2570 or 1-800-894-6558

 

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For Lake Charles American Press News Story: June 10, 2008, "Click Here!"

 

The Next Chapter Book Club encourages friendships and lifelong learning in a community setting. 

 

It provides people with disabilities regardless of their reading skills the opportunity to read and learn to read, talk about books, and

make friends in a fun, community setting.  

 

 

 

The book club focus is on reading to learn and not learning to read.

 

Fun     •     Lifelong Learning     •     Friends

 

For more information or to RSVP for the Next Chapter Book Club training for volunteer facilitators contact: Wallace Johnson at Families Helping Families of SWLA  •  fhfswla@xspedius.net  •  

(337) 436-2570  •  (337) 436-2578 Fax  •  1-800-894-6558  


Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council

 

 

 

 


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About Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana Inc.

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana (PDF file)  is a non-profit, family directed resource center for individuals with disabilities and their families. It is a place where families can go that is totally directed and staffed by parents or family members of individuals with disabilities.

Mission and Vision

Our mission is to provide information and referral, education and training, peer support and advocacy skills to individuals with disabilities and their families.

Our vision is that individuals with disabilities and their families will be strong, effective, informed advocates for themselves and others.

"Families Helping Families ... it's Who We are ... It's What We do"

Parishes Served 

Allen      Beauregard      Calcasieu

Cameron      Jeff Davis

Programs

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana offers three CORE services:

Families Helping Families staff can answer questions and provide technical assistance for any disability, any age.

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Families Helping Families of SWLA Supporters include: Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana Children's Trust Fund, Louisiana Office of Public Health, Private Foundations and Friends too numerous to name.