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July Executive Director’s Message

Dear FACT Family, It is both an honor and a privilege to join FACT as your new Executive Director.  I am humbled at the opportunity to serve in this position and to work with and alongside each of you to provide the very best of service to our clients. For more than 17 years, FACT has provided help and hope to individuals with disabling conditions while nourishing the traditional values of community integration, self-advocacy, and tailored solutions for our clients,…
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FACT Hires New Executive Director

Lania Glaude, Esq., CPA, Board President of FACT – Family Adult and Child Therapies today announced that the agency has hired its next Executive Director.  She is Felita Jones, MPA, EdD, who comes to FACT with a wealth of experience and educational credentials, including significant experience and study in autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. Dr. Jones is passionate about the field of autism services and about the individuals and families affected by the range of developmental disabilities. On receiving…
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June Executive Director Message

Exciting and Challenging Times at FACT….. The summer is setting in, the days are longer and hotter, and there is so much news to share and respond to. First, I just returned from Washington DC, and I can confirm that the atmosphere there is as uncertain and unpredictable as it is back home.  But the good news I took away is the huge body of very well intentioned, well-schooled and good hearted people that work within the massive federal bureaucracy.…
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May Executive Director’s Message

Surfing in High Waves….. As we move on from “Autism Awareness Month” in April (or as we prefer to refer to it, “Autism Acceptance Month”), our challenge is to continue to make sure that everyone is aware of the needs of different subsets of our populations, and of the the services that are available to serve those needs. Also, what should be available but isn’t. To aid in public awareness, we have been assisted by a rising tide of films,…
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Donate a vehicle

FACT now can benefit from your donation of a vehicle, running or not. We have researched reputable donation services and find the following to be the best (click on logo below): Note: FACT takes no responsibility for the negotiation or transaction between the vehicle donation firm and the donor, and cannot be expected to know everything about a separate proprietary organization. We merely receive the net funds, for which we issue a receipt for tax purposes. If you have questions…
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April Executive Director Message

As we come out of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we enter Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month in April. This is a special opportunity to reach out to friends and family and encourage education and awareness of Autism in our communities. While there are many opinions on the month from various quarters (I encourage everyone to read Zoey Giesberg’s blog post for her very interesting take on the month) any time we can raise awareness we should take the opportunity. If you would…
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March message from the Executive Director

Awareness As many of you may know, March has been designated as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month by The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). The goal for this month is to create awareness about developmental disabilities, tell stories of people who live with a disability and show their lives. As with all the other “awareness months” throughout the year, it gives us an…
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February Executive Director Message

Happy February to all members of our extended FACT family! If you haven’t floated away yet in our unusually wet January, we hope all is well with you and yours. Since our fiscal year runs from July through June, we have passed the midpoint of our year. The board has been hard at work and has recently approved our annual audit, which you can see at our website or by clicking here. The board has also approved our refreshed and…
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Theatrical Event: Our Voices Our Stories

Our VOICES Our STORIES Location: West LA College Black Box Theater 9000 Overland Ave. Culver City Date and Time: February 5 2017 @ 3pm Please park in Lot 3 Make your donation before, during or after the show BELOW (suggested $10 or any amount) To RSVP [email protected] Mission West Los Angeles College, The Strindberg Laboratory, and FACT-­‐ Family, Adult & Child Therapies joined in partnership to provide academic and professional theatrical instruction designed to empower, educate, and celebrate young adults…
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