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Wayfinder Family Services
Individual and Family Services
Los Angeles, CA 3,759 followers
We strive for a world where everyone has a chance to thrive, a safe haven and a loving family.
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For over 70 years, Wayfinder has been responding to the critical needs in the communities we serve. Through our services, we reach more than 21,000 individuals each year, from those who have vision loss or profound special needs to children in foster care — and their families. The mission of Wayfinder Family Services is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, our programs initially provided blind and visually impaired children with opportunities to lead fuller and more independent lives. Today, we are a statewide organization that improves the health, well-being and quality of life for children, youth, adults and families who are facing difficult life and health circumstances. We are the only human services organization in California with specialized programs for vulnerable children, youth and families AND individuals of every age with vision loss, or intellectual/developmental disabilities. We work beyond traditional silos and tackle the complex, intersecting issues faced by children and families. As Wayfinder Family Services, we stand in the gap and change the future, embracing the spirit of our name: we forge ahead, we find a way, whatever it takes.
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https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/
External link for Wayfinder Family Services
- Industrie
- Individual and Family Services
- Größe des Unternehmens
- 201-500 Mitarbeiter
- Hauptsitz
- Los Angeles, CA
- Typ
- Nonprofit
- Gegründet
- 1953
- Spezialitäten
- family services, mental health, special education, rehabilitation, transitional shelter, residential, early intervention, multiple disabilities, social work, foster care, visual impairment, blindness, and adoption
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Employees at Wayfinder Family Services
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Beth Escott Newcomer
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Teri Renfrow
Strategic Initiatives and Product Line Director | Healthcare Leader | Executive Coach
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Melanie L O'Mea-Smith, OTR/L
Vice President of Visual Impairment and Developmental Disabilities
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Michelle Riella Diaz, MSHR, SPHR, PHRca
Senior Director of Human Resources
Aktualisierungen
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#WayFinderMoment Excited to see adaptive sports like Goalball and Blind Baseball making a comeback for our blind and visually impaired athletes! Let's make the game fun, inclusive, and unforgettable for everyone. Who's ready to play? Join us for Goalball on August 24th, 9am-11am at the Wayfinder Family Services gym on campus! Ready to roll? Get ready to hit it out the park at Blind Baseball on September 7th, 9am-12pm at Champions Field, Edward Vincent Jr. Park! Teaming up with SoCal Beep Baseball and the City of Inglewood for a day of fun and action! #AdaptiveSports #GoalBall #BeepBaseball #InclusiveSports #Gameon #BlindSports
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Calling all Wayfinders, we need your help with our #BackToSchool drive! You can donate online to support children in our programs as they head back to school at https://lnkd.in/gQVwSaPy.
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Wayfinder’s Post Adoption Services (PAS) offers a variety of support groups, classes and social events for families in many of the communities we serve. We are fortunate to have solid partnerships with our public agency partners, offering comprehensive Post Adoption Service programs in over a dozen counties throughout Northern California ... learn more at https://lnkd.in/exqyv83j.
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It’s #NationalMakeAWillMonth. Did you know Wayfinder offers you free access to Giving Docs to easily create a will or estate plan? Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gYtPcn9c. By having a will or other estate plan, you ensure that the people and causes you care about most are supported in the future.
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#WayfinderMoment of gratitude: Our Community Council member Lynne Skyrme and her niece Makayla dropped off backpacks loaded with school supplies for Wayfinder’s #BackToSchool drive benefitting children in foster care. We are so lucky to have Wayfinders like Lynne and Makayla, thank you for your time and generosity!
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This group is the perfect opportunity to connect with other fathers and “Dad It Up”, in an adoption competent clinical setting ... learn more https://lnkd.in/g_aphEc9.
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Last call to apply for an incredible professional training! A new cohort for Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) begins soon. Wayfinder partners with The Center for Adoption Support and Educations (C.A.S.E.) and is the only TAC-certified site in California. Learn more and apply here at https://lnkd.in/gDU44tas.
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Southern California Wayfinders, we need your help with our #BackToSchool drive. We are accepting donations through August 23rd. See complete list of items needed at https://lnkd.in/ghAM4d-h. Contact [email protected] to coordinate drop-offs. Can’t shop? You can donate online to support children in our programs as they head back to school! https://lnkd.in/gQVwSaPy
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