Upcoming Events for Week of March 23
PLEASE NOTE: Out of an abundance of caution, many in-person events have been moved to an online format, postponed, or cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak. While we have done our best to make note of these changes as we learn about them, we ask that you please contact the event organizers directly for details on events included here.
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Here is a roundup of this week’s conferences, webinars, and trainings for home visitors and others who work with pregnant women and families with little ones. Also included: events around L.A. County that you can share with the families you serve. Want to look further into the future? See the comprehensive list that we update weekly. Do you have something for us to include? Email snish@labestbabies.org. And don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram, where we post event updates and lots of useful resources.
Events Happening Through March
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Youth Leadership Development Training
February 8-April 25 (Program takes place every Saturday),10:00am-1:00pm: East Los Angeles Women’s Center Main Office, 1431 S. Atlantic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022
For more information, please contact elawcyouth123@gmail.com
Presented by East Los Angeles Women’s Center
Nurturing Fathers Group (Free Father-focused Parenting Classes)
February 12 – April (English classes every Wednesday– 10 sessions),6:00pm – 9:00pm: Families Uniting Families, 525 E 7thSt, Long Beach, CA 90813
Spanish classes will be offered if there are enough participants.
To enroll, call Anthony Padilla at 562-570-3284.
Presented by City of Long Beach — Life Coaching & Fundamentals of Fatherhood Program
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Emotional Emancipation Circles
February 28-April 17 (group meets every Friday), 5:30pm-7:30pm: All Saints Church, 132 N Euclid Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
Presented by Prototypes Prevention and Aftercare Services (PAS), Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEPARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Mental Health Class
Every Tuesday in March, 8:30am-10:30am: Providence Little Company of Mary Wellness and Activity Center, 470 N Hawaiian Ave, Wilmington, CA
For more information, please call 424-212-5640 or click to view the March Event Calendar
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary Wellness and Activity Center
CANCELLED EVENTPARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Cooking Matters for Kids
Every Saturday in March, 9:30am-11:00am: East L.A. Family Resource Center, 4801 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
For more information, please call 877-287-6290 or click to view the March Event Calendar
Presented by L.A. Care
Monday, March 23
PARENT/FAMILYEVENT: TheSourceMobileHub: ForThoseCurrentlyOrAtRiskofExperiencingHomelessness
March 23, 10:00am-12:30pm: East Los Angeles Library, 4837 E 3rdStreet, Los Angeles, CA 90022
PresentedbyLACountyLibrary -TheSource
HFA Regional Facilitating Change Training — Pennsylvania
March 23-25, 8:30am-4:30pm on Days 1 & 2, 8:30am-3:00pm on Day 3: Maternity Care Coalition, 2000 Hamilton Street, Suite 205, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Presented by Health Families America
HFA Regional PSCO Core Training — Nebraska
March 23-27, 8:30am-4:30pm: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, 6001 Dodge Street, CEC 221 Room, Omaha, NE 68182
Presented by Healthy Families America
Tuesday, March 24
Webinar: Using Nurse-Level Cesarean Rates for QI
March 24, 12:00pm
Presented by Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: World Tuberculosis Day 2020: A night with a TB Survivor
March 24, 5:30pm-7:30pm: Grand Park, 200 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
For more information, contact Claire Torres at 213-745-1737 or cltorres@ph.lacounty.gov
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Covered California 2020 Special Enrollment Period Kickoff Event
March 24, 9:00am-12:00pm: Diamond Bar Community Center, 1600 Grand Avenue, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Presented by Covered California Outreach and Sales
37thAnnual Advances in Therapeutics and Technology: Critical Care of Neonates, Children and Adults Conference
March 24 – 28, 8:00am – 12:00pm: The Cliff Lodge & Spa, 9320 S. Cliff Lodge Dr., Snowbird, UT 84092
Presented by PAC/LAC
Wednesday, March 25
Webinar: Placenta Accreta: Utilizing the Obstetric Hemorrhage Bundle to Improve Outcomes
March 25, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care
Webinar: How to Successfully Telecommute
March 25, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Presented by Work2Live Productions
Tenant’s Rights Workshop
March 25, 5:00pm – 8:00pm: CCNP Facilities, 501 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles, CA 90017
Presented by Inquilinos Unidos and others
Webinar: Developmental Recommendations and Implications For a Prolonged Grief Disorder in DSM-5-TR: Become An Informed Consumer and Advocate
March 25,10:00am – 11:00pm
Presented by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Covered California 2020 Special Enrollment Period Kickoff Event
March 25, 9:00am-12:00pm: Toyota Meeting Hall, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503
Presented by Covered California Outreach and Sales
Thursday, March 26
Webinar: How to Successfully Telecommute
March 26, 8:30am – 9:30am
Presented by Work2Live Productions
Webinar: Partnering for Change: Having the Conversation
March 26, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Presented by The Ounce
Friday, March 27
PARENT/FAMILYEVENT: TheSourceMobileHub: ForThoseCurrentlyOrAtRiskofExperiencingHomelessness
March 27, 12:30pm-3:00pm: Willowbrook Library, 11737 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
PresentedbyLACountyLibrary -TheSource
Saturday, March 28
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Planning for a Healthy Home, Body, and Baby
March 28, 8:30am-12:30pm: MLK Center for Public Health,11833 S. Wilmington Ave., Building #19 Community Engagement Room, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Program in Spanish with English interpretation
For more information, contact Luz Chacon at luz@saludyalegeriawellness.com
Presented by Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: NAMI 6th Annual Parent and Caregiver Conference
March 28, 8:30am-3:30pm: Huffington Center, 1324 Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Presented by NAMI Los Angeles County Council
Sunday, March 29
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