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Virtual PFS Early Learning Hiring Event

By in Early Learning, Events  |  Posted

Peninsula Family Service’s (PFS) mission is to strengthen our community by providing children, families, and older adults the support and tools to realize their full potential and lead healthy, stable lives. PFS will be hosting a series of virtual early learning hiring events in September. We are currently looking for infant, toddler, and preschool teachers and associate teachers at our early learning centers located in Daly City, South San Francisco, and San Mateo. We will…

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In-Person PFS Early Learning Hiring Event

By in Early Learning, Events  |  Posted

Peninsula Family Service’s (PFS) mission is to strengthen our community by providing children, families, and older adults the support and tools to realize their full potential and lead healthy, stable lives. PFS will be hosting a series of in-person early learning hiring events in September. We are currently looking for infant, toddler, and preschool teachers and associate teachers at our early learning centers located in Daly City, South San Francisco, and San Mateo. On-the-spot interviews…

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Opinion: We Need Better Pathways for Becoming an Early Childhood Teacher

By in Early Learning, Thought Leadership  |  Posted

Early childhood educator and PFS teaching aide Jay Lee, recently wrote an op-ed on EdSurge, a digital news and research magazine about education. Jay’s article, titled “We Need Better Pathways for Becoming an Early Childhood Teacher”, highlights the need for better ways to recruit and retain teachers such as increased compensation, easier pathways to certification, and combating staff shortages. Like many others interested in early childhood education, Lee struggles to overcome institutionalized barriers associated with…

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Peninsula Family Service: Getting Older Adults Connected to the Internet in San Mateo County

By in Older Adult Services, Success Story  |  Posted

Patricia Duarte, the Technology Navigation Program Manager at Peninsula Family Service (PFS), was recently featured in a Partner Spotlight on Community Tech Networks’ (CTN) website. CTN’s mission is to transform lives through digital equity, and its partnership with PFS has become multifaceted. Through this partnership, PFS refers learners to CTN’s Home Connect services, providing free tablets and one-on-one technology training, as well as hosting Affordable Connectivity Program workshops helping individuals sign up for low-cost home internet.…

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Longtime Peer Counselor Retires After 10 Years

By in Older Adult Services, Volunteers  |  Posted

“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein. These days, successful people tend to get more out of life than they put in. But a person of value will give more than they receive. Longtime Peninsula Family Service (PFS) Peer Counselor Charles Woods recently retired from volunteering after 10 years of service where he had a positive impact on dozens of older adults.…

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