Rally on the Rooftop

By Theresa Myers in | Posted October 4, 2022

Rally on the Rooftop is an open house community event, which offers exhibits showcasing our Early Learning, Financial Empowerment, Employment, and Older Adult Services programs. We will hold a brief celebratory presentation, led by CEO, Heather Cleary, to recognize and thank YOU for helping make our community a better place for all. Please join us for refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, and an evening of gratitude as we celebrate our community, supporters, volunteers, and all who help Peninsula Family Service…

Spring 2022 Program Updates

By Theresa Myers in Early Learning, Financial Empowerment, Newsletter, Older Adult Services, Success Story, Uncategorized, Volunteers | Posted May 31, 2022

Child Development Associate Program PFS has launched our Early Learning Child Development Associate (CDA) Training Program in early 2022, and have gone through the first cohort. We are exiting the pilot phase and now planning our second cohort for the fall. The purpose of the CDA program is to support individuals with a pathway to a rewarding career working with children and at the same time to increase our teacher pipeline. Graduates will earn not…

Peninsula Family Service “La Esperanza Vive” needs volunteers

By Theresa Myers in Older Adult Services, Spanish | Posted March 7, 2022

The group “La Esperanza Vive” of the Peninsula Family Service Agency in Redwood City is looking for volunteers who speak Spanish to provide company to grandparents who due to life circumstances have been left alone. Rosa Aurora, a participant in the group, is 24 years old in the US and assures that the program has helped her. “It has helped me a lot because loneliness sometimes attacks very badly,” said Rosa. Volunteers help these people…

Senior Peer Counselor Training

By Theresa Myers in | Posted February 5, 2021

Senior Peer Counselor Training Spring 2021 training dates: March – April (online only) If you are age 55+, you can change the lives of older adults in our community. Tuesdays and Wednesdays from March 30 – April 28 morning sessions: 9am – 12:30pm Specially-trained volunteer counselors provide weekly visits to adults age 55+ to help manage transitions and life changes such as health concerns, mobility issues, caregiver needs, and grief. Special care is taken…

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