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LFCV awarded a “Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence” grant to expand services in Patterson and Winton Unified School Districts La Familia Central Valley (LFCV) has been awarded a highly competitive grant for $999,981 through the Department of Justice’s “Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence” program. This three-year grant will allow LFCV to add new mental health treatment services to schools in two Central Valley school districts: Patterson Unified School District (PUSD) and Winton Unified School District (WUSD). This grant is part of LFCV’s established program, Un Paso Adelante (A Step Forward), which is already serving Delhi USD and Hughson USD through a FY22 BJA STOP Grant. PUSD, located in Stanislaus County, serves over 6,000 students and...

The first annual Santa Nella Family Mental Health Day was held on May 13, 2023. It was a fun filled day with over 300 people and 24 local agencies in attendance. All were welcome to attend the free event where they were treated to activities for children and families, dance entertainment, and lunch while learning about local agencies with services and programs available to them. A collaboration between La Familia Central Valley, community members, and local Gustine and Merced County non-profit agencies, the mission of the event was to bring awareness of available resources directly to Santa Nella residents. A...

On May 8, 2023 La Familia Central Valley celebrated its Open House and Ribbon Cutting with community partners, elected officials, community members, along with La Familia leadership and staff.  Led by Aaron Ortiz, CEO of La Familia and Manuel J. Jimenez, Jr. Regional Director, we celebrated all of the growth that La Familia Central Valley has had over the past three years and the excitement of what is to come as we continue La Familia’s mission to provide underserved multicultural communities with the tools and support necessary to build resilience, wellness, and economic power. During the Ribbon Cutting ceremony, La...

La Familia Central Valley featured in Modesto Bee: With more teens contemplating suicide, Latino advocates and educators are speaking out Almost a third of young adults in California contemplate suicide, a recent study from UCLA found. That’s more than double the rate from five years ago, and suicide remains a leading cause of death for young people. For San Joaquin Valley families, the issue is compounded by regional challenges that include a housing crisis, limited psychiatric hospital beds and scarce mental health resources. And for Latino families, factor in documented racial and ethnic health disparities. It’s a daunting challenge, but...

Turlock based non-profit First Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center merges with Alameda County based non-profit La Familia to establish La Familia Central Valley. Increasing behavioral health services available to local communities. TURLOCK, Calif. – We are excited to announce the launch of La Familia Central Valley, made possible through the merger between La Familia and the First Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center (First Behavioral). While the Turlock based non-profit has only been in existence since July 2020, they have stepped up to meet the mental health needs of the Central Valley during an especially critical time.  Regarding the merger, our...