YOUTH COUNSELOR JOB FAIR! WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, from 10 AM until 3 PM Address: 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90043 All candidates must be at least 21 years of age, possess a valid California Driver License and a driver record acceptable to Wayfinder Family Services insurance carrier including good driving records for the…
**update: unfortunately this event has been canceled** Join our recreation program staff for an amazing day of surfing! The Encinitas Lions Club in partnership with Urban Surf 4Kids and Stella Maris Surfing will hold their 25th Annual Surfing Clinic for the blind and visually impaired. Surfers are provided wet suits, surfboards and instruction, in the…
ON THE SPOT INTERVIEWS AND HIRING! THURSDAY, AUGUST 5th 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90043 CURRENTLY HIRING: • Youth Counselors (Limited time $1,000 sign-on bonus) • Child and Family Specialists • Program Support Specialist • Therapists (Limited time $2,500 sign-on bonus) Free parking available on-site. Bring your driver’s…
Join us on Friday, July 23rd at 8:00 a.m. PST via Zoom (link below) for an exciting panel. FACT Summit Finding Answers about Careers and Technology Join Zoom Meeting 8:00 am (PST) https://wayfinderfamily.zoom.us/j/93644543153 Meeting ID: 936 4454 3153 AGENDA 8:00 – 8:10: Opening Remarks Hosted By: Mark Lucas & Scott Duncan Day’s Facilitation and Introductions: Mark…
ONE YEAR Thanks to your support, we are proud of all we have done for Wayfinder’s residents, children and families in the past year: 20,000+ Zoom sessions All of our programs remained uninterrupted even during the early days of quarantine thanks to our staff quickly pivoting to remote services. 70,352 items of PPE Wayfinder procured…
The twins were blind and couldn’t walk or speak, how could Wayfinder help? Mayra and Pedro’s twin babies, José and María, were born prematurely at only 27 weeks. In their birth country, the medical treatment the twins received left them blind. They wanted so much for their children. But without vision, they wondered, how could…
Wayfinder’s Transition Services is thrilled to offer an in-person summer option for youth who are blind or visually impaired. This option is open for youth 16-21 years old (up to 22nd birthday). Find your strengths / Explore your interests / Discover your potential STEP into the workplace July 7—August 4: Four Weeks to Workplace Readiness…
Henry came to our Temporary Shelter Care program, called The Cottage, after being removed from his home due to neglect. Henry arrived in his wheelchair, dirty and scared. Frankie, a counselor, made Henry feel like he was in a family. Frankie understands what foster children experience. He was removed from his home at age 7….
“Very few of us will be written up in history books,” says Glenn Sonnenberg, Wayfinder board member and donor. “We will be remembered by family and friends. Making a planned gift to Wayfinder is a way to affect the world after we are gone. It is a way of saying, this is who I was,…
THE INCLUSION COUNCIL Wayfinder’s Inclusion Council is a committee of employees who champion inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) across the organization. In 2020, the council established a core, all-staff curriculum in implicit-bias and anti-racism training. The core curriculum is key element of Wayfinder’s commitment to equity and gives leaders the tools to create a…
