Foster Grandparent Program In-Service Training
In-Service Trainings are every fourth Tuesday of each month, except December. Meetings are from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Pepperdine University's West Los Angeles Campus, located at 6100 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
| Date | Topic | Facilitator |
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January 22, 2019 |
Background Check and Companion Care Program Procedures | Dr. Shanetta Weatherspoon, Director |
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February 26, 2019 |
Fire Smart - My Safe LA | Chris Nevil and Bill Whitney |
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March 26, 2019 |
Children's Book Authors | G. Brown; L.T. Robinson; C. Perkins |
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April 23, 2019 |
Art: Benefits to Troubled and/or Traumatized Children |
Ms. LaNiqua H, Creative Canvases, Los Angeles |
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May 24, 2019 |
Trauma-Informed Culturally-Responsive (TICR) Training |
Dr. Isaiah Pickens |
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May 28, 2019 |
Eat Smart | Jenny Alcala-Alonzo, Health Promotion Representative of SCAN |
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June 25, 2019 |
Mandatory Reporting and Confidentiality; Communication and Stress Management as a Volunteer |
Dr. Shanetta Weatherspoon, Director |
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July 23, 2019 |
End of the Year Reports, 2019-2020 Fiscal Year Updates |
Dr. Shanetta Weatherspoon, Director, and FGP Staff |
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August 27, 2019 |
Yoga, Stretching, and Meditation Sessions Distribution and Recognition T-Shirts |
Pretty Woman Pray Not Prey FGP Staff |
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September 24, 2019 |
Knowing the 10 Signs Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia |
Anne White, Member of the Alzheimer's Association |
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October 22, 2019 |
Take Care of Business - Men's Health |
Jenny Alcalá-Alonzo, Health Promotion Representative of SCAN |
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November 19, 2019 |
Child Abuse and Elder Abuse Service Anniversary Recognition |
Dr. Shanetta Weatherspoon, Director FGP Staff |
| December 2019
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No Meeting; Happy Holidays! |
No Meeting |
| January 28, 2020 | Trauma: How to Incorporate Resilience Into a School-Based Program |
Kimberly Faulkner-Camacho, Interim Coordinator II for the Los Angeles County Office of Education, Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program |
| February 25, 2020 |
Programs and Resources of the UMMA Community Clinic Activity with Pepperdine University |
Shallen Price and Nicole Ybarra, Operations Coordinators for the UMMA Community Clinic Dr. Renee Dorn, Director of Alumni Relations at Pepperdine University |
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March 24, 2020 |
No Meeting due to COVID-19! |
No Meeting |
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April 28, 2020 |
No Meeting due to COVID-19! |
No Meeting |
| May 26, 2020 |
Need-To-Know: COVID-19
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Ronic Tatum, Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner |
| June 23, 2020 |
Coping During COVID-19
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Positive Results Center Facilitated by: Chevonna Gaylor, LMFT, Rev. Alfreda Lanoix, Jennifer Smith, Kandee Lewis |
| July 28, 2020 |
Staying Active Every Day and Managing Stress |
Jenny Alcala-Alonzo, a Health Promotion Representative from Independence at Home (IAH), a SCAN Community Service |
| August 25, 2020 |
FGP Program Updates Preparing for 2020-2021 Academic/Program Year |
Dr. Shanetta Weatherspoon, Executive Director FGP Staff |
| September 22, 2020 |
Food for Thought and Eat Smart |
Jenny Alcala-Alonzo, a Health Promotion Representative from Independence at Home (IAH), a SCAN Community Service |
| October 27, 2020 |
P.S. Arts Movement and Art Class |
Joella Still, a Volunteer Coordinator from P.S. Arts |
| November 17, 2020 |
FGP Program Updates Service Anniversary Recognition |
Dr. Shanetta Weatherspoon, Executive Director FGP Staff |
| December 2020 | No Meeting; Happy Holidays! |
No Meeting |
| January 26, 2021 |
COVID-19 Vaccination Education and Awareness ADP Time Management System Training |
Mrs. Ronic Tatum, Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Elias Ferede, IT Support Assistant |
| February 23, 2021 |
RevComm Volunteer IT Training ADP Time Management System Training |
Crystal Gonzalez, Founder of RevComm Consulting, and Daniel Gonzalez, Co-Founder and Marketing/IT Consulting for RevComm Consulting Elias Ferede, IT Support Assistant |
| March 23, 2021 |
Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, and Mandated Reporting FGP Administrative and Program Updates |
FGP Staff FGP Staff |
| April 27, 2021 |
Even Me Screening FGP Administrative and Program Updates |
Byron Johns, Project Director at the Girls Club of Los Angeles FGP Staff |
| May 25, 2021 |
Depression and Loss: Common, Disabling, Unrecognized, Treatable FGP Administrative and Program Updates |
Jenny Alcala-Alonzo, a Health Promotion Representative from Independence at Home (IAH), a SCAN Community Service FGP Staff |
| June 22, 2021 |
P.S. Arts Movement Class FGP Administrative and Program Updates |
Charlotte Perebinossoff, Teaching Artist for P.S. Arts FGP Staff |
| July 27, 2021 | TBD |
Feel free to contact our office with any questions at (310) 568-5596.
Foster Grandparent Testimonials
"Each day of volunteering goes by quickly and I keep coming back!" – Juanita Wilson
"My most recent experience has been at DeMille School where the students are teens and are classified as slow learners. In three years at this school I have had many rewarding experiences, helping them in their reading, writing, and arithmetic" – Edna Puckett
"Both my husband and I were Foster Grandparents and it was a wonderful experience. The team at Pepperdine became my family." – Barbara McDonald