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 |
| January 23, 2018 | Leaving a Legacy | Dr. Kerri Heath and Mr. Curt Portzel |
| February 27, 2018 | Program Updates & Training: Service Plans, Time Sheets, & New Policies | FGP Staff |
| March 27, 2018 | The Benefits of Movement: Zumba | Ms. Marcia Wilson |
| April 24, 2018 | Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma | Ms. Erika Tucker |
| May 22, 2018 | Healing Through Movement and Music | When 1000 Grandmothers Pray, "MORI"Ography, and Big Brazos World Village |
| June 26, 2018 | Living Better with Arthritis | Jenny Alcala-Alonzo, Health Promotion Representative, Independent Community Service |
| July 24, 2018 | Mandated Reporting Training | Dr. Shanetta Milton, Director |
| August 28, 2018 | No Meeting; FGP Day Trip | FGP Staff and Volunteers |
| September 25, 2018 | Food for Thought | Jenny Alcala-Alonzo, Health Promotion Representative, Independent Community Service |
| October 23, 2018 | Art Therapy and Methods of Communication | Paula Song, Art Therapist and Counselor (Masters in Christian Counseling), and Mindy Song, Translator |
| November 27, 2018 | Volunteer Recognition | FGP Staff |
| December 2018 | No Meeting; Happy Holidays! | No Meeting |
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January 22, 2019 |
Background Check and Companion Care Program Procedures | Dr. Shanetta Milton, 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 Milton, Director |
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July 23, 2019 |
End of the Year Reports, 2019-2020 Fiscal Year Updates |
Dr. Shanetta Milton, 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 |
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