FIESTA EDUCATIVA

"Dedicated to empowering Latino families of persons with disabilties"

History

Fiesta Educativa was founded in 1978 to educate and assist Latino families in obtaining services and in caring for their children with special needs. Fiesta Educativa was formed by family members and professionals who who recognized the need to provide assistance and advocacy to these spanish-speaking families.

Fiesta Educativa is one of the few organizations in the entire state of California that is dedicated to empowering the Latino families of persons with special needs through education, training referral, and information. This is accomplished through various projects such as the Annual Conference held every spring at the University of Southern California. It gives parents and professionals from all over the state and the nation an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas and information.

Fiesta Educativa is committed to the philosophy that persons with special needs are entitled to the benefits of full integration into the community. In order to accomplish this goal, Fiesta Educativa collaborates with all generic, public and private organizations in assisting families to obtain services.

What does Fiesta Educativa do?

Parent Training
Development of Parent Support Group
Community Outreach
Advocacy for persons with special needs
Educational and training workshops
Promote public awareness
Referral service
Speakers bureau
Research
Annual Bilingual Parent/Professional Conference

What are Fiesta Educativa goals?

To assiat families gain knowledge, access key resources and understand their fundamental rights.
To influence the advancement and rehabilitative potential of Latinos with special developmental needs.
To increase the conciousness of professionals about unique cultural characteristics and needs of Latino children and their families.
To expand and develop culturally sensative programs and services.

The rights of persons with disabilities?

The rights of persons with disabilities are being challanged everyday. We need your donations to continue to serve Latino Families of persons with disabilities. Fiesta Educativa is a non-profit 501 (c) (30) organization and relies solely on individual, public and private donations which are tax deductible.

For more information, or if you would like to make a donation to Fieta Educativa, please call or write:

FIESTA EDUCATIVA
3839 Selig Place
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Telefono: (213) 221-6696