Vision Statement

Los Angeles County children should reach adulthood having experienced a safe, healthy and nurturing childhood, which prepares them to become responsible and contributing members of the community.

Demographic Information

SPA 8 Population Profile
SPA 8 2006 Scorecard

Work Plan

SPA 8 2006-2007 Workplan

Guiding Principles

• An economically viable and emotionally secure family, reinforced by a supportive community, is the best place to meet the needs of children and adolescents.
• Families and community members must play a major role in governance and resource decisions.
• Children need a continuum of services that are capable of responding to their unique needs and family situation.
• Family and community needs should drive resource decisions.
• Systems should provide prevention and early intervention as well as remediation.
• The lives of the children, not the existence of the agency or system, must be paramount.
• The diverse and multicultural nature of the neighborhoods and populations in Los Angeles County demands great flexibility in the systems and in their responsiveness to various communities.
• Systems must ensure equitable responsiveness and flexibility to address the needs of the communities.
• Inter-system communication and linkages must be ensured at all levels.
• Systems must be held accountable for improving the lives of children and families. Desired outcomes must be specified and results measured and evaluated.
• The systems should be user-friendly, easily accessible, understandable, and have a warm, human face.
• The systems and agencies must understand the fact that everyone must give up a little so that the children can gain a lot.
  

Co-conveners
Colleen Mooney
Lauraine Barber

Steering Committee
Sue Baker, Co-convener - Long Beach Sub-Region
Lauraine Barber, Co-convener - SPA 8
Betty Batenburg, Membership Work Group
Helen Coffey, Co-convener - West Sub-Region
Delia Council, Co-convener - North Sub-Region
Ernest Espinoza, Los Angeles County Health Dept.
Nancy Delgado, Los Angeles County Health Dept.
Sharon Givens, Los Angeles County Dept. Children & Family Services
Mary Hammer, Co-convener - West Sub-Region
Debbie Innes-Gomberg, Los Angeles County Dept. Mental Health
Dora Jacildo, Child Care Work Group
Nancy Jenkins, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Michelle Jordan, North Sub-Region
Jackie LaBouff, West Sub-Region
Colleen Mooney, Co-convener - SPA 8
Marguerite Phillips, Harbor Regional Center
Viola Sanders, DPSS - South Family District
Jeanne Shimatsu, Youth Work Group
Nancy Singer, Los Angeles County Probation Dept.
Rosa Tang, DCFS - County DCFS
Jackie Whited, PTA
Viola Sanders, Los Angeles County Dept Public Social Service


Regional Council Members
Carol Adelkoff
Sue Baker
Lauraine Barber
Betty Batenburg
Roberto Calderon
Claudia Campos
Harriet Chase
Shelia Claverie
Helen Coffey
Delia Council
Dorothy Courtney
Bert Davila
Nancy Delgado
Beverly Fancher
Sharon Givens
Dorothy Gram
Mary Hammer
Andrew Henderson
Debbie Innes-Gomberg
Dora Jacildo
Nancy Jenkins
Kathleen Judge
Jackie LaBouff
Colleen Mooney
Marguerite Phillips
Viola Sanders
Pam Shaw
Jeanne Shimatsu
Elinore Simmons
Dan Smith
Monica Varner
Gabrielle Vena
Jacque Whited
Lisa Wicker

Sub Regional Cities

North: Lawndale, Gardena, Lennox, Hawthorne, and Inglewood

West: Catalina, El Segundo, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Torrance and Harbor Gateway

Central: San Pedro, Wilmington, Lomita, Harbor City, and Carson

East (LB): Long Beach

Standing Meeting Schedule

Steering Committee
1st Thursday of each month

Regional Council Meetings - Schedule

Primary Contact

Meeting Minutes

No minutes posted at this time.

Important Information