Our Life Steps Foundation Children and Family Services affiliate focuses on the needs of our youngest community members who have mental disabilities or at risk of delays. We work to maximize the development of infants and toddlers who are at risk for developmental delays, and educate and support their parents in strengthening parent-child relationships. Services and Programs:
Inclusive Structured Peer Learning Group Preschool/ Childcare Programs- These center-based programs provide a natural learning environment to help accelerate the development of social-emotional skills and learning abilities by participating in preschool activities with children who do not have delays or disabilities. Our inclusive structured peer learning group programs are offered in both Southern and Northern California Locations. Early Intervention- our trained staff provide on-on-one in-home training to help promote a child's development of language as well as improve their motor, cognitive, social-emotional and self-help skills. Family Matters Program- a comprehensive parenting program that offers parents who have developmental disabilities the guidance, support and local resources that can help them foster their child's development. Profile of Our Participants:
-Our CAFS programs help children, primarily ages 3 and under, who have developmental delays or disabilities, or have been clinically identified as at risk for developmental delays. In addition, we offer services for children up to the age of 5 through our collaborations with the First 5 California and Head Start Coaching programs.
-We also serve parents with developmental disabilities.
-Nine different California Regional Centers refer families they serve to LSF CAFS. With five locations across communities in Northern, Central and Southern California, we now serve more than 400 children statewide each month, who come from all economic circumstances.
