Serra Center
Serra Center is a nonprofit organization committed to providing compassionate care for individuals w
For 40 years, Serra Center has been committed to providing compassionate care for individuals with developmental disabilities. We currently serve more than 80 men and women in our community-based Residential Care Homes, Independent and Supported Living Services. The individuals served live in more than 65 traditional and accessible homes and apartments in residential neighborhoods throughout Alame
06/05/2024
Join Serra Center to walk with the people we serve in unity and honor!
Walk This Way — Serra Center Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 9:30am to 11:00amFremont Downtown Event Center3500 Capital St, Fremont, CA 94538For more information, contact Frank Yoke at 510-477-1000 x130.
05/25/2024
NEWS AND UPDATES
Attention Serra Center Friends, Family and Staff:
This important article from the San Diego Union concerning individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is worth your attention!
Opinion: Will state break its promise to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
By Barry Jardini - May 22, 2024 5:02 PM PT
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a state budget in direct conflict with the promise California made decades ago to Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Since 1969, the Lanterman Act has set California apart from every other state by promising community services and support that empower Californians with developmental disabilities to live the lives of their own choosing. This landmark legislation is unique today, even as federal actions like the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Olmstead Decision have improved the lives of people with disabilities nationwide.
It’s a promise that all Californians can be proud of — if it’s a promise we intend to keep.
California faces a significant budget deficit (https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4850) this year, which means that lawmakers have tough decisions to make regarding limited state funds. To save money, Newsom is proposing to delay (https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837) desperately needed rate increases for disability services that were promised several years ago. The proposed delay would cut $1 billion (https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837) in funding expected this year, nearly half of which are federal dollars that would be lost, since the federal government matches a percentage of state funds used for developmental disability services. When the state cuts funding, the federal funding is cut as well.
As executive director for the California Disability Services Association, representing more than 115 community-based organizations throughout the state who provide the full range of services and supports, I hear directly what the proposed delay will mean for Californians with disabilities and their families. The funding delay would have real impacts on their lives. If allowed to pass as is, it will be felt by an estimated 458,000 Californians with disabilities (https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/latest-news/disability-rights-californias-summary-of-the-governors-proposed-2024-25-budget #:~:text=The%20Department%20of%20Developmental%20Services,of%20the%20Preschool%20Inclusion%20Grants) and their families in the next year.
Unfortunately, the state is establishing a trend of balancing the budget on the backs of Californians with disabilities. California made a series of deep cuts to disability services funding during the Great Recession era. It has taken more than a decade to slowly reverse this trend. It wasn’t until 2016 that the state Legislature directed the Department of Developmental Services to commission a rate study. The rate study (https://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/vendor-provider/rate-study/) presented to the Legislature in 2019 found that disability services were underfunded by nearly $2 billion per year. Full Article: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2024-05-22/opinion-state-broke-promise-to-californians-with-disabilities?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1ffOJ1-U5xzFee5z6t4D6dcD4UDjcYKAOO6oqISbHdNxBGUjWOq_6JOZM_aem_AZa6TYrRPkgRCNN4Wf_sV2NM0fdI5VKQ9fOc-E07aX7V3gowDR8NSWtyZtUuIxy5Q37Zs7OcLDkKlXC2jjo0aLWk
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05/23/2024
Check out the latest news from The San Diego Union-Tribune:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2024-05-22/opinion-state-broke-promise-to-californians-with-disabilities?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1ffOJ1-U5xzFee5z6t4D6dcD4UDjcYKAOO6oqISbHdNxBGUjWOq_6JOZM_aem_AZa6TYrRPkgRCNN4Wf_sV2NM0fdI5VKQ9fOc-E07aX7V3gowDR8NSWtyZtUuIxy5Q37Zs7OcLDkKlXC2jjo0aLWk
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Contant your government officials to voice your opinion:
Gavin Newsom, Scott Wiener, Speaker Robert Rivas, Assemblyman Vince Fong, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, Senator Caroline Menjivar, Senator Shannon Grove, Assemblymember Corey Jackson, Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen
Opinion: Will state break its promise to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities? Californians with disabilities shouldn't always be the first to suffer when the state government has budget issues
We are currently looking to hire Direct Care Staff and Independent Living Skills Instructors. Please email us if you are interested.
09/30/2022
Thank you all who came out last night for Serra Center‘s Heart and Soul Art Sale! Every beautiful piece of art was snatched up and it was such a wonderful time to see all the community folks rallying around our artist/clients.
Just a few pics. Also thanks to Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert and Field Director Kathy Kimberlin, who provided a commendation. Cheers to the artists, cheers to all of you!
09/20/2022
Heart & Soul Art Sale - join us! In Person! Serra Center September 14, 2022 Hello Leslie, ART SALE Join us Live and In Person! Thursday, September 29 4:00 to 7:00pm Artist Place venue at Artist Walk Apartments 3888 Artist Walk Common
09/08/2022
Heart & Soul Art Sale - in-person! Please join us Serra Center September 1, 2022 Hello Leslie, ART SALE Join us Live and In Person! Yes, we are really & truly back with our art sale in person! After over two years of Zoom art classes,
08/11/2022
Special thanks to Fremont Bank for sponsoring our upcoming Heart & Soul Art Sale on Sept 29! We couldn't do it without the support of such a community-driven local bank. Cheers to you all!
07/27/2022
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Special thanks to Serra Center Board Chair Elise Balgley, Esq., for her support of Serra Center's upcoming "new version" of our Heart & Soul Art Reception. Due to the recent Covid uptick, we'll have an Open House/Art Sale (hopefully with a few artists present). While we are not able to fully celebrate these artists in the manner we'd hoped for, we can honor them with displaying their art for you to peruse and hopefully purchase. (The artists keep all proceeds from their art sales, which tickles them pink!)
Please join us Thursday, September 29 from 4pm to 7pm to get a peek at their framed art. Artist Place at the Artist Walk Apartments in Fremont. More details coming soon...
07/11/2022
Gratitude Report Hooray for YOU! Serra Center July 6, 2022 Hello {First Name}, With you in our corner...we are resilient. We appreciate each and every one of you as you've been in our corner, helping us through so man
06/27/2022
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05/17/2022
Special thanks to Kaiser Permanente for joining our current sponsors for our Heart & Soul Art Reception as a Curator Sponsor! You are always there for your community and we're thrilled to be part of it. We plan to hold it at the Fremont Downtown Event Center to come full circle with our Serra Center Art Workshop. The Workshop is sponsored by Olive Hyde Art Guild in collaboration with the City of Fremont, so it seems completely apropos to wrap up and celebrate our workshop in the new and shiny Event Center. Cheers to the artists!
05/04/2022
Leslie is (almost) retiring! How to celebrate with her Serra Center May 2, 2022 Do you know when something’s just right? Well, evidently I do not! :) When I came to Serra Center nearly six years ago, I was both excited and appr
05/02/2022
It's a good day to be home baking. Lori made her favorite cookies!
04/26/2022
Serra Center is urgently hiring Living Skills Instructors for all programs!
If you are an individual with a caring heart and great people skills, this is the job for you!
If you're a student or someone seeking work with non-traditional hours, this may be the perfect fit for you!
If you know someone who meets these criteria, please pass along this job opportunity! No experience required.
View job descriptions: https://www.serracenter.org/careers
Send resumes to: [email protected]
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