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Parent Education and Employment Preparation Programs

Hello ACCC community members! Welcome to back to the blog. Here you can expect to find resources, wellness tips, as well as interviews with important community members. Today we’re talking about a topic I know many of you care deeply about: your children! In these unprecedented times, parents have had more time than ever before with their young children. From zoom school to virtual parent-teacher conferences, the parenting obligations have stacked up enormously. If you’ve found yourself struggling to be patient with your kids in this time, you’re not alone.  ACCC has resources that might be able to help you. We offer 15-week parent education classes to parents who may be court-ordered by DCFS or Probation, or are just interested in strengthening their parenting skills!  Skills include: Healthy communication Temper management Engaging your child in bonding activities Cultivating a practice of dinner as a family And more! Certificates for the program are given only for the completion of

ACCC Volunteer Spotlight: Enrique

  Hello ACCC Community Members! Welcome to ACCC's brand new blog. Here you can expect to find resources, wellness tips, as well as interviews with important community members.  Today, we've included the transcript from our first volunteer spotlight (in both English and Spanish!). We interviewed Enrique, a dedicated volunteer at ACCC's food pantry. If you're interested in getting involved with ACCC's food pantry, please sign up here ! Audio Transcript (English) ACCC Intern: “OK, so today we're here with Enrique, an ACCC volunteer. Thank you so much for talking with us Enrique, and thank you for all of your work at ACCC. Do you mind sharing a little bit about yourself for the podcast listeners?”  Enrique: “Of course, so it's a pleasure to be here. Where do I start? So I am a fourth year student at UCLA, about to finish this June, hopefully. I might take summer classes depending on if I need a class or not. Yeah, that's it.  ACCC Intern: “Thank you for th