TRI-COUNTY GLAD

February 2024 E-News

A Note From the Director:

Hello!

A milestone for Tri-County GLAD is just around the corner! It is TCGLAD’s 35^th Anniversary, celebrating the three and a half decades of providing services to the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled community! Keep an eye out for the details on the intriguing event to celebrate the important milestone!

TCGLAD continues to offer free mental health counseling services for Ventura County residents. Contact TCGLAD for more information on the free counseling services.

We celebrate the Black History Month by honoring the generations of the Black community who created success through the thriving history, amazing achievements, and endless contributions.

We wish the Lunar New Year greetings to you and your beloved ones while the Year of the Dragon bring you infinite doses of good fortune, success, and blessings.

A friendly reminder: TCGLAD will be closed on Monday February 19, 2024, for Presidents' Day. Our services will resume on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

Emergency Notifications

Join GLAD, CODIE, BGLAD, TCGLAD and OC DEAF in learning more about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time in your region or county.

We will be sharing resources and how to sign up for emergency notifications with deaf* communities of Southern California through each deaf agency's social media channels and websites. If you live in any of our regions and counties below, please visit any of our deaf agencies' social media and websites as well as subscribing to newsletters to get latest information and news.

GLAD: Los Angeles County - gladinc.org

CODIE: Riverside, San Bernandino, Inyo and Mono Counties - codie.org

BGLAD: Kern County - b-glad.org

TCGLAD: Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties - tcglad.org

OCDEAF: Orange County - ocdeaf.org

Contact your local deaf agency (see above) for more information, resources or questions.

Read more: READY.gov

Free Mental Health Couseling Services

Video description:

Ginny, Regional Director, signs, a navy blue curtain background, and TCGLAD logo on the top-right corner.

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Dealing with anxiety? Grieving over a loved one passing away? Worthless? Unsure about life? What for?

Good news! Tri-County GLAD (TCGLAD) is offering mental health counseling services at their office or videophone (VP). A deaf counselor can see five consumers a week.

If you are seeking counseling, call or email for an appointment today

Phone/VP: 818-660-2455

Email: me@acuerdos.la

Is there a cost to see the counselor at TCGLAD? No, the counseling services are FREE!

The counseling services are for Ventura County residents only. TCGLAD received funding from Ventura County Behavioral Health for providing counseling services to TCGLAD consumers. Go ahead and get help today.

Tri-County GLAD satellite office for

Santa Maria, CA and San Luis Obispo, CA

Free Tax Services

Tri-County GLAD's monthly e-News updates the community on the latest events in the

Counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo

Holidays

During the month of February, we commemorate Black History Month by paying tribute to African-Americans/Black individuals who have shattered barriers, advocated for our rights, and bolstered our community. If you would like to support the Black Deaf Community, visit our link below for resources.

GLADly Chat

Latinx Heritage & Bullying Prevention Month

Navtive American Heritage Month

Children's Holiday Special!

Stay Healthly Month

Deaf History Month

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

Pride Month & DeafBlind Awareness

NEW!!!

GLADly Chat Episode 9

Click GLADly Chat - YouTube

Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

Deaf Community Events

TCGLAD EVENTS

GLAD EVENTS

Movie Times at AMC Theatres - Open Caption (On-Screen Subtitles)

Open Captions

Movie Theater

Click here AMC DINE-IN Thousand Oaks 12166 W. Hillcrest DrThousand Oaks, California 91360 amctheatres.com

TCGLAD Water Bottle Sale

TCGLAD Water Bottle costs 20 dollars each.

To order the water bottle,

contact TCGLAD

at 805-256-1053

or info@tcglad.org

Cal Fresh and SSI/SSP

Apply for California Food Stamps Online

Special Announcement

REAL ID - California DMV

Family Outreach Advocates

Family Outreach Advocacy - GLAD

Free Fire Alarm Kit for Ventura County residents

Tri-County GLAD and Ventura County Fire Department have joined together to distribute fire alarm notification systems to Ventura County Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and Deaf Disabled residents.

For more information, contact Tri-County GLAD

805-256-1053 and info@tcglad.org