TRI-COUNTY GLAD

December 2023 e-News

A Note From the Director:

We bid adios to the month of November and welcome the month of December!

Since the new year will be around the corner, we remember each one of you in the community from the bottoms of our hearts and are immensely grateful for your infinite support.

TCGLAD shares the good news that they are continuing to offer Mental Health counseling services at their office and the deaf counselor can see five consumers on a weekly basis for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The counseling services are FREE for Ventura County residents only.

A friendly reminder: the TCGLAD office will be closed on the following dates: Friday, December 22. 2023; Monday, December 25, 2023; and Monday, January 1, 2024. Our services will resume on the next business days respectively on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 and Tuesday, January 2, 2024 through email, videophone, or in-person.

May the holiday season bring you ample doses of joy and love. We wish you and your loved ones: Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Solstice and Merry Christmas.

Children's Holiday Celebration

LAST CALL TO REGISTER

DEADLINE IS

DECEMBER 6, 2023

IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE GIFT FOR YOUR CHILD

(0-12 YEARS OLD)

your child to receive a gift

Gift

Volunteer

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.

https://conta.cc/44JhWDI

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

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

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

Click GLADly Chat - YouTube

Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

Deaf Community Events

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

Open Captions

Movie Theater

Visit AMC DINE-IN Thousand Oaks 12 - Thousand Oaks, California 91360 - ... amctheatres.com website

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