A MILESTONE CHILD & FAMILY CENTER MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The Santa Clarita Child & Family Center has come a long way from the small preschool meeting at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church St. Stephen's Episcopal Church can refer to:
On Nov. 16, the center celebrated its 25th anniversary with about 100 friends and supporters who gathered at Robinson Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. Club House to look at a photo gallery of the center's memorable events and history. Board member Alan Barbakow was master of ceremonies for the evening's festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , taking guests down memory lane with his top-25 list of highlights and milestones. The center's co-founders, Liz Seipel and Carol Gelsinger, also attended. Following dinner, Seipel and Gelsinger accepted awards and commendations on the center's behalf from several local and government agencies for its dedication and service to the community. While the center started out as a preschool, today that program is just 7 percent of its $7 million operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. , with outpatient outpatient /out·pa·tient/ (-pa-shent) a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic, or dispensary for diagnosis and/or treatment but does not occupy a bed. out·pa·tient n. counseling encompassing the bulk of the work provided. It provides therapy to children with emotional or behavioral problems and offers school-based counseling, which provides therapists on-site at various school campuses to help children and teens talk through problems before they escalate es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. . The center also has a number of therapy groups, parenting classes, a teen parenting program, a drug and alcohol prevention education program and a day treatment school program for children unable to adapt to a traditional classroom setting. For information about any of the Child & Family Center's programs, call the center at (661) 255-6847. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) The Santa Clarita Child & Family Center celebrates its 25th anniversary with about 100 friends and supporters, including, from left, Joyce Carson, Barbara Stearns-Cochran, Cheryl Jones, Cheri Fleming, Charlotte Kleeman, Alan Barbakow, Carol Gelsinger and Liz Seipel. |
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