Our Stories
Generosity this Holiday Season
Jan 6, 2025
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community this holiday season, we are thrilled to share that we raised nearly $180,000 to support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Las Trampas! Your contributions make it possible for us to continue empowering our participants to lead lives filled with joy, growth, and belonging. With your ...
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Living Healthy Lives
Dec 19, 2024
At Las Trampas, we believe in empowering our participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to live their healthiest, fullest lives – and that includes staying active in the community! Our participants love going to the gym, showcasing their dedication to wellness and fostering inclusion in shared community spaces. Thank you to our local gyms ...
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Lesher Foundation Award
Dec 9, 2024
We are thrilled and honored to announce a generous donation from the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation! The Lesher Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all residents in Contra Costa County by supporting children and families, education, and arts & culture. This incredible gift from the Lesher Foundation will help us ...
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Giving Tuesday 2024
Dec 4, 2024
Dear Friends, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who participated in #GivingTuesday! On this day of collective giving, our Las Trampas community came together to raise $26,000 for our friends and neighbors with intellectual and developmental disabilities! Your generosity is making a real difference in bringing a sense of joy, growth, and belonging to the ...
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Participant Appreciation Day 2025
Oct 30, 2024
We had a blast at this year’s Participant Appreciation Day with Mexican food, snow cones, tattoos, pumpkin decorating, and more! Thank you to all our staff, participants, and families for coming to celebrate the community that we have built where all individuals have the right to lead meaningful, self-determined lives. Happy Halloween Eve!
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Oct 23, 2024
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! This month, we are celebrating the value and talent that our participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) bring to the workplace. This includes employed participants in our Independent Living Services (ILS) program, as well as those rocking paid janitorial work in our Adult Day Program (ADP). ...
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World Cerebral Palsy Day
Oct 7, 2024
Oct 6th is World Cerebral Palsy Day! This global movement started in 2012, and it brings together people with cerebral palsy, their families, supporters, and organizations. Did you know that over 17 million people worldwide live with cerebral palsy? Today, we celebrate their strength, resilience, and spirit. Let’s work together to ensure that everyone with ...
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Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Oct 2, 2024
October was first recognized as Down Syndrome Awareness month in the 1980s, and it has been recognized every October since! Down Syndrome is the most common type of intellectual disability, and it occurs when an individual is born with a full or partial extra copy of the 21st chromosome. According to the CDC, about 1 ...
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2024 Fall Newsletter
Sep 24, 2024
Dear Friends, Another summer has flown by, filled with sunshine, smiles, and new achievements. We are excited to share the wonderful accomplishments of our participants and staff last season. CDSA DSP EMPOWERMENT AWARD WINNER We are thrilled to announce that one of our incredible Day Program Direct Service Providers (DSPs), Carmen Sanchez, won the California ...
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Sep 9, 2024
This week, we are celebrating our incredible Direct Service Providers (DSPs)! Their dedication and compassion make a world of difference in the lives of our participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Thank you all for providing high-quality support and being the backbone of our IDD support system. We are continually impressed by your commitment ...
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Meet Anthony
Sep 3, 2024
Please join us in welcoming Anthony, our new Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), who joined the Las Trampas team in July! With over two decades of experience working with adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Anthony is thrilled to be back in a clinical role. He is passionate about building strong relationships with our ...
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Summer Celebration
Aug 12, 2024
We had a great time celebrating our amazing staff and board members at a summer get-together at Board President Mark Mahaney’s home on Saturday. Food and fun filled the afternoon as we recognized everyone’s incredible dedication to supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to discover their capabilities and lead full lives. Thank you all ...
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Music and Movement Class
Aug 6, 2024
Participants in our Adult Day Program are having a blast in our new Music and Movement class! From keyboards to string harps and drums, they are exploring instruments and finding their rhythm. Stay tuned for fun with flutes and karaoke!
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Disability Pride Month
Jul 16, 2024
July is recognized nationwide as Disability Pride Month, an opportunity to celebrate the many ways that people living with disabilities – whether visible or invisible, mobility or cognitive, vision or hearing, learning or sensory, developmental or acquired – add to the diversity and strength of our community. This year’s theme is “We Want a Life ...
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Meet Daniel
Jul 9, 2024
For the past three years, Daniel has been a shining star in our Adult Day Program (ADP)! He thrives on being part of our paid janitorial team, gaining valuable workplace skills and earning his own paycheck. This independence allows him to choose exciting activities with Las Trampas, like attending an Oakland A’s game last month ...
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Meet Dara
Jul 3, 2024
Meet Dara, an Adult Day Program Instructor who has been with Las Trampas since last September! Dara is also co-president of our new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) committee. Dara enjoys supporting participants who choose to enroll in our paid janitorial opportunity, because they get to work on soft skills, such as work ethic ...
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Participant Art Greeting Cards
