Our Stories – Page 2 – Las Trampas

Confessions of an ILS Client

Nov 1, 2016

I am a young guy who lives in the East Bay. During most of my adult life I have faced the challenges of noise sensitivity and social anxiety. According to a doctor in San Ramon, the root of some of my problems is largely a vertebral disc in my neck that pinches a nerve to ...

Confessions of an ILS Client

The Amazing Adventures of Amy and Jeff

Sep 27, 2016

Las Trampas client Jeff and his sister Amy overcame their obstacles to enjoy the summer trip of a lifetime together. Any recounts their trip and reveals how she makes every minute count for both her and her brother. Just this past summer, my brother Jeff and I went on a couple of great trips. Jeff ...

The Amazing Adventures of Amy and Jeff

Sweatpants & Parenting: Clothes Make the Man

Aug 3, 2016

It's 51 degrees out. Which means my autistic 21-year-old son Mickey is wearing shorts and sandals. It's too cold! I protest. But it's May. I get it. He hates socks. Loathes sneakers. Long sleeves drive him crazy. If we let him, he'd leave the house wearing shorts and sandals in January, and probably without a ...

Sweatpants & Parenting: Clothes Make the Man

Meet Pat Flaharty!

Jul 19, 2016

I became familiar with Las Trampas about 15 years ago through my Rotary Club Lamorinda Sunrise. As a group we have done painting of homes, several on-campus landscaping projects and deck building. About eight years ago, Bonnie Peacock (former Development Director) spoke to our club and mentioned that the chef for Chef's Table had moved ...

Independence and the Special Needs Child

Jun 30, 2016

As my son grows older (he'll be 12 in March) we are grappling more and more with the challenge of developing his independence. For most 11 year old kids, catching the bus home from school, walking around the corner to a friend's house and having sleepovers are no big deal. They are age appropriate activities ...

Independence and the Special Needs Child

Follow that Bird!

Jun 2, 2016

One would be hard-pressed to catch Jeff unaccompanied by his Big Bird entourage. The stuffed bird has been Jeff's right-hand man since he fell in love with the classic Sesame Street character when he was just a kid. Before joining the Las Trampas family, Jeff and the stuffed bird lived at the Sonoma Developmental Center ...

Follow that Bird!

National Charity League

May 24, 2016

For over 10 years, the National Charity League has volunteered with Las Trampas, and this year was no exception. Mothers and daughters rose to the occasion one week before the annual What's in Our Hat? fundraising event this year to help assemble the tropical decor that seasoned our day with that Caribbean flavor. These mother-daughter ...

Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church

Mar 11, 2016

Las Trampas is so appreciative of the Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church and the wonderful volunteer work they do for so many Contra Costa nonprofits. This is the third year in a row that they have chosen to help us with volunteer work. A large group worked on campus to help organize the Development Department's storage ...

The Warriors Fan

Feb 1, 2016

Leslie is a huge Warriors fan, which he demonstrates almost daily. He can draw from a closet full of the team's logo clothing. In cold weather, it's the blue and gold knit cap, in summer a t-shirt, among other items. Of course as an avid sports fan, he must alternate with his 49er jacket and ...

Patty’s Story

Jan 27, 2016

Patty came to Las Trampas in 1975 and has been a source of sunshine ever since. Patty is always smiling. "I hear birds!" exclaimed Patty, as she tested her long-awaited hearing aids. Patty is very social, loves connecting with people, chatting and sharing stories. Now she can do this again! The ability to return significantly to ...

Patty's Story

Latest News!

Jan 26, 2016

Thank You for Joining Us! Thanks to the 340 people who attended the annual What's in our Hat? event this year including the National Charity League and the Clipped Wings and their friends who helped us make the day a success. We could not hold this event without the long tradition of their dedicated ...

Angel Campaign 2015

Dec 16, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to say Thanks to YOU, our donors, volunteers, business partners, board members, and the Las Trampas families. We are grateful every day for your belief in, and support of, the challenging work we do. Your encouragement in words and generosity sustain not only ...

UPS Delivers!

Dec 4, 2015

Twelve UPS workers did not need a drone to deliver a fantastic paint job in one of our classrooms. Instead, as part of their community service outreach, they swooped in wearing their brown UPS shirts to grab drop cloths, blue tape, paint brushes, and rollers and transform a dingy room into a warm and inviting ...

Giving Tuesday

Dec 4, 2015

December 1st was national Giving Tuesday, during which nonprofits speak with one voice to express their immense gratitude for all the ways volunteers, community partners and donors support us. It's a time at Las Trampas when we share one story of how your generosity gives voice, literally, to individuals like Danny and so many others. ...

VISTAS Lafayette Quarterly Newsletter

Oct 26, 2015

Non-Profit Profile: Las Trampas Steve Falk, City Manager VISTAS City-wide Quarterly Newsletter You may never have seen it but discretely hidden behind several lovely Moraga Boulevard homes, on 3.5 quiet acres, lies one of Lafayette's greatest treasures: Las Trampas, Inc. If, as it has been said, our society will be judged by how we treat ...

Wells Fargo

Sep 25, 2015

A fantastic team of Wells Fargo volunteers swooped into Stinson House, one of our 5 residential homes, on September 17th to create a whole new look for the interior. Grabbing brushes and rollers, they painted the public rooms a stunning combination of cocoa brown and taupe. Instant facelift! Our group homes provide round-the-clock services and ...