Biography
Established in 1975 as Voluntary Action of South Lake Tahoe, the South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides basic needs services, educational opportunities, family advocacy and bilingual counseling for children and adults.
Our mission is “to enable individuals and families to maintain their health, to achieve self-sufficiency and economic stability, to develop resilience in both parents and children, and to allow families to become a contributing part of our community.”
The Family Resource Center works to provide mental health Prevention and Early Intervention services to the Latino and low- income communities of the South Lake Tahoe area. We also offer several other programs that promote resiliency in the Latino and low-income community. The Basic Needs program provides food in the form of food distributions Monday through Saturday. The center provides oral and written translations, and health, housing, and job seeking advocacy. In collaboration with the Lake Tahoe Community College, the Center offers free English as a Second Language classes. Free bilingual legal services are also available at the Center.
We host weekly office hours with a representative from El Dorado County Health, as well as weekly office hours with HUB 5, promoting early child development. In cooperation with ADVANCE we offer support for educational and carreer goals. We are also very pleased to offer weekly ballet folklórico for the whole family.
We are open to the suggestions of the community to help reduce disparities for all citizenry and work to provide hope and opportunity for those in disadvantaged circumstances. We focus on education as a means to career success and provide support and encouragement to all who ask for assistance. Volunteers are needed throughout the year, and we encourage youth and adults to assist us in a variety of volunteer activities.
Please reach out to Karen Goldberg at kgoldberg@ltusd.org for information or support.