Western Center Selects Syd Whalley as its New Executive Director
The WCLP Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has selected Syd Whalley as the next Executive Director of the organization. She will assume the helm in late June, when Pegine Grayson steps down after serving for five years. (See From the Executive Director, inside, for Pegine’s personal statement to supporters.) Read more...
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THE DATE - September 28, 2006
From the Executive Director
It’s hard to believe that a single decision – to step down as Executive Director of WCLP – could bring me simultaneously such sadness and such joy. I wanted to use this space to share some of those feelings with you, WCLP’s friends and supporters, whom I have taken into my heart over the past five years. Read More...
SPOTLIGHT ON WCLP’s BOARD: Dale Walls
Dale Walls is WCLP’s longest-serving Board member and a genuine treasure of the organization. He is a San Diego community member, representing on the Board with passion and sensitivity the voice of the clients we serve. Read more...
NEW FACES AT WCLP – We’re Growing
California’s Welfare Program in for Major Change s
…and WCLP will ensure our clients have a voice
Thousands of low-income families in California count on CalWORKs for
income support while they complete education or training programs necessary
to enable them to land jobs and achieve economic independence. Read
more...
ADVOCACY UPDATE
State Ordered to Provide Mental Health Services to Foster Children.
A federal judge gave state officials until mid-July to begin providing desperately needed mental health services to troubled foster children. Read more..
Sacramento Report
Housing Policy Advocacy. WCLP was successful in helping to insert $1.45
billion for affordable housing in the June ballot infrastructure bond
package, which unfortunately failed. We continue to work on including
housing funds for a potential November bond. Read
more...
NEW FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR WORK!
Warm thanks to our donors for this critical financial support. Read
more...
New WCLP Resources Coming Soon!