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August 2021 – Letter

August 11, 2021 – Letter to the SGPRC Community

Provisional Eligibility & Telecommunication Upgrades

Dear San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center (SG/PRC) Community:

Provisional Eligibility for Regional Center Services

We are pleased to inform you, effective July 1, 2021, children three through four years in age are eligible for regional center services under the Lanterman Act, without the need for a diagnosis of developmental disability. However, the disability cannot be solely physical. Also, the child must demonstrate significant functional limitations in at least two areas of life activity; including…self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, and self-direction. During June 2021, we made internal adjustments to our staffing resources to be prepared to serve children and their families. Since, July 1, 2021, we have found seven children provisionally eligible for regional services. These children and their families are now receiving services. This public policy change will support children and their families with the continuation of regional center services until the child reaches age five under the provisional criteria. Please join our chorus and help us spread this important news, far and wide.

Telecommunications Upgrades

During August 2020, we determined that we can effectively work remotely, serving you and our entire community through our flexible workspace vision. We see our workspace… free of walls without attachment to any specific location or space. Our vision is further supported through a new telecommunications partner. A feature of our shared vision are telecommunications that support our connections with you through many avenues, including desk-phone, lap top soft-phone, teleconferencing, and text messaging. Harmonizing this change, we have narrowed our field of phone number prefixes from six to two supporting your efforts to reach specific staff, more easily. All staff will share the same prefix (710) with new extensions. Our main phone number, that you are familiar with (909)-620-7722, and our after-hours system will remain the same. I have enclosed our phone directory including staff email addresses for your future use. Our transition is scheduled to be complete on September 1, 2021.

As always, SG/PRC is exceedingly committed to meeting your needs. Please stay safe and remain well.

Warmest regards,

Anthony Hill, M.A. J.D. Attorney, Executive Director

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