The Jeffrey Foundation
Alyce Morris Winston, Executive Director & Founder of The Jeffrey Foundation
Executive Director/Founder Alyce Morris Winston opened the doors of The Jeffrey Foundation, while unable to work due to lack of childcare, naming it after her son Jeffrey, in 1972. The tremendous response to Mrs. Winston’s innovative project spurred the rapid expansion of the Foundation’s programs. Mrs. Winston is recognized in the social service community for her pioneering role in services for special needs children and her extensive program management experience.
Mrs. Winston’s 34-year of services to Special Needs Children and their families have made great accomplishments to our community. Her pioneering efforts to provide therapeutic care and services will have lasting effects on the lives of the children and families served during our 34 years of service, and a benefit to the Los Angeles Community.
Through high-quality programming and support services, the Foundation helps both the child and the family to successfully meet the challenges posed by developmental disabilities, autism, multiple handicaps, poverty, abuse, abandonment and neglect. The Foundation also strives to extend its services to typical children through its programs of inclusion and outreach so that the community may benefit from these additional resources. Some of the special needs children we serve suffer from diseases such as muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, and autism. Others are victims of abuse, crippling accidents, sight, speech, and hearing impediments or in utero drug exposure.
The Jeffrey Foundation strives to improve the quality of life for disabled and at risk individuals and their families through the development of appropriate recreational, educational and social programs in the community, programs like Infant & Toddler, Early Intervention, School Age, and High School, are among some of the programs that the Jeffrey Foundation has to offer.
Our current programs comprise:
Infant Intervention – For children from birth to 2, in a setting designed to promote self-care skills, language, gross motor skills, and social interaction. The goal of this program is to help participants succeed in pre-school and kindergarten, whether special education or mainstream classes. Program elements include physical, social and emotional, language, and cognitive development.
Early Education - Educational and recreational sessions for developmentally or physically delayed children of pre-school age. Participants are taught gross motor skills, social interaction, and self-help skills such as feeding themselves.
After-School - A fully inclusionary education and enrichment program serving special needs and typical children, ages 5-13 years, who attend public school. The program operates after school and during spring and summer breaks.
High School - Recreational and social program for teenagers with a developmental and/or physical disability. The program provides an alternative to hostile settings where these young people are often the brunt of cruel taunting by their peers, and it serves as a platform for maintaining hard-earned social, recreational and functional skills.
Parent Training Center - Support groups and parenting classes for parents and caregivers of special needs children, with emphasis on support necessary to parent a special needs child, and independence through advocacy.
Social Work Services – A combination of home visits, parent meetings, outreach, parent-child conferences, and referrals to resources and community services, to improve each child’s chances for growth and independence by providing support and guidance to the entire family.
The inspiration Alyce Morris Winston comes merely from her son, Jeffrey, who was adopted at only 7 days old; and once being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and mental retardation; had the dedication to her son to provide educational, social and physical therapy services not only to him, but children and their families throughout Los Angeles County.
Our program has benefited thousands of special needs children and their families. We have directly provided in the the past 12 months-400 children; 1,600 in the past 3 years; and 2,000 in the past 5 years.
Since its establishment in 1972, the Jeffrey Foundation has grown from a modest $60,000-per-year childcare center to today’s estimable, multi-program organization with an annual budget of $2 million. Our After-School and High School programs have been funded by the Regional Centers for 20 years and have consistently remained within their budgets and all reporting requirements have been satisfied in a timely manner. The Pre-School program has been funded by the Regional Centers, Department of Children and Family Services, and CalWORKS, as well as medical unit funding. Budgets, reporting requirements have continually met the requirements of the funders. We also receive funding from the following private sources.
Partial List of AWARDS Received: City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigoisa Commendation-2006; Michael D. Antonovich, Mayor, County of Los Angeles Commendation-2006; Open House & First Year Celebration of Child Care Center –County of Los Angeles-2003; City of Los Angeles Award for Outstanding Service-Councilman Martin Ludlow-2003; Association of Fundraising Professional Greater LA Chapter Appreciation-2002; United States Senate Children Center-2002; Certification of Appreciation-City of Los Angeles-2002; Grand Opening Award-County of Los Angeles-2002; Pioneer Award-California Community Foundation-2001; Unsung Heroes-California Community Foundation-2000; Children Youth & Families Angels Over LA Award-1999; City of Los Angeles Commendation-1999; State of California Award the Great Seal-Bill Jones-1999.
For more information, please contact: 323/965-7536
You are amazing! I read about you because one of your friends was talking to me about you her name is Marion Getz and this is just amazing. God Bless you!
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