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Far Northern Regional Center

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Cal. Welf. and Inst. Code § 4620.4 awards the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) funding for regional centers to improve and promote the Language Access and Cultural Competency (LACC) Program to better support the language needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, their caregivers, and their family members.

Cal. Welf. and Inst. Code § 4620.4 requires DDS to implement this initiative through contracts with regional centers. For additional details regarding LACC funding, please visit the DDS LACC website at: https://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/disparities/language-access-and-cultural-competency/

Far Northern Regional Center (FNRC)
Language Access and Cultural Competency (LACC) Program
FY 2026/28: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Allocation Amount: $835,338.00

Project Summary:

LACC project aims to improve consumer and family experience and to facilitate more consistent access to information and services for multi-lingual, monolingual, and diverse cultural groups. FNRC goal is to retain dedicated LACC staffs, including a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist and a Tribal Liaison, to strengthen community engagement. FNRC plans to contract with consultant to provide continual Cultural Sensitivity Training for vendors and FNRC staff to promote equitable service delivery to diverse communities. FNRC also offers translation and interpretation services to meet the diverse linguistic needs of the community, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity. This include translating documents and posting information to FNRC website.

FNRC plan to increase outreach activities targeting Spanish speaking families, Hmong population, and Native American communities in navigating Regional Center services. To implement this goal, FNRC strategy to contract with local community base organizations to facilitate outreach efforts.

Ethnicity and Language:

  • Hmong, Hispanic/Spanish, Native American

Approved Activities:

  • Retain the bilingual (Spanish) Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, the Tribal Liaison and the Outreach & Engagement Coordinator to strengthen FNRC’s engagement with diverse communities and support required reporting efforts.
  • Provide culturally responsive interpretation and translation services to support access to information and support meaningful participation among diverse communities.
  • Conduct Parent Café/Listening Sessions to gather feedback from Hispanics, Hmong, and Native American communities on cultural and linguistic accessibility of services.
  • Identify and partner with a community-based organization to host Cultural Community Resource Fair offering multilingual information and resources for the local community.
  • Collaborate with community-based organizations to enhance service access for families in their preferred language.
  • Develop and distribute culturally relevant LACC materials for training, events, and outreach activities.
  • Conduct surveys to gather feedback and data to better understand community needs related to program and service development.
  • Conduct training sessions for families from diverse communities, focused on increase access to information to regional center services and generic resources.
  • Provide cultural awareness trainings for regional center staff, service providers, community partners and diverse families to enhance understanding and sensitivity towards diverse communities.