Say hello, and please give a warm Valley Village welcome to Valley Village's newest instructor, Bryan Justo Espinal Acosta! Bryan began working at Valley Village in August 2022 as our new day program Photography Teacher. We sat down with him to find out what he's excited about in his new role...

Did you know that July is Disability Pride Month? The first Disability Pride Day event was held in Boston in 1990 to celebrate the passing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th. Since then, events across the country celebrate the landmark legislation every July! Disability...

Last month, we treated Valley Village residents and program participants to a weekend car show. George Urizar, a friend of Valley Village from New York Life, wanted to do something special for our clients, and with the help of his car group, we put on a fun Saturday morning outing! Clients had...

Here is an interview from December 2013 with two of Valley Village's founding parents, Dolores Zimmermann and June Stanton. June and Dolores talk about their experiences as parents of children with special needs and creating Valley Village from the ground up at a time when the only options for...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM)! With recognition days like International Wheelchair Day on March 1st and World Down Syndrome Day on the 21st, DDAM is a great time to reflect on the work we do at Valley Village and our mission – to protect, foster, develop, and advanc...

In our day program at Valley Village, a Daily Living activity focused on dental hygiene. Individuals with developmental challenges are at a disadvantage when it comes to oral health – after a lifetime of minimal oral care, often, many adults with developmental and intellectual challenges are...

In Memory of Bob Saget: May 17, 1956 - January 9, 2022 

We mourn Bob Saget as a father, a friend, a comedian, and as America’s favorite television dad – but we also mourn him as a philanthropist who helped numerous charities and nonprofit organizations with fundraising and...

Valley Village’s Saturday recreation program provides meaningful engagement for Valley Village’s group home residents. For the first time since March 2020, residents are slowly returning to Saturday recreation activities. Valley Village staff are taking residents to Rancho Tujunga, where they...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the purpose is to raise awareness of mental health and mental illness. For example, approximately 18.1% of Americans suffer from depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. It's increasingly important to understand the realities of living with these...

In 50 years, Valley Village, its founders, staff, volunteers, and generations of board members made significant, positive impacts on the women and men who rely on us. Through the years, we helped people with developmental and intellectual challenges to thrive and live independently as possible. ...