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Background
San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center is part of a network of 21 regional centers across California, dedicated to serving 30 cities within the El Monte, Foothill, and Pomona areas within the Los Angeles County. As a private, non-profit organization, we operate in collaboration with the State of California, Department of Developmental Services, with a mission to deliver essential services and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Additionally, we are proud to extend our services to infants and toddlers through our Early Start program. Our center began serving the region in 1986, and we continue to be committed to our community’s well-being.
According to State law, a developmental disability is a disability attributable to an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism. This also includes conditions found to be closely related to intellectual disability. The disability must have originated before the age of 18, be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impact for an individual. A developmental disability does not include solely physical, learning, and psychiatric conditions.
San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center provides services and supports to individuals who have the following:
Intellectual Disability
A particular state of functioning that begins in childhood and is characterized by limitations in both intelligence and adaptive skills. Individuals may have mild, moderate, or severe intellectual disability. With training and supports, individuals with intellectual disabilities can increase their level of independence in daily living tasks.
Cerebral Palsy
A term describing a group of conditions characterized by difficulty in muscular control and coordination. Sometimes cerebral palsy shows itself only by a slight awkwardness of gait; more often there has been a severe loss of muscular control in several areas of the body. Although some people with cerebral palsy also have intellectual disability, most have normal intelligence.
Epilepsy
A symptom of a disorder of the brain. Epilepsy can be caused by any number of conditions that injure or affect the functioning of the brain. Epilepsy can affect people of all ages at different stages of their lives. Epilepsy has many forms, ranging from generalized seizures (Grand Mal Seizures) to momentary lapses of attention (Petit Mal Seizures), or brief periods of altered behaviors (Psychomotor Seizures).
Autism
A disorder characterized by certain behavior and communication patterns with symptoms that can range from mild to severe. People with autism have difficulty with communicating, socializing, and processing information. Autism is usually associated with rigid and repetitive behaviors, such as obsessively arranging objects or following specific routines.
Other closely related conditions to an intellectual disability
Also eligible are those infants and toddlers age birth to 36 months for whom a need for early intervention services who meet criteria in one of the following categories:
- Infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
- Infants and toddlers with established risk conditions.
- Infants and toddlers who are at high risk of having a developmental disability.
Provisional Eligibility
If a child who is three or four years of age is not eligible for regional center services due to not meeting the definition of a developmental disability, they may be considered for provisional eligibility. A child is provisionally eligible for regional center services if the child has a disability that is not solely physical in nature and significant functional limitations in at least two of the following areas of major life activity, as determined by a regional center and as appropriate to the age of the child such as: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility or self-direction.
What Areas Does SG/PRC Serve?
Our agency serves the following communities within the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys of Los Angeles County:
Altadena
Arcadia
Azusa
Baldwin Park
City of Industry Charter Oak
Claremont
Covina
Diamond Bar Duarte
El Monte
Glendora
Hacienda Heights
Irwindale La Puente
La Verne
Monrovia
Pasadena
Pomona
Rowland Heights
San Dimas
Sierra Madre
South El Monte
Temple City
Valinda
Walnut
West Covina
Whittier
*Portions of Pasadena, Pomona, Temple City and Whittier according to the L. A. County Health Districts: El Monte, Foothill & Pomona are shared with another Regional Center.