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Family Development Credential Class

The Family Development Credential Class is coming back.

The FDC program is a professional development course and credentialing program to learn and/or enhance skills of strength-based family support with families.

This FDC course is offered to San Mateo County individuals that would like to build their professional skills of partnering with families. Staff members work with families across the life span including families with young children, teen parents, retired people, people with disabilities, and many other groups are perfect for this class.

You will:

  • Complete 90 hours of interactive classroom instruction based on the Empowerment Skills for Family Workers curriculum.
  • Prepare a Skills Portfolio with support of a portfolio advisor.
  • Pass a program credentialing exam.

Please see the attached flyer for December info sessions & some highlights of what the class is about starting in January 2022. This class is for anyone working in San Mateo County! This class is free for 10 community members. Please email Leanne at LHAY@izziearlyed.org to register for the info sessions.

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Kitty Lopez has served as the Executive Director of First 5 San Mateo County since 2012, focusing on policy, advocacy and communications development. Additionally, she is the Chair of First 5 Association of California. Kitty previously served as the Executive Director of Samaritan House, one of the leading safety-net nonprofit agencies serving low-income families and individuals in San Mateo County with food, shelter, clothing, health care, counseling, education classes, and holiday assistance from 2002 to 2012.

Kitty taught kindergarten, second grade, and high school in the Bay Area and in Santa Barbara, and was a consultant in schools with children who have autism and special needs. Additionally, Kitty worked in a residential substance abuse treatment center in San Francisco and psychiatric hospital in San Diego.

She attended University of California Santa Barbara earning a California Teaching Credential and B.A in Psychology. Kitty is active in her community serving on several community boards including HEART (Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County), STEP (Success Through Education Program), and Past President and Current Member of the San Mateo Rotary Club.