People First of California

"WE ARE PEOPLE FIRST, OUR DISABILITY IS SECOND!"

PEOPLE FIRST FEELS:
If you see us as equal, but different and do not include us in the decisions that affect our lives you will see us as your disabled client.

PEOPLE FIRST BELIEVES:
If you get out of our way and we have the opportunity to gather power and knowledge over OUR own lives we will become strong and successful.

PEOPLE FIRST IS

People First is an organization of People with developmental disabilities who are learning to work together on how to find their voice.

Using different tools such as peer mentoring, we discover our true identity by living, working, and making new friendships.

We embrace our rights and responsibilities that we meet each and every day when making decisions. These challenges strengthen our commitment to educate our neighbors on who we are.

People First is run BY and is FOR people with developmental disabilities

We learn:

To find our voices
To stand up for ourselves and our peers
Leadership skills
To run our own meetings
Our identity and history
To make system wide changes
To be involved in our local neighborhoods
How to make friends
To organize chapter functions and conventions
How the political system works
Respect and kindness for each other

SAVE THE DATE for 2009 People First Statewide Convention

		June 12-14, 2009 at the Double Tree Hotel, Sacramento REGISTER NOW!!! Click here or on the image to find out more

Tool Box

Click the Tool Box to see all our resources and different language versions of our resources.

Or, click on the resource below to directly open the English version of that resource.

NEW PFCA Address Book Available (May 2007)

		Local People First Chapter Address & Contact Book has been updated 5/16/2007. Click HERE or on the image to Download the PDF Address Book

People First of California National Anthem

		Click HERE or on the image to LISTEN to the audio of our anthem. Click HERE or on the image to READ the text to our anthem.

The design and development for this website was made possible through a generous grant from the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities.Thank you SCDD!

You can visit their website by clicking on their logo.