GEL for Kids The Healthy Start Program at these partnered
sites exists to promote student academic
Healthy Start
Family Resource Center
We can help increase your
child’s success at school!
Gratts Elementary School
309 South Lucas Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213- 250-2932 FAX 213-250-3648
Titus G. Campos, Principal
Esperanza Elementary School
680 South Little Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213- 484-0326 FAX 213-484-1137
Felicia V. Michell, Principal
Liechty Middle School
650 South Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213- 989-1200 FAX 213-484-2700
Joanne Carrillo, Principal
For more information call or visit our office
located at John H. Liechty MS - Office #114
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Teresa Hernández, Coordinator
Lydia Zavala, Case Manager
213-989-1261 FAX 213-484-2700
E-mail: teresa.x.hernandez@lausd.net
Los Angeles Unified School District
Local District 4
Healthy Start Services
achievement and student and family healthy
functioning. The program is designed to connect
people to existing services and needed
information as well as to fill in gaps in service
by offering students and families new services,
information and involvement opportunities.
Vision
Our vision is to improve the quality of life for
children, youth, families and all individuals in
the surrounding communities by, coordinating
and providing services needed to all, and by
uniting and empowering the community with a
shared belief that they hold the power to create
and shape how they live, grow and thrive within
their own communities.
Mission
We believe all children and their families can
succeed when provided with the resources that
will empower them for life.
Healthy Start Goals
• Improve student academic achievement
• Improve student behavior and pro-
social development
• Improve health and community safety
• Increase parent /family involvement
and support
Healthy Start Key Components
• Family Oriented
• School Linked
• Case Managed
• Outcome/ Results
• Prevention Oriented
Family Services
• Assistance in completing forms
• Translation
• Volunteer opportunities
• Parenting Classes
• Medical Insurance Enrollment
Academic/ Recreation Services
• Homework assistance programs
• After-school educational and recreational
activities
• Off-track tutorial assistance
• Tutoring
Community Referrals
• Food/ Emergency Food
• Family Planning
• Immunizations
• Vision Services/ Eyewear
• HIV Prevention Information
• Dental Services
• Physical Exams
• Counseling- Individual/ Family
Collaborating Partners
The community, partnered schools, private and non-
profit agencies and government partners, actively
support our program. We meet regularly to insure that
services are coordinated, cost effective and
innovative. Some of our partners include:
AADAP, Inc. – People Need People
Alliance for a Better Community
Aztecs Rising
Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
Berendo-Hoover Healthy Start Program
BREATHE CALIFORNIA of Los Angeles County
California Hospital Medical Center
Cedars Sinai MC– COACH for kids and their families
Central American Resource Center -CARECEN
Central City Neighborhood Partners -CCNP
Centro Latino for Literacy
Children’s Institute, Inc.
City of LA – KidWatch, City Year, GRYD Programs
Communitites in Schools
County of Los Angeles Public Health – Central HC
El Centro Del Pueblo
Inquilinos Unidos
Koreatown Youth & Community Center
Leslie Tresun, Grant Writer
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
LAPD - Rampart Division
LAUSD - School Police
Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School
Planned Parenthood- Los Angeles
PTSA Los Angeles Tenth District
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans
St. John’s Well Child & Family Center
Tenth Street Ready for School Center
The Saban Free Clinic
The Salvadoran American Leadership &
Educational Fund (SALEF)
The Salvation Army- Southern California
Division
 UCLA School of Nursing
Unitela SCHOOL2CAREER
Woodcraft Rangers
Youth Policy Institute
Centro de Recursos Familiar
GEL for Kids
Healthy Start
¡Podemos ayudar a aumentar
el éxito de su niño/a en la escuela!
Gratts Elementary School
309 South Lucas Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213- 250-2932 FAX 213-250-3648
Titus G. Campos, Director
Esperanza Elementary School
680 South Little Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213- 484-0326 FAX 213-484-1137
Felicia V. Michell, Directora
Liechty Middle School
650 South Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213- 989-1200 FAX 213-484-2700
Joanne Carrillo, Directora
Para mas información llame o visítenos
en la escuela John H. Liechty- Oficina #101
Lunes - Viernes
8:00 a.m. a 4:30 p.m.
Teresa Hernández, Coordinadora
Lydia Zavala, Manejadora de Casos
213-989-1221 FAX 213-484-2700
E-mail: teresa.x.hernandez@lausd.net
Los Angeles Unified School District
Local District 4
El Programa Comienzo Saludable existe en
estas escuelas para promover excelencia
académica, y para mejorar la función saludable
de los estudiantes y sus familias. El programa
está diseñado para conectar a las personas con
los servicios que existen en la escuela, crear
nuevos servicios, informar y darles
oportunidades para que se involucren.
Visión
Nuestra visión es mejorar la calidad de vida para
los niños, los jóvenes, las familias y todos los
individuos de estas comunidades, coordinando y
proporcionando los servicios necesarios a todos,
y uniendo y fortaleciendo a la comunidad con
una creencia compartida, de que en ellos está el
poder de crear y de formar como viven, crecen y
prosperan dentro de sus propias comunidades.
Misión
Creemos que todos los niños y sus familias
pueden tener éxito cuando se les provee los
recursos que les fortalece para toda la vida.
Metas de Comienzo Saludable
• Mejorar el rendimiento académico de
los estudiantes
• Mejorar el comportamiento y
desarrollo social de los estudiantes
• Mejorar la seguridad y el desarrollo
comunitario
• Mejorar el apoyo y participación por
parte de los padres y la familia
Puntos Claves del Programa
• Enfoque Familiar
• Conectado con la Escuela
• Manejo de Casos
• Resultados/ Progresos
• Enfoque Preventivo
Servicios Ofrecidos por el Programa
Servicios Familiares
• Asistencia para llenar formas
• Ayuda con traducciones
• Oportunidad de ser voluntario
• Clases para Padres de Familia
• Inscripción para cobertura medica
Servicios Académicos/Recreacionales
• Ayuda con la tarea antes y después de
escuela
• Actividades educacionales
recreativas
• Asistencia académica para
estudiantes cuando no están en la escuela
• Tutoría
Referencias Comunitarias
• Comida de Emergencia
• Planificación Familiar
• Vacunas
• Clínica de la Vista
• Información preventiva sobre VIH
• Servicios Dentales
• Servicios Médicos
• Consejería- Individual/ Familiar
Socios
Nuestro programa es apoyado activamente por la
comunidad, las escuelas, las agencias privadas y no
lucrativas y agencies del gobierno. Nos reunimos
regularmente para asegurar que los servicios son
coordinados, costo efectivos e innovadores. Algunos de
nuestros socios incluyen:
AADAP, Inc. – People Need People
Alliance for a Better Community
Aztecs Rising
Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
Berendo-Hoover Healthy Start Program
BREATHE CALIFORNIA of Los Angeles County
California Hospital Medical Center
Cedars Sinai MC– COACH for kids and their families
Central American Resource Center -CARECEN
Central City Neighborhood Partners -CCNP
Centro Latino for Literacy
Children’s Institute, Inc.
City of LA – KidWatch, City Year, GRYD Programs
Communitites in Schools
County of Los Angeles Public Health – Central HC
El Centro Del Pueblo
Inquilinos Unidos
Koreatown Youth & Community Center
Leslie Tresun, Grant Writer
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
LAPD - Rampart Division
 LAUSD - School Police
Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School
Planned Parenthood- Los Angeles
PTSA Los Angeles Tenth District
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans
St. John’s Well Child & Family Center
Tenth Street Ready for School Center
The Saban Free Clinic
The Salvadoran American Leadership &
Educational Fund (SALEF)
The Salvation Army- Southern California
Division
UCLA School of Nursing
Unitela SCHOOL2CAREER
Woodcraft Rangers
Youth Policy Institute