Jim Bruno, Westlake Village
City Council member, and his
wife Diane received the Villa
Esperanza Advocacy Angels
Award for their assistance with
job placements for disabled
people in Westlake Village.
The June 23 awards ceremony in Pasadena included
over 170 people. The event
raised nearly $60,000 for children and adults with disabilities.
Thousand Oaks-basedVilla
Esperanza provides services that
include care management and
adult residential and independent living programs.
Villa’s vocational services
include individual and group
employment placement throughout the Conejo Valley. Clients
currently work in local businesses such as Petsmart, Home
Depot, Old Navy, 99 Cent Only
Stores, Mann Theatres and Cost
Plus.
Villa Esperanza Services was
founded in 1961 by a group of
mothers who believed their developmentally disabled children
deserved quality care and education. Today, Villa serves over
1,050 individuals with disabilities and their families in Los
Angeles and Ventura Counties.
For more information about
Villa’s programs call (626) 4492919, ext. 62, or visit www.villa
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