We are reaching the community through their culture, honoring and giving respect to their traditions and values.
La Familia staff
Upcoming Events
Training
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Reoccurring
La Clinica CyB Office: 1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA
Free trainings for adults who support youth, including teachers, school staff, parents, counselors, and more. Learn how to recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in youth, including: Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, and ADHD.
Training
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Reoccurring
La Clinica CyB Office: 1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA
Free training for community workers and members. Learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.
Support Group
Drumming Circle
Ongoing group - Mondays
4:00pm - 5:00pm
CyB - 1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA
Drumming Circle led by Raul Pacheco.
Workshop
Union City Mini Workshop Series
October 17 - December 19, 2024
5:00 pm - 6:30pm
Biblioteca - Union City: 34007 Alvarado-Niles Road Union City, CA 94587
Join Cultura y Bienestar in collaboration with the Union City library – we invite you to join us in the following workshop series:
October 17, 2024 Envejecimiento Positivo
November 21, 2024 El Impacto del estres en nuestra salud fisica y mental
December 19, 2024 (Virtual) Construyendo Hogar: El significado de las festividades de fin de año para el migrante
Workshop
Cultura y Bienestar- TVHC en Colaboración con la Ciudad de Newark
September 17 - November 19, 2024
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Silliman Activity and Family Aquatic Center - 6800 Mowry Ave, Newark, CA 94560
Invita a la comunidad, promotoras, y lideres comunitarios a participar de 10 sesiones grupales para continuar en la ruta del auto conocimiento, expresión emocional y promoción de resiliencia.
Fechas:
Sesión 1: 9/17
Sesión 2: 10/ 1
Sesión 3: 10/8
Sesión 4: 10/15
Sesión 5: 10/29
Sesión 6: 11/5
Sesión 7: 11/12
Sesión 8: 11/19
Support Group
Grupo de Apoyo Para Padres
El Primero y Tercero Martes de cada mez, De Agosto 20 - Noviembre 5 2024
10am - 12pm
La Clinica Fruitvale Village (Tercer piso) - 3451 E 12th St. Oakland, CA 94601
Grupo de Apoyo para padres con Liz Hinojosa y Brenda Perez. Habra apoyo para hablantes de Maya Mam.
Community
Palabra, Bienestar e Identidad
October 22, 2024
5pm - 7pm
1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA 94601
Acompañenos este 22 de Octubre para celebrar el dia de los pueblos Indigenas en Cultura y Bienestar. Pat Boy, cantante de rap en lengua Maya y Sarawi Andrango, escritora y poeta ecuatoriana nos acompañan para compartir su arte y conocimiento sobre nuestras raices y culturas.
Habra refrigerios y cuidado infantil disponible
Workshop
Primeros Auxilios en Salud Mental Para Adulto
October 19, 2024
8:30am - 5pm
1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA 94601
Community
Taller de Barriletes
October 11, 2024
4:30pm - 6:30pm
1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA 94601
Past Events
Traditional Healing
Altares and Ofrendas
October 4, 2024
4:30pm - 6:30pm
1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA 94601
Cultura Y Bienestar junto con Irma Alvarado Martinez, maestra
de medicina tradicional, invitamos al público a unirnos para
platicar sobre las Ofrendas de un Altar tradicional.
Traditional Healing
Experiencia y Vigor: Mayores y Jóvenes Trabajando Juntos
Viernes, 20 de Septiembre, 2024
1:45 - 4:30pm
La Clinica Casa Del Sol - 1423 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA 94601
Traditional Healing event led by Albertina Padilla. She will be guiding the conversation of our cultural experiences with the elderly, the energy of the youth, and how we can combine them to enrich our lives.
Support Group
Gardening Group
Paused group -
9:30am - 11am
CyB - 1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA
Former Gardening group led by Kaitlin Cruz
Traditional Healing
Relaxing our Body and Mind
Friday, August 23, 2024
5:30pm - 7:30pm
CyB - 1415 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA 94601
Relajación y Respiración para el Cuerpo y la Mente
Join us with Jenny Morales, who will be guiding us through relaxing movements and breathing exercises.
Traditional Healing
Honrando El Camino De La Vida
Thursday, August 22, 2024
9:30am
Parroquia Nuestra Senor del Rosario - 703 C St., Union City, CA 94587
In this Traditional Healing workshop, we will reflect on our journey in the second half of life. We will learn how to identify the cycles of life and internal resources to live a better and simple life.
Workshop
Back To School Workshop in Mam
August 2nd, 2024
Option 1: 10:30am - 12:30pm and Option 2: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
CyB Location - 1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA 94601
Back to School workshop in Mam language. This workshop is for parents, informing them about how to prepare ourselves and our children for the upcoming school year. This is for people in the Maya Mam community with children in grades K-8th grade. 
Training
Mental Health First Aid (Spanish)
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
8:00am - 5:00pm
La Clinica Transit Village - 3451 E. 12th St. Room 3A, Oakland, CA 94601
¿Quieres obtener tu certificado en Primeros Auxilios en Salud Mental? Regístrate para este entrenamiento gratuito! En este curso de un día obtendrás nuevos conocimientos y herramientas para apoyar alguien que esté pasando un momento difícil o una crisis de salud mental. Requerido registrarse.
Para más información enviar un correo a mhfa@laclinica.org
Community
Jardin de Amigues
June 24 - June 28th, 2024
9:30am - 3:30pm
1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA 94601
Community
Maya Mam Art Contest 2024
June 22, 2024
10am - 3pm
Fremont High School - 4610 Foothill Blvd. Oakland, CA 94601
Workshop
Brazos Abiertos
May 30th - June 20th, 2024
3:00pm - 5:30pm
Newark Library - 37055 Newark Blvd. Newark, CA 94560
Brazos Abiertos is a workshop series covering stigmas in mental health within the Latino community. Participants will learn how to define stigma, the negative impact it can have on our mental health, and strategies to confront it. This set of workshops will be led by the Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center as part of the Cultura y Bienestar Collaborative. Four workshops will be held for this training: May 30th, June 6th, June 13th, and June 20th, 2024.
Support Group
Women in Movement
Every Tuesday for 6 weeks starting May 21st
9:00am - 10:00am
La Clinica CyB Office: 1415 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA
Workshop
Mujeres Valiosas
Saturday, May 18, 2024
7:30am - 5:30pm
Fellowship Hall de Asbury - 4743 East Ave., Livermore, CA 94550
Spanish speaking women’s conference by Guadalupe Barattino. Special keynote speaker will be the mayor of Dublin, Melissa Hernandez. There will be several workshops for different age groups.
Community
Mother’s Day Event
Friday, May 17, 2024
5:30pm-8:00pm
La Clinica CyB Office, 1415 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA
Cultura y Bienestar and Radio B’alam invites the Maya Mam community to celebrate Mother’s Day. Health educator Brenda Perez will be teaching about balance and self-care. There will appetizers, daycare, and raffles!
Traditional Healing
Healing Our Traumatic Experiences
Monday, April 22, 2024
9:00am - 12:00pm
The Silliman Aquatic Center - 6800 Mowry Ave, Newark, CA 94560
This workshop is facilitated by traditional healer, Marcela Sabin and supported by the Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center as part of the Cultura y Bienestar collaborative. This workshop is about understanding traumatic experiences and their impact on our mental health. Through this workshop we will have the opportunity to reconnect with the healing power found in our culture and roots in order to move forward in the process of developing our own tools for personal empowerment and healing.