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In This Issue
Staff Spotlight - Larissa Chaibun
Funding News
New Board Members
How You Can Help
Prepare Your Baby for School Now
ABCs of Women's Health
Thank You!
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Staff Spotlight
Larissa Chaibun



Larissa Chaibun has been a part of the MOMS Orange County (MOMS) team as a Maternal Child Health Coordinator, or Home Visitor, since February 2001.  In her 9 years with MOMS, Larissa approaches each client and their family with care, compassion and thoughtfulness.  Her desire to be a part of community development and positive change is embedded in the fact that she grew up in the very same community in which many of MOMS clients reside. ( read more) 


Click on the video to watch Larissa during a Developmental Screening.

Investing in MOMS Orange County Babies!

Disney OCCF Grant

MOMS Orange County is grateful to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California and the Disney VoluntEARS Community Fundfor its support of the health and development of babies in our community! (continue reading)


MOMS Welcomes New Board Members
MOMS Orange County (MOMS) is pleased to announce the appointments of Ms. Davina Samuel and Dr. Maria Silvia Martinez to its Board of Directors. (read about our new board members here)

Davina Samuels
Davina Samuel


Dr. Maria Sylvia Martinez

How You Can Help

Help make the holidays more joyful this year by adopting a family through MOMS Orange County's Adopt-A-Family program!

MOMS families are in serious need of diapers! Organize a diaper drive or donate diapers to MOMS Orange County.

(click here for more details)


About MOMS Orange County
The mission of MOMS Orange County is to help women and their families have healthy babies by offering health care coordination, education, and access to community services.

For more information about MOMS Orange County and our services, please visit our website at www.momsorangecounty.org

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MOMS Orange County's Infant Health & Development Program

A key component of MOMS Orange County's home visitation program and group education classes is infant health and development.  Developed in 2000 as a result of client focus groups revealing the overwhelming concern clients had about their baby's normal development and future school readiness, MOMS infant health and development interventions include educating parents on early brain development, modeling positive play activities for early brain stimulation, screening infants for achievements of developmental milestones, and referring infants with delays for appropriate medical intervention. (Continue reading here)
Begin Preparing Your Baby for School Now!
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If you have a baby, you are probably wondering how you can possibly imagine preparing them for school now! The idea of your baby going to school is years away. There are actually many things that you can do now to prepare your little one for school later. (read more)
October is Women's Health Month!

The women of ABC7 and MOMS Orange County want to invite you to get healthy in the month of October!
Throughout the month of October, ABC7 is joining forces with Aetna and community partners in promoting the "ABCs of Women's Health: Prevention Matters," which urges women to become more aware of their health and to attend various events aimed at raising awareness and offering information on different women's issues.  (click here for more details)
Thank You! Thank You!



FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN In celebration of National Child Awareness Month, the 9th Annual Festival of Children® spanned the entire month of September at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA.  MOMS Orange County was represented at the Festival of Children and enjoyed interacting with all the families who visited its booth.

HANNA ANDERSSON MOMS Orange County thanks Hanna Andersson for its tremendous generosity in August and September 2010. Through its "Hanna Me Downs" promotional giving program, Hanna Andersson donated more than 900 new and gently used children's books to MOMS Orange County families.  (read more about Hanna Andersson)
Hanna Me Down

MOMS would also like to send a special thank you to our wonderful volunteers as well as our summer interns, Melissa and Abbie, for their exceptional efforts and support!  (click here for photos)
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