Welcome to THE ROLAND CENTER

Video created by: Eduardo Moradel @ ClickBait Media On a fun Friday in July, Bessy's Boutique hosted a number of individuals from our Adult Day Program at their store. Our individuals were invited to test and model a number of their stocked items, culminating in a wonderfully expressive and creative runway fashion show - all in their boutique! A big thank you to Bessy's Boutique for supporting our programming by creating an opportunity for those individuals with an interest in fashion and retail. Thank you for also seeing our individuals as whole human beings - not just their diagnoses. We are so grateful for this new community partnership. Everybody - go check out Bessy's Boutique!

Introducing Ed Dunn, who will join Dr. Thomas Buckley and the executive leadership team in guiding The Roland Center and San Gabriel Valley Residential Facility into a new era of service, progress and sustainability. Prior to joining the organization as Co-CEO, Ed has spent many years as part of the community. First, as a volunteer, before joining The Roland Center Board and then serving as Board Liaison for both The Roland Center and San Gabriel Valley Residential Facility. Ed will focus on operations, finance and Human Resources, whilst Dr. Buckley will lead with programs and policy. In this video he explains how he came to first connect with The Roland Center and what it means to him to be a part of our community and to serve our individuals and their families.

The future of complex, community based and person-centered care for adults with IDD, is The Roland Center model. Hear from members of our board and executive leadership about the benefits of this model and why we should partner to replicate this model across the United States.

Authored by Raul Diaz Co-authored and produced by Raul Jimenez Performed by members of The Roland Center community Video directed by Antony Talia Video produced by The Roland Center

Gunner Roland's 80th birthday celebration and a tribute to Ganzer and Shirley Roland - the founders of The Roland Center. Featuring Gunner Roland. Directed by and featuring Antony Talia. Video produced by The Roland Center.

A short documentary film commissioned by The Roland Center and SGV Residential Facility. The film documents the story of one of our beloved residents, Koji, who with the support of TRC Executive Director Thomas Buckley and his wife Kathy, travelled to Hong Kong for one last international trip - to reunite with his sister Christine and her family. We premiered the film to our community of residents, individuals served, families, caregivers, staff, board members and community partners at The Roland Center. This video is a recap of that very special evening.

The Last Stamp is a short documentary, that features one of our residents and program participants - Koji Okamoto. The film chronicles Koji's journey across the Pacific Ocean for one last time, to be reunited with his family. Koji lives with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease - normally this double diagnosis, would have seen Koji discharged and sent to a nursing home. However, under the care and guidance of our Executive Director - Dr. Thomas Buckley, The Roland Center is the only Internationally accredited provider to deliver specialized dementia care services. Thanks to this, Koji is not only still an integral part of our community. He continues to live his best life, despite the dual diagnosis. This film demonstrates a pioneering model of care that we believe will change the world.