News & Events

Residential Holds Goodbye BBQ Party and Tribute to Cynthia Sewell

With New Horizons President and CEO Cynthia Sewell retiring on December 31, 2016, and then assuming a consult role throughout 2017, our Residential Services program wanted to take the time to wish her well with a very well attended BBQ on Sunday, November 20, 2016.

Back By Popular Demand – The 14th Annual New Horizons Golf Classic

On Monday, February 27, 2017, make plans to join us on the greens at MountainGate Country Club for a fun day filled with golf, plus lots more!

San Fernando Valley Business Journal Names Cynthia Sewell Among 2016’s Most Influential Valley Leaders!

On November 14, 2016 the San Fernando Valley Business Journal published a beautiful piece on the Valley’s 200 most influential Leaders in the San Fernando, Conejo, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valleys.

Holiday Cheer!

Santa Clause comes to New Horizons on Monday, December 5, 2016. This holiday season, join us for New Horizons’ annual holiday concert featuring music and dance.

A message from John D. Bunzel, Chairman of the Board, New Horizons

In April of this year, our CEO, Cynthia Sewell, announced her retirement as of December 31, 2016, after a long and illustrious career. In July, The Board of Directors began a robust strategic assessment process to review all of the strategic options facing us, so we can continue to provide quality programs and services for our consumers now and in the future.

“Born This Way” gets 3rd Season Pickup

After winning the 2016 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series, A&E Network’s critically–acclaimed docuseries “Born This Way” has been picked up for a third season

Complimentary Estate Planning Seminar

RSVP today for a COMPLIMENTARY SEMINAR on estate planning, presented by New Horizons on Monday, November 7, 2016 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Sam’s Cafe.

Family Forum – September 29th at Sam’s Cafe

Join us for one of two very important Family Forums at New Horizons’ Sam’s Cafe and come hear about “Choice Through Discovery!”

A&E’s “Born This Way” Receives the Emmy!

Hollywood is talking about it — this weekend, for the first time ever, a series starring a cast with disabilities has won an Emmy Award. “Born This Way,” which is in its second season on A&E, won for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series beating out five other series including previous winners Deadliest Catch and Intervention.

Daily News Reports: Sam’s Cafe opens for San Fernando Valley seniors

(8/31/16) Nancy Jan once had a dream job working at Sam’s Cafe until statewide budget cuts stripped the New Horizons food service training program for special needs adults of its funding.

Candidates Forum

On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, the North Los Angeles County Regional Center (NLACRC) and the LA Coalition of Service Providers invites you to come learn about the issues before you vote in November.

Premier America Credit Union Awards New Horizons

New Horizons thanks Premier America Credit Union for recognizing us for our charitable good works.

Grand Opening – “Let’s Do Lunch”

Luau-themed event on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Sam’s Cafe!

New Horizons Summer Appeal

Five Thousand Thirty-Five. That is the number of donors who made gifts to us over the past ten years. Today, we ask each and every one of you reading this letter to either renew with a generous gift or join us with a first gift and consider yourself a valued New Horizons Champion.

With honesty, humor and heart, A&E’s original docu-series, “Born This Way” begins its second season with fresh new episodes

Now airing every Tuesday night on the A&E Network at 10pm/9pm Central, the series on which New Horizons is proud to consultant highlights the outgoing personalities and amazing abilities of seven young adults born with Down syndrome.

Buy New Horizons Cookies at VONS Tarzana!

Just a reminder that our cookies can be purchased at VONS Tarzana. Stop by 18439 Ventura Blvd in Tarzana and pick up a package or two.

New Horizons Walk Fundraiser, Saturday, August 27!

New location with old friends, our 9th Annual On the Horizon Walk Fundraiser plans to be better than ever. Registration begins July 15 with a $35 per person donation.

New Horizons is excited to offer online, pre-event bidding for this year’s silent auction!

The online auction will opened on Saturday, June 18th at 12:00 PM and bidding will continue throughout the Gala on June 25th, 2016 till 9:30PM!

New Horizons Receives Surprise Gift from National Charity League

On Saturday, June 4, 2016, about 40 National Charity League (NCL) members, a group made up of mother and daughter volunteers, participated in the annual Philanthropy Orientation Day. Lead by chapter liaison to New Horizons, Ms. Terri Zaelke, the organization presented New Horizons with a $25,000 check for the renovation of Sam’s Cafe’s bathrooms.

New Horizons to Host a Career/Job Fair, Tuesday, June 21, 2016

New Horizons has job openings for those looking for a career in social services, working with individuals with special needs.

The LA Daily News Reports: New Horizons strikes sweet cookie deal with Vons, Pavilions

Daily News Article (5/13/16) – They’ve cooked up a sweet idea for raising money at New Horizons, the North Hills-based non-profit that helps individuals with special needs.

The agency’s clients, who have been baking New Horizons chocolate chip cookies for years, are now selling them at the Vons store at 18439 Ventura Blvd. in Tarzana and its sister Pavilions store at 6543 Platt Ave. in West Hills.

CSUN Students Develop Lean Manufacturing Solutions for New Horizons

This spring, students in professor Shereazad Jimmy Gandhi’s manufacturing systems engineering class MSE507 benefited from a special partnership between the nonprofit organization New Horizons and California State University, Northridge’s College of Engineering and Computer Science.

New Horizons Cookies

New Horizons Partners with Vons and Pavilions to Launch Our Delicious Cookies!

New Horizons will begin selling our delicious and freshly baked homemade chocolate chip cookies, now known as New Horizons Cookies, at two local supermarkets on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28 with a special pre-launch display.

A Letter from John D. Bunzel, New Horizons Chairman of the Board

Dear New Horizons Friends and Family:

After 28 years of service at New Horizons, Cynthia Sewell (Kawa), our President/CEO, will be retiring, as of December 31, 2016. Please join me in congratulating her!

Good news for ground breaking television show, “Born this Way”

A documentary series following the lives of young people with Down syndrome is getting a special honor from the people behind the Emmy Awards.
The A&E Network series “Born This Way” is one of six shows named to the Television Academy Honors.