Wahlbangers Drum Circle Organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
(based in Los Angeles, CA.) dedicated to
“Banging down walls” of stigma, loneliness, and stress
& building up inclusion, acceptance, and empowerment
with the therapeutic benefits of interactive group drumming.
Wahlbangers Drum Circle Organization
North Hollywood, CA
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COVID-19 UPDATE (May 2022):
TO OUR HIGHLY VALUED CLIENTS:
Our facilitators are so happy to be back to work and sharing joyful rhythms again!
Out of an abundance of caution, the Wahlbangers Organization is
CURRENTLY SCHEDULING OUTDOOR (ONLY)
Therapeutic & Recreational Drum Circle Events.
Recent & UPCOMING EVENTS:
Our scheduled
therapeutic & recreational
interactive group drumming activities...
Contact Us for details &
Volunteer opportunities!
March 2022 Events
Fragile X Association of Southern California - "FRAXSOCAL"
San Dimas
April 2022 Events
Skull & Roses Festival
Ventura
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
May 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
NAMI Walks LA County
We invite you to take part in NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and annual fundraising event in the country! Join the movement to raise awareness of mental illness and raise funds to help local individuals & families!
Church of the Valley - Developmental Preschool Van Nuys
June 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
Center For Children, School Age Program, K-6th -La Crescenta
Annual International Make Music Day!
July 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
August 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
September 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
June Lake Jam Festival
June Lake (Mammoth)
October 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
November 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
December 2022 Events
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
WEEKLY Events
Wahlbangers Organization is a Federally Authorized VA Vendor!
Communities Served (listed A-Z)
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...
VETERANS
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System - West LA VA & Sepulveda VA
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System - Loma Linda VA
VA Long Beach Healthcare System, SCI/D (Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders) Center - Long Beach VA
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...
PRESENTATIONS
Chapman University - Dept.of Physical Therapy, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Science Bi-Annual "Stroke Boot Camp" Rinker Health Science Campus - Irvine
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
Los Angeles Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre - Los Angeles
Topanga Terrace Rehabilitation & Subacute - Canoga Park
SPECIAL NEEDS (neurological conditions, developmental disabilities)
4p- Support Groups - Los Angeles
Angelman Syndrome Foundation Los Angeles, CA. / Aurora, IL.
BCR, "a place to grow" - Serving children and adults with developmental disabilities -Burbank
Braille Institute - Los Angeles
Braille Institute Outreach & Support Group Programs ~ multiple locations
D.E.A.F. (Deaf Education And Families) Project - CSUN Campus, Northridge
Fragile X Association of Southern California - "FRAXSOCAL"
Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center - Los Angeles
Hidden Wings - "Unfurling the gifts of Autism" - Solvang
KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) - "...recreational opportunities for children and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities" - Los Angeles
Leaps n Boundz - adaptive sports and recreation program for children and young adults with special needs - Los Angeles
LeRoy Haynes Educational Center - La Verne
New Horizons-SFV "Ohana Rhythms" Community Integration Program
("Serving Adults with Developmental Disabilities since 1954") - North Hills
Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center (...providing opportunity and respect, embracing diversity, and inspiring people of all ages with disabilities to live a full life.) - San Francisco
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District - Alternative Recreation Program - Simi Valley
Special Olympics World Games - Los Angeles 2015
The Help Group Autism Center - Sherman Oaks & Culver City
The Help Group - Kids Like Me (programs created especially for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Challenges)
The Help Group - Stepping Stones Preschool
The Help Group - Project Safe
Tierra Del Sol - Sunland Campus
Tierra Del Sol Foundation (...to increase opportunities for people with disabilities to participate, contribute, and succeed as productive and valued citizens of our community) - Van Nuys
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...
United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties
Valley Village (Serving adults with developmental challenges) - Winnetka
Young-Nak Presbyterian Church - WANA Special Education Program - Los Angeles
MENTAL HEALTH / PSYCH REHAB FACILITIES
ActivCare at Brittany House (Alzheimer's Residential Memory Care) - Long Beach
Alliance El Monte Care Center (Alzheimer's /Dementia lockdown) - El Monte
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Clearview Sanitarium & Convalescent Center (Alzheimer's /Dementia lockdown) - Gardena
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services - Los Angeles
Mayflower Care Center (Alzheimer's /Dementia lockdown) - El Monte
Meadowbrook Manor Behavioral Health Center (Psychiatric Lockdown) - Mar Vista
Metropolitan State Hospital - Forensic Compound (Psychiatric Lockdown) - Norwalk
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) - San Fernando Valley / Los Angeles County
Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center (Psychiatric Lockdown) - Riverside
Santa Fe Lodge (Psychiatric Lockdown) - El Monte
Shandin Hills Behavioral Health Center (Psychiatric Lockdown) - San Bernardino
Sylmar Health & Rehabilitation Center (Psychiatric Lockdown) - Sylmar
PRESENTATIONS / EDUCATION / CEUs / RESOURCE WORKSHOPS
4p- Support Groups National Convention 2016
California Park & Recreation Society - Annual Conference for Recreation Therapists
Cal Poly University - California State Polytechnic University - Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion - Pomona
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...
Chapman University - Dept.of Physical Therapy, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Science Bi-Annual "Stroke Boot Camp" Rinker Health Science Campus - Irvine
Claremont Folk Festival (Annual Event) - Claremont
Family Focus Resource Center - Annual Special Needs Resource Fair - CSUN Campus, Northridge
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
JAS Therapeutic Recreation Educational Services - Palmdale
Kiwanis Club of Burbank
Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley
Kling Consultant Group, Cheryl L. Kling, MS, CTRS - Los Angeles
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Los Angeles/Long Beach
North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce - Northridge
Rotary Club - Chatsworth
Simi Valley High School - Simi Valley
Simi Valley Public Library - Simi Valley
Skull & Roses Festival - Ventura
HEAD START & Preschools, and School Age K-6th
"Little Hands, Big Rhythms" Program...
Center For Children, School Age Program, K-6th - La Crescenta
Church of the Valley - Developmental Preschool - Van Nuys
Church of the Valley - Children's Ministry Program - Van Nuys
Divine Providence Preschool & Kindergarten - Los Angeles
Head Start Program -- Volunteers of America of Los Angeles - multiple locations:
Azteca Dangler Head Start & State Preschool - Los Angeles
Buen Principio II Head Start - San Fernando
Centro Aztlan Head Start - East Los Angeles
Cesar Chavez Head Start - Wilmington
Corazon De La Familia Head Start - North Hollywood
Downey Road Head Start - Los Angeles
El Caminito Head Start - Sun Valley
El Centro Head Start - Sylmar
El Jardin De Ninos Head Start - North Hollywood
El Pueblo De Ninos Head Start & Early Head Start -North Hollywood
Family Socialization Days - multiple sites
Greater Emmanuel Head Start - Lynwood
Home Base Program - multiple sites
Hawthorne Head Start - Hawthorne
Humphreys Head Start - East Los Angeles
La Escuelita Head Start - North Hollywood
La Esperanza Head Start - Sun Valley
Learning Center Head Start - Lomita
Little Steps Head Start - North Hollywood
Los Colores Head Start - Harbor City
Maud Booth Family Center - North Hollywood
Philip Saeta Learning Center Head Start - Sunland
Plainview Head Start - Tujunga
Salazar Park Head Start - East Los Angeles
Santa Clarita Head Start - Santa Clarita
Silva Head Start - Los Angeles
Strathern Park Head Start - Sun Valley
Sunol Head Start - Los Angeles
Sushine Head Start - Los Angeles
SENIORS - Centers, Apartment Communities, Independent Living, Assisted living, Alzheimer's/Memory Care
& SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
"Rejuvenating Rhythms" Program...
Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital (Korean Residents) - Los Angeles
Alexandria Care Center - Los Angeles
AltaMed PACE ~ Senior Day Program - Downey
AltaMed PACE ~ Senior Day Program - East L.A.
AltaMed PACE ~ Senior Day Program - South L.A. (Watts)
Atria Park Senior Living - Pacific Palisades
Atria Woodbridge Senior Living - Irvine
Bay Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre - Long Beach
Beverly Towers Senior Apartments - Montebello
Brighton Convalescent Center - Pasadena
California Mission Inn (Assisted Living & Memory Care) - Rosemead
Camarillo Healthcare Center - Camarillo
Canterbury Village Senior Apartments - Santa Clarita
Castle Argyle Senior Apartments - Los Angeles
Canyon Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center - Canoga Park
Canyon Trails (Assisted Living & Memory Care) - Canoga Park
Centinela Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre West - Inglewood
Charlie's Residential Care (Assisted Living, Hospice and Memory Care) - West Los Angeles
Chatsworth Park Health Care Center - Chatsworth
CityView Senior Apartments - Long Beach
Concord Huntington Senior Apartments - Huntington Park
Country Manor Healthcare - Lakeview Terrace
Country Villa Health Services, Corporate Office - Los Angeles
Country Villa South - Los Angeles
Country Villa Terrace - Los Angeles
Country Villa Wilshire Healthcare Center - Los Angeles
Culver West Convalescent Health Center - Los Angeles
East Terrace Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre - Los Angeles
Fountain Care Center (SNF) - Orange
Fountainview at Gonga Westside (Memory Care /Alzheimer's Lockdown) Los Angeles Jewish Home - Playa Vista
Four Seasons Healthcare & Wellness Center - North Hollywood
Four Seasons Assisted Living Center - North Hollywood
Golden State Colonial Convalescent Center - North Hollywood
Highland Care Center of Redlands - Redlands
Hillcrest Retirement Community - La Verne
Huntington Gardens Senior Apartments - Huntington Beach
Inglewood Healthcare Center - Inglewood
Joslyn Adult Center - Burbank
Keiro Nursing Home - Los Angeles
Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation-Foothill - Glendora
Laurel Canyon Retirement Community - North Hollywood
Lawndale Healthcare & Wellness Centre - Lawndale
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging - Eisenberg Village - Reseda
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging - Grancell Village - Reseda
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...
Los Angeles Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre - Los Angeles
Lynwood Healthcare Center - Lynwood
Mainplace Post Acute - Orange
Marina Pointe Healthcare & Subacute - Culver City
Mission Care Center - Rosemead
Nazareth House (Catholic Retirement Community) - Los Angeles
North Palms Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre - Los Angeles
Olive Court Senior Apartments - Burbank
Olympia Convalescent Hospital - Los Angeles
Oxnard Manor Healthcare Center - Oxnard
Palmcrest Grand Residence (Assisted Living & Memory Care) - Long Beach
Parkwest Healthcare Center - Reseda
Pasadena Senior Center -Pasadena
Pine Grove Healthcare & Wellness Centre - San Gabriel
Providence Gardens Senior Apartments - Long Beach
Providence St. Elizabeth Care Center - North Hollywood
Santa Monica Pavilion (Assisted Living, Hospice and Memory Care) - West Los Angeles
South Pasadena Convalescent Hospital - South Pasadena
Sunny View Care Center - Alhambra
Sunnyside Nursing Center - Torrance
Sunrise Senior Living Alta Loma - Rancho Cucamonga
Sunrise Senior Living Canyon Crest - Riverside
Sunrise Senior Living Studio City (Reminiscence Unit) - Studio City
Sunrise Senior Living Woodland Hills - Woodland Hills
The Center at Parkwest - Reseda
The Springs Healthcare Center (SNF) - Murrieta
The Watermark at Beverly Hills "Boutique Assisted Living" - Beverly Hills
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...
Topanga Terrace Rehabilitation & Subacute - Canoga Park
Vernon Healthcare Center - Los Angeles
Villa Gardens Retirement Community (Independent Living; Assisted Living; Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing; Memory Care) - Pasadena
Villas at San Bernardino (Assisted Living & Memory Care) - San Bernardino
Vista Cove Care Center (Largest M.S. treatment facility in CA) - Long Beach
Vista Cove Care Center- Rialto
Vista Del Sol Care Center - Culver City
Windsor Gardens of Hawthorne - Hawthorne
Windsor Gardens Healthcare of the Valley - North Hollywood
Woods Health Services - La Verne
PAST EVENTS:
2019 Events Summary
Wahlbangers shared joyful rhythms in 295 drum circle sessions during 2019, serving over 6,000 participants in groups of Veterans, Seniors, Nursing Home & Assisted Living Residents, Adults & Youth with Developmental Disabilities, Residents at in-patient lockdown facilities, Children at Head Start / Preschool sites, and attendees at some special events.
We traveled throughout the San Fernando Valley & the Greater Los Angeles area, and to Sylmar, Santa Clarita, Valencia, Camarillo, Ventura, Culver City, Hawthorne, Lynwood, Downey, Lomita, Harbor City, Wilmington, Long Beach, Anaheim, Orange, Irvine, Pasadena, San Gabriel, El Monte, San Dimas, Pomona, San Bernardino, as well as Mammoth Lakes and San Francisco!
Communities Served:
SPECIAL NEEDS (neurological conditions, developmental disabilities)
"Ohana Rhythms" Program...105 Sessions at 8 Facilities
SENIORS - Centers, Apartment Communities, Independent Living, Assisted living, Alzheimer's/Memory Care & Skilled Nursing Facilities
"Rejuvenating Rhythms" Program...80 Sessions at 22 Facilities
HEAD START & Preschools
"Little Hands, Big Rhythms" Program... 74 Sessions at 19 Schools
MENTAL HEALTH / PSYCH REHAB FACILITIES
"Rejuvenating Rhythms" Program...8 Sessions at 4 Facilities
VETERANS
"Resilient Rhythms" Program...8 Sessions at 1 VA Campus
PRESENTATIONS/EDUCATION/CEUs/RESOURCE WORKSHOPS
Special Events...20 Sessions at 10 Locations, including...
November 6th, 2019
"Stroke Boot Camp" - Fall Session
The Wahlbangers Organization works in collaboration with Dr. Alison McKenzie, PT, DPT, Ph.D of the Department of Physical Therapy. We will again provide & facilitate our “Resilient Rhythms” therapeutic & fun drum circle program at Chapman University Physical Therapy Department's “Stroke Boot Camp” Fall Session with 20 stroke survivors accompanied by P.T. intern students & staff! This is our 6th year participating in the camp, and we thank Dr. McKenzie for inviting us to come back!
October 20th, 2019
Annual Special Needs Resource Fair
Join us for all-inclusive Drum Circles: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm
Celebrating 5 years since our first event here!
October 5th, 2019
Annual NAMI Walks LA County
We invite you to take part in NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in the country! Join the movement to raise awareness of mental illness and raise funds to help local individuals & families!
This is the Wahlbangers Organization's 6th year supporting the annual NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Walks Los Angeles County!
Our facilitators & volunteers will again be "Banging out Stigma" during energizing & team building group drumming for the thousands of Walk Participants at the Start Line & Finish Line!
Grand Park Event Lawn in Downtown Los Angeles
www.namiwalks.org/losangelescounty
September 2nd, 2019
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System - West Los Angeles Medical Center
Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation & Treatment Program
Wahlbangers hosted & facilitated a Holiday Pizza Party Drum Circle!
Sponsored by LC Pizza (Little Caesars, 2602 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90031)
August 9th, 2019
Lanterman Regional Center - Annual Back-to-School Resource Fair
We will again provide & facilitate our “Ohana Rhythms” all-inclusive & interactive fun drum circle program for youth with developmental disabilities and their families attending this event!
June 26th, 2019
"Stroke Boot Camp" - Summer Session
We will again provide & facilitate our “Resilient Rhythms” therapeutic & fun drum circle program at Chapman University Physical Therapy Department's “Stroke Boot Camp” Summer Session with 20 stroke survivors accompanied by P.T. intern students & staff! This is our 6th year participating in the camp, and we thank Dr. Ito for inviting us to come back!
May 19th, 2019
Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk: Los Angeles - Shane's Inspiration at Griffith Park
Wahlbangers will provide & facilitate our 8th Annual Family Fun Drum Circles for all of the Angels and Walkers!
May 10th, 2019
Wahlbangers Officers / Facilitators
will give a Presentation, Lecture & Drumming Workshop -- this marks our 6th year presenting -- at
Cal Poly University Pomona
for a class of future teachers, who will be joined by a class of local Jr. High students with special needs, in the Dept. of Kinesiology & Health Promotion
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Wahlbangers Drum Circle Organization
North Hollywood, CA
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