In the News: First 5 LA Reaches Out Over the Holidays

First 5 LA's "Read Early, Read Aloud" Literacy Campaign in November garnered considerable coverage in community newspapers. Our kick-off event with Supervisor Gloria Molina and L.A. County Library staff was featured on L.A. Times website. Full literacy campaign related media listing:

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL (circulation: 25,000)

November 11, 2008: Regional Literacy Campaign Encourages Reading to Young Children

L.A. WATTS TIMES (circulation: 25,500)

November 12, 2008: First 5 LA Kicks Off County Wide Child Literacy Campaign

PASADENA/SAN GABRIEL VALLEY JOURNAL (circulation: 20,000)

November 12, 2008: First 5 LA Kicks-Off County-Wide Child Literacy Month

LOS ANGELES TIMES Web site Blogs (6.2 million unique visitors per month)

November 15, 2008: Read early, Read Often to children story with photo of Supervisor Molina reading to young children at the E. Los Angeles Library.

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL (circulation: 25,000)

November 27, 2008: Tips to help your Child Learn to Read

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL (circulation: 25,000)

December 18, 2008: Read early, Read Often to children story with photo of Commissioner Harriett Williams doing a read-along with young children at SOAR center in South Los Angeles.

PASADENA/SAN GABRIEL VALLEY JOURNAL Web site (circulation: N/A)

December 5, 2008: Read early, Read Often story with tips for parents to encourage early literacy.

 PASADENA/SAN GABRIEL VALLEY JOURNAL (circulation: 25,000)

December 10, 2008: Tips to Help Your Child Learn to Read

In addition, First 5 LA was featured on a variety of topics in the following news sources:

TELEMUNDO-Channel 52 (Spanish-language TV station)

December 29, 2008: Public Affairs staff member was interviewed during the 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. newscasts on the availability of Healthy Kids insurance and services provided by the First 5 LA parent helpline.

LA OPINIÓN (Spanish-language newspaper)

January 7, 2009: A front-page article quoting the Public Affairs Director on First 5 LA's response to California Now report on children and threats to our funding due to state budget crisis.

KAZA-Channel 54 (Spanish-language TV station)

January 7, 2009: Public Affairs staff member was interviewed on First 5 LA's response to the California Now report on children as well as First 5 LA's funding threats because of crisis with the state budget.

KRCA-Channel 62 (Spanish-language TV station)

January 8, 2009: Public Affairs staff was interviewed on First 5 LA's response to a Children NOW report, Healthy Kids insurance and threats to First 5 LA funding. The segment also included other interviews with parents expressing support for First 5 LA programs at a grantee site. Click here to see the segment.