Monday Morning Report: January 5, 2009

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	Calendar Click events below to view full listings.

	Best Start LA Request for Qualifications Information Session January 7, 2009 from 1:30pm - 3:30pm

	2009 Summit on Creating Disaster Resiliant Communities January 15, 2009

	March of Dimes Conference for Health Professionals January 26, and 27, 2009 all day

	Certified Infant Massage Instructor CIMI® Training January 28, 29, and 30, 2009 from 8:00am - 4:30pm

	Developing Self-Care Skills in Toddlers and Pre-school Aged Children with Special Needs March 7, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

	Introduction to the SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders March 20, 2009 from 8:30am - 4:00pm

	Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss Conference March 26, 2009 from 8:00am - 5:00pm

	Introduction to "Floortime" April 4, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

	Food Allergies & Intolerances in Children May 2, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

	2009 Childhood Obesity Conference: Creating Healthy Places for All Children June 9, 10 , 11 and 12, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

January 5, 2009

	News and Announcements


		Research Article on Early Bilingualism LAUSD reports than more than a 80 languages are spoken by students. Learn what one researcher from the University of Texas says about the benefits of children learning two languages. More »

		First 5 LA Announces New Oral Health RFP First 5 LA is fighting children's dental disease through our $20 million Oral Health Community Development (OHCD) Project. On January 12th a Request for Proposal will be available to eligible water agencies. More »

		Family Literacy Initiative Impacts Families In no other place are racial health disparities more prevalent than in the African American community's infant mortality rates. Recently a group of researchers gathered to explore why. More »

	Policy Pick

		First 5 California Donates Funds to Healthy Families Program Thanks to First 5 county commissions across the state, thousands of California children will continue to have access to critical health care services. Learn more about this unprecedented donation. More »

Evie's Desk

Staying Connected in the New Year

Evelyn Martinez Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I'd like to start the new year with a recommendation on how to stay connected to your community. California First Lady Maria Shriver has an informative Web site dedicated to assisting families in becoming financially secure by connecting them to important programs and resources.

Several of these programs, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), are available and accessible to working families but many are not taking full advantage of them. This leaves more than a billion dollars left on the table each year. This money could have been used by working families here in California.

Shriver's WE Connect campaign, of which the Web site is only a part, is an effort to connect families with the information and tools they need to take full advantage of these valuable resources. To learn more about WE Connect and the resources available, visit: www.weconnect.net.