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To submit comments,
or to suggest items for this newsletter or First5LA.org, contact Katie Kurutz, public affairs officer, at kkurutz@first5la.org
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Calendar
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2008 Childcare and Development State Budget Policy Workshop January 31, 2008 from 8:30am - 2:00pm |
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Cutting Edge Information on Tongue Tie, Breastfeeding and More February 20, 2008 from 9:00am - 4:00pm |
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SEECAP Lessons for Leadership Program 2008 February 26-28, 2008 from 8:15am - 6:00pm |
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6th Annual African American Mental Health Conference
February 28, 2008
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Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss
March 11-12, 2008
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Building Quality Through Management, Commitment, and Leadership
March 14-16, 2008 from 9:00am - 5:00pm |
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Making Change Matter: Maximizing the Health Impact of the New WIC Foods April 7, 2008 from 9:00am - 5:00pm
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School Readiness Funding Renewed
After months of anticipation, leaders from 42 School Readiness programs received the news that their programs will continue to be funded by First 5 LA, along with matching funds from the state. More » |
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Best Start LA's Workforce Development Program
Child advocacy organization ZERO TO THREE has been chosen to spearhead the Best Start LA Workforce Development Building Block, ensuring all professionals have access to current best practices. More
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Too Few Spaces For Too Many Children
Accessing child care in California is out of reach for a majority of parents. Learn to what extent in the 2007 Child Care Portfolio published by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
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Policy Pick |
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Early Care and Ed: L.A.'s 6th Fastest Growing Industry
The Early Care and Education industry will create more than 10 percent of new jobs in L.A. County in the coming year. What does this mean for the economy and for parents? A new report explains. More
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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 Just about everyone's heard the time-worn saying that the only things in life you can count on are death and taxes. I'd like to add a third inevitability and say there's no escaping change. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to commemorate this great leader I'd like to draw attention to his ability to enact important social change against tremendous odds. By inspiring millions of Americans to change the way they think and behave, King empowered members of racial groups that had been oppressed for decades to take part in a new era of freedom.
Still, social change can at times seem impossible. The 2007 Child Care Portfolio highlighted in this week's Monday Morning Report sheds light on some dismal statistics about how we are not meeting the needs of children and families in L.A. County, and how the high cost and unavailability of licensed quality child care is putting strain on many families. Despite extensive research and recommendations that have existed for years on how to change these circumstances, many of the problems remain the same.
Yet, as we remember Dr. King on this day, I hope our readers and all advocates for children and families find inspiration in his ability to enact broad, positive social change. As he improved lives by inspiring a greater sense of equality, we must continue to strive to do better for our children, not only through programs and services, but by creating a movement where the well-being of all children is a priority in the minds and hearts of our leaders and our neighbors alike.
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