By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer August 1, 2025 "I couldn't find myself in history. No one like me seemed to have ever existed." Leslie Feinberg, author of Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman This August, First 5 LA joins...
Los Angeles, CA (July 2, 2025) - First 5 LA is deeply dismayed by the Trump Administration’s Executive Order which undermines the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution—the provision that guarantees citizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil. This action...
Los Angeles, CA (July 1, 2025) - First 5 LA President and CEO, Karla Pleitéz Howell released the following statement in response to the enacted Fiscal Year 2025-2026 California state budget signed by Governor Newsom: “First 5 LA recognizes the complex and constrained...
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer June 10, 2025 Nine hundred days. That's how long the dream of freedom was deferred for the enslaved Black people of Galveston, Texas. Although President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, it...
June 9, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) – There are moments that call for us to choose – between fear and compassion, division and dignity, silence and courage. This is one of those moments. What we choose now shapes the kind of community and future we are building for our...
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer May 22, 2025 Opening your home to a stranger can be scary. Especially if you're a new mom. Just ask Dani. After the birth of her son, she got a call from a parent educator asking if she'd like to participate in a home visiting...
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer April 22, 2025 The young boy is talking about cognates. "I know some words in Spanish," Mateo tells the nice lady sitting next to him in the booth. "When we watch these videos, they show the word first in English and then, at the...
By, Erika Witt | First 5 LA Policy Analyst May 22, 2025 On April 28, 2025, First 5 LA returned to the State Capitol for its annual Advocacy Day, delivering a clear message: California must continue to invest in young children, especially as families face rising...
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer May 22, 2025 First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners Meeting was convened on May 8. Highlights of the meeting included a discussion on the proposed First 5 LA budget for the new fiscal year; a presentation on First 5 LA’s Maternal &...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2025 Contact: Marlene Fitzsimmons Phone: 213.482.7807 Los Angeles, CA (May 15, 2025) - First 5 LA President and CEO, Karla Pleitéz Howell released the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s May Revision to the FY25-26...
