These Commission Summaries are intended to provide highlights of the First 5 LA Board of Commissioners’ actions to advance the outcome areas of First 5 LA’s 2015-2020 Strategic Plan.At the February 11 Commission meeting, highlights include the Board’s approval to...
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Q & A with Los Angeles County Supervisor and First 5 LA Board Chair Sheila James Kuehl
In the interview below, Supervisor Kuehl discusses her greatest concerns for Los Angeles County children, her aspirations for First 5 LA during 2016 and her dream team for every child What does the opportunity to become First 5 LA’s Board Chair mean to you? “I’m very...
What We’re Doing
Each month, Executive Director Kim Belshé reports to the Board the highlights and key developments made in the work of First 5 LA and the broader early childhood development landscape. This February, Belshé spoke of her efforts to meet with members of each of the 14...
A Cry for Help Leads to a Ray of Hope
Desiree Puentes could only pray for help. The young mother was struggling to raise four children in Monterey Park in 2013 while caring for her bed-ridden great grandmother. She had also suffered from domestic violence at the hands of her husband and was currently...
Formando Familias Más Sólidas
María Contreras creció viendo el abuso doméstico que sufrió su madre. Después de casarse y tener a sus propios hijos, ella sintió que la historia en su casa del Sur de Los Ángeles se repetía cruelmente. Durante 10 años su esposo abusó de ella de manera verbal y en...
Get the Facts: Details on the Zika Virus Disease
Click on the Links Below for the Latest News and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on the Zika Virus Disease from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Details and Latest News on the Zika Virus Disease Frequently Asked Questions About the Zika Virus...
Early Childhood Matters – Issue 1
Early Childhood Matters Provides Monthly In-Depth Features, Latest News on Giving Kids the Best Start
In Depth: Building Stronger Families
Ver en español» As a young child growing up, Maria Contreras bore witness to years of domestic abuse suffered by her mother. After she married and had children of her own, Contreras felt history cruelly repeat itself in her South Los Angeles home. For 10 years, her...
4 People and a Point to Ponder
First 5 LA’s vision is a future where every child prenatal to age 5 in Los Angeles County grows up healthy, protected and ready to succeed in school. Each month, we will ask people who work with, care for, or advocate on behalf of young children and their families in...
Success Story: Home Is Where the Heart Is
As a young child, Shaquan Wilson was separated from her mother and sent to live in a string of foster homes that shattered her sense of security. Nearly two decades later, a tearful separation was happening again – but this time to Wilson and her 1-year-old daughter,...
