The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings are open to the public and agendas are posted on our website at least 72 hours in advance. These Commission Summaries...
Articles
Parent Child Interaction Therapy – A Kinship Case
“One of the most important target populations – partly because they are so underserved – is relative caregivers. PCIT can give caregivers immediate help in managing the challenging behaviors children exhibit as the result of the trauma-inducing experiences that...
Marketing Matters: A White Paper on Strategies to Reduce Unhealthy Food and Beverage Marketing to Young Children
As part of the First 5 LA-funded Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative (ECOPI), the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) in partnership with Change Lab Solutions has released Marketing Matters: A White Paper on Strategies to Reduce Unhealthy...
September 10, 2015 Commission Summary of Actions
September 10, 2015 Commission Summary of ActionsThe Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings are open to the public and agendas are posted on our website at least...
Welcome Baby
Welcome Baby provides L.A. County pregnant women and new moms with information, support and a trusted partner to help you through the journey of pregnancy and early parenthood. This free and voluntary program from First 5 LA offers the following during pregnancy and...
Personal Best: Brenda Aguilera Gives Back to Community Where She Was Raised
Return: the act of going back to an earlier state, of giving or putting something back. It is this definition that drives Brenda Aguilera, Best Start Metro LA director, to pave the way in partnership between Para Los Niños and First 5 LA: she’s changing the very...
Lawmakers for Children: Q & A with State Senator Ricardo Lara
Born and raised a local Angeleno and the son of a seamstress and factory worker, California State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) has been at the forefront of legislative action to help working families that face challenges like the ones his parents faced. Since...
Select Home Visitation models
(HFA) First 5 LA has invested in 11 organizations that implement the Healthy Families America home visiting model in the following Best Start communities: Broadway/Manchester; Compton; El Monte; Long Beach/Wilmington; Metro Los Angeles; Lancaster and Palmdale. WHO ARE...
Personal Best: Profiles of People Putting Their Best Foot Forward for Young Children and Families in Los Angeles County
Personal Best: Profiles of People Putting Their Best Foot Forward for Young Children and Families in Los Angeles CountyMeet Romalis Taylor, a fitting choice for our inaugural “Personal Best” article – a series that highlights those outside of First 5 LA who put their...
July 9, 2015 Commission Summary of Actions
July 9 Commission Summary of ActionsThe Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings are open to the public and agendas are posted on our website at least 72 hours in...
