Los Angeles, CA ------ Southern California native Gabriel Sanchez has been selected as Director of Communications and Marketing at First 5 LA. This position was previously known as Director of Public Affairs. As the principal communications and marketing strategist...
As a Best Start “Volunteer In Service To America” (VISTA) Program member, Jonathan Diaz takes pride in his work within the East Los Angeles community, helping community members come together to ensure the well-being of their children.Diaz and two additional VISTA...
Low birth weight. Low-performing schools. Poverty.When Best Start expanded beyond Metro LA in 2009, these were among the risk factors for young children, along with geographic, racial and ethnic diversity, used to determine which additional communities would become a...
From engaging in “Learning by Doing” to organizing local resource fairs, and hosting health insurance forums to improving communication of community issues, see some of the ways Best Start works to improve the lives of young children and their families by viewing the...
March 5, 2015 “After nourishment, shelter and...
When First 5 LA launched its Best Start pilot effort in 2008, the goal was to encourage parents, community-based organizations, local businesses and other community leaders to work together to transform neighborhoods into places where young children can grow up safe,...
Rafael González’s current role as director of First 5 LA’s Best Start Communities has brought him back full circle to the single most important lesson of his youth: it’s all about community. “It wasn’t so much a choice for me to go into social justice work – it was...
In a milestone step forward for Best Start Communities, First 5 LA's Commission recently allocated $413,033 for the City of Long Beach to work in collaboration with the Best Start Central Long Beach Community Partnership to implement strategies and activities...
Best Start program officers and partnership members recently joined civic leaders, educators and community members at the 23rd Annual Empowerment Congress Summit, where topics included decision-making, constituent involvement and the importance of early...
EN ESPAÑOL »Thanks to a strong and productive partnership between First 5 LA’s Best Start Northeast Valley Community and Pacoima Charter Elementary School, the school has developed a program, focusing on parents of children ages 0-5 in the San Fernando Valley, to help...
