Removed From Her Own Mother at Age 5, Alisha Burch Becomes a Second Mother to New Moms While construction workers lug hammers and wrenches in metal tool boxes to erect new houses, Alisha Burch often hauls an equally heavy load — her traumatic childhood memories — in...
Highlights from the July12 Commission meeting include a unique, interactive “gallery walk” to update and receive input from Board members on First 5 LA’s Impact Framework progress and process, as well as approval of two key amendments, one new strategic partnership...
Tiffany’s first child passed away only days after being born. Not long afterward, she discovered she was pregnant. Six months later her son, Deshaun, was born premature, fighting for his life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “He was on life support and I thought...
By Kim Belshé, Executive Director of First 5 LAThe 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...
This comprehensive archive includes news coverage starting June 11, 2018, organized alphabetically by media outlet. The final category is "Other" and includes stories by outlets with only one or two stories about the topic. This is a living document and will be...
June 25, 2018 Two decades ago, Larry...
Most of us know that Father’s Day is celebrated in June, but how many of us are aware that the nation’s 1.3 million stepfathers have an unofficial day of their own — Stepfather’s Day — celebrated the following Sunday? In this special blog, we take a moment to learn a...
By Kim Belshé, Executive Director, First 5 LA In recent weeks, the Trump administration’s new border crossing policy has separated more than 2,000 children from their migrant parents. Heart-wrenching photographs of small children in cages at federal processing...
