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What happened to you? Changing How We Address the Impacts of Childhood Trauma
By Pegah Faed, DrPH, MPH Senior Program Officer, Health Systems First 5 LA What is the impact of one stable and nurturing relationship? The children of SaintA and the families of Nia Imani Family Center in Milwaukee will tell you it can change the trajectory of a...
Throwing Knowledge at Problems First, Then Funding
By Daniela Pineda, Vice President, Integration & Learning, First 5 LA Sometimes all you need is a hug one hundred million dollars. That’s the premise behind 100&Change, the MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million grant competition to fund a single proposal designed to...
Early Childhood Matters – Issue #24
4 Kids and a Question: Valentine’s Day
Parents’ Point of View: Flu Season
Commission Summary for February 8, 2018
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. Highlights from the February 8 Commission meeting include an announcement of the...
Early Childhood Matters – Issue #23
Off to a Good Start
Oh, what a difference a year makes. In January 2017, Yanci Panameno was “saddened” when Governor Jerry Brown released his budget proposal for the 2017–18 fiscal year, which would have suspended funding for nearly 3,000 new preschool slots in the state. At the time,...
First 5 LA Applauds Governor Brown For Prioritizing California’s Youngest Children and Families in Proposed Budget
LOS ANGELES – Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for FY 2018-19 takes a significant step forward in prioritizing children from birth to age 5. In this third and final year of promised multi-year funding, Governor Brown fulfills his commitment to expand access and...
