First 5 LA hosted its first Facebook Live event in partnership with The Pump Station & Nurtury. During the 45-minute live Q & A, which was shared via the First 5 LA Parents Facebook page, Dr. Jill Campbell and First 5 LA Family Supports Director Barbara Andrade...
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Governor Delays Promised Investments in Young Children, Stalling Future Economic Growth LOS ANGELES – Despite continued growth in revenues, Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for FY 2017-18 eliminates promised investments for young children birth to age 5. Last...
Esteemed Community Leaders: As the New Year approaches, I’d like to offer some reflections on our work together to support children and families in our communities. We have come a long way, having started the first wave of the Building Stronger Families grants and...
Apreciables Líderes Comunitarios: Al acercarse el Año Nuevo, quisiera compartir con ustedes algunas reflexiones sobre el trabajo que hemos realizado para apoyar a la niñez y a las familias de nuestras comunidades. Hemos hecho grandes avances al haber iniciado la...
Sometimes, you just need to say “Thank You” . . . dozens and dozens of times.The 2nd Annual Best Start Leadership Appreciation event welcomed – and expressed gratitude to – close to 200 participants at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on December 10.The focus of the...
First 5 LA Helps Welcome New L.A. Compact Signers to Promote Education In a move that expands a broad coalition of governmental, business, nonprofit and civic organizations to benefit the youth of Los Angeles County, First 5 LA Executive Director Kim Belshé joined in...
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 November 10 Commission meeting, highlights include a warm welcome for a new...
Scattered amongst the office shelves and corners of Daniela Pineda’s desk are a bevy of notebooks in all shapes, sizes and colors. Enough, in fact, to give one pause for reflection: What does she do with all those notebooks? “Those are journals for my reflections,”...
“If you could give someone you love – your parents, grandparents, brother or sister – anything they want for a holiday present, what would it be?”
