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?”
A little boy who hates school gains new sight and insight. A mother of a baby girl with Down syndrome is uplifted by caring professionals. A single father learns from others how to be a better parent himself . . . then returns the favor. As a gift to our newsletter...
On September 19, 2016, First 5 LA staff colleagues (Antoinette, Barbara, Christie, Christina A., Daniela, Janaya, Jennifer C., Jennifer C., Jessica M., John W., Kim B., Kim P.B., Manuel, Marcella, Natasha & Tara) attended the Annual Southern California Grantmakers...
As watchful eyes focus on how the White House and Congress transition to a new administration, what remains unclear is how these changes will steer early childhood priorities decided in Washington, D.C. that could impact child care, health, early education and more...
As a young boy growing up in Oakland, Carl Gayden was, well, a bit spoiled. “What kid has a G.I. Joe aircraft carrier?” he recalled. But behind the Toys “R” Us shopping sprees was an emptiness brought upon by his parents’ marriage woes, which led to divorce and a move...
