Video: Community Resources on Display in Broadway-Manchester The First Annual Broadway-Manchester Gathering of Community Resources and Partners had a successful turnout with over 100 people in attendance, including several dozen representatives from local...
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Potter the Otter Makes a Splash at Drew CDC Event
The Best Start Watts-Willowbrook booth was a big hit at the Resource and Information Fair last month where nearly 400 community residents and children gathered to learn about free and low-cost resources in the area. The focus of the day was literacy and school...
Feria de Salud Unites Community
Tiny hands passed out books and brochures earlier this month as the children of volunteers for Best Start Panorama City & Neighbors did their part to promote an active and healthy lifestyle at the Feria de Salud (Health Fair) in Panorama City. Donning Best Start...
Video: Best Start East Los Angeles Hosts Play Day at Obregon Park
Why are Play Days so important? Watch as the Best Start East Los Angeles Community answers that question while enjoying a Play Day in Obregon Park on March 16, 2013. The event drew more than 200 people from the surrounding community to participate in more than a dozen...
What’s In the President’s Universal Preschool Plan?
President Obama sent a clear signal about the importance of early childhood education when he announced a proposal to make universal preschool available to all children nationwide. The plan includes a series of new investments intended as the foundation for a...
KIM BELSHE, FORMER SECRETARY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, SELECTED TO LEAD FIRST 5 LA
LOS ANGELES--------Kim Belshe has been named the new Executive Director of First 5 LA. Belshe, a veteran public administrator and nationally-recognized policy expert, will join the agency in early November. Belshe served as the Secretary of the California Health and...
Policy Pick: Children’s Council Bill
Late last week, the state Senate passed AB 823, one of several kid-friendly bills First 5 LA is supporting this year. The bill has the potential to improve services and programs serving young kids while eliminating duplicate efforts and maximizing resources. Authored...
Budget Brief: Senate Subcommittee Rejects TK Cuts, Defers Decision on Other Kids' Programs
Key legislators in the California Senate sent a message about the importance of early education when they rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminate the state transitional kindergarten program. Headed by Sen. Carol Liu (D-Glendale), the Senate Budget...
State Budget Update: Legislators Voting On Deep Cuts To Children’s Programs
Members of the State Assembly and Senate are voting on a finalized budget plan that includes deep cuts to a host of programs that young children, pregnant women and their families rely on for their most basic needs.State child care programs are among those being hit...
Policy Update: Health Insurers Resume Children’s Insurance Policies in Light of New State Law
Five health insurance companies rescinded their threats to stop selling new child-only policies in California, reversing direction just ahead of a new bill that will penalize carriers who adopt such practices. The initial decision to stop selling the policies came in...
