California’s Tax Credit Helps Working Families If you are working and pay taxes, you may be eligible for a California Earned Income Tax Credit that can give you a refund — or reduce your family’s taxes — by thousands of dollars. And if you have young children, you can...
Resources for Families During the Holiday Season Los Angeles County has the resources to help make the 2020 holiday season brighter — and First 5 LA is here to help connect parents to the information and services that can help improve the lives of L.A. County children...
Adoptive Families: Parent Stories & Resources Did you know that 1 of every 50 American children is adopted? That’s 1.5 million kids — around 135,000 new adoptees a year. Celebrate National Adoption Day this November by learning more… Advocates note that adoption...
COVID-19: Health Insurance Resources According to the health care advocacy group Families USA, COVID-19 has resulted in record unemployment –– and record numbers of people losing health insurance. Between February and May, 2020, the number of uninsured adults rose by...
5 Ways For Your Family to Support Race Equity How can your family contribute to making a positive change to support race equity? Here are five ways to teach, model and actively participate in creating a more equitable world: Read books with diverse characters and...
Celebrating Diversity: Resources for LGBTQ+ Parents According to UCLA’s Williams Institute, over 110,000 couples falling into one or more of the diverse identities that make up LBGTQ+ are raising children in the U.S. –– and that number is expected to quadruple in the...
Parents Ask: What Can We Do to Address Inequality and Racism?If you are feeling overwhelmed by the long-simmering — and long-standing — tensions brought about by racism, unequal treatment and inequities, you’re not alone. And under the umbrella of being overwhelmed...
First 5 LA’s Resources for Books for Children on Race and DiscriminationTalking with children about the issues and protests surrounding acts of police and the death of George Floyd is important — but may be hard to begin. Here are some resources for books for children...
Lessons Learned: Talking with Kids about Racism and InequalitySilence about race reinforces racism, say experts. Parents who are people of color have shared that they talk with their children as early as three years old about race to help them cope with what they may...
First 5 LA’s Resources for Talking to Kids about Race and Racial Inequity Silence about race reinforces racism. Talking about race and racism with children is an important way to begin to address systemic societal issues. Here are resources on having conversations...
