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Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget builds upon the robust leadership he and the Legislature demonstrated last year to prioritize young children. Once again, we see the Governor prioritizing a comprehensive approach to give our youngest...

Pictured L-R: (back row) Senior Government Affairs Strategist Jamie Zamora; Community Relations Officer Bill Gould; Vice President of Policy & Strategy Kim Pattillo Brownson; Director of Community Relations Rafael González; Early Care...

“We’re afraid,” Melissa Franklin confessed to the audience. “Of getting pregnant. Of having children. Because we’re afraid of dying.” Franklin, a Pritzker Fellow at First 5 LA, was one of several African American women who discusse...

Giving birth a third time with two toddlers in tow can be trying. Learning your son needs speech therapy can be scary. Becoming homeless is harrowing. These were the challenges facing Melissa and her family. But with the right ally — and a ...

Illustration by Gustavo Muniz Johanna, 23, was eight months pregnant last spring when she began the 1,656-mile journey from Guatemala to Texas. From there, she planned to travel on to the Santa Clarita Valley to be reunited with her husband a...

With the banner “Our county, our children, our commitment,” Los Angeles County leaders have earmarked 2020 as the year to focus on youth issues, including a strong focus on early childhood to strengthen the county’s social fabric in decades...

It began a year ago with the birth of First 5 LA’s North Star: a goal that by 2028, all children in Los Angeles County will enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school and life. On November 14, First 5 LA’s work was rapidly accelerated t...

This past year, a tide of federal regulatory proposals from the Trump Administration has come out against immigrant and low-income communities — and that tide has not receded. On the surface, these policies appear to primarily impact immigra...

Highlights from the November 14 Commission meeting include the approval of the 2020-2028 Strategic Plan and presentations on First 5 LA’s year-in-review. The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m., ...

Every year California’s state policy leaders make decisions impacting young children and their families in Los Angeles County, from allocating funds in the state budget to changing laws to establishing the rules and regulations that guide local...