News & Resources
First 5 LA Extends Sympathy Following the Passing of Rob Reiner, Film Industry Legend and Early Childhood Advocate
December 16, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) – First 5 LA extends heartfelt sympathies to the Reiner family and to all those affected by the passing of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner....
First 5 LA Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
Statutes require First 5 LA to annually issue a report of its financial position and activity. Below are the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports of the Los Angeles County Children and Families...
October Commission Meeting: Board Reviews Equity Index and Strategic Plan
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer November 19, 2025 First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners convened in person on October 9. During the meeting, members approved the submission of First 5 LA’s Annual...
November Board Meeting Recap: Mental Models for Change
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer November 19, 2025 The Board of Commissioners convened on November 13 for its last meeting of the year. During the meeting, Commissioners approved the annual...
Community Voice for Housing Equity Request for Proposals (RFP)
POSTING DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2025 DUE DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) UPDATE(S): December 4, 2025: The Community Voice for Housing Equity RFP Q&A has been posted under the ...
Systems Change Starts in the Community: Transformation Through the Early Childhood Policy and Advocacy Fund
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer November 19, 2025 Child care providers have long played an important role in combating food insecurity among children, with some providers reporting even spending...
Dual Language Learner (DLL) Communications Campaign Evaluation Request for Proposals (RFP)
POSTING DATE: NOVEMBER 17, 2025 DUE DATE: DECEMBER 10, 2025 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time (PT) UPDATE(S): December 4, 2025: The following has been posted under the Questions and Answers section: Dual...
Strategic Communications and Social Media Services Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
POSTING DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2025 DUE DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (PT) UPDATE(S): November 13, 2025: The following has been posted under the Questions and Answers section: Strategic...
Governor Newsom Appoints First 5 LA President and CEO Karla Pleitéz Howell to California’s Early Childhood Policy Council
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 30, 2025) - First 5 LA President and CEO Karla Pleitéz Howell has been appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as a member of the State’s Early Childhood Policy Council....
Becoming History
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer October 6, 2025 "What we have yet to grasp is that identity is not something to which we can go back; that it is what we have become, what we are at the moment....
