News & Resources


First 5 LA Names JR Nino as Chief Operating Officer
by Fraser Hammersly | May 24, 2022 | News & Resources, Press Room
LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2022) – First 5 LA, a leading grantmaker and early childhood advocacy organization, today announced JR Nino as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this senior leadership...

Celebrating the Intersectionality of API and LGBTQ+ Identities
by Fraser Hammersly | May 19, 2022 | Blogs, Celebrating DEI, News & Resources
Abigail Proff | First 5 LA Contract Compliance...

The First 5 Network Responds to Governor Newsom’s May Budget Revision
by Fraser Hammersly | May 18, 2022 | News & Resources, Press Room
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Flood FRSA, First 5 Association of California (530) 556-0920, melanie@first5association.org May Revision Provides an Opportunity to Advance a Whole-Child,...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND FIRST 5 LA LAUNCH HELP ME GROW LA TO SUPPORT CHILD DEVELOPMENT
by Fraser Hammersly | May 17, 2022 | Help Me Grow, News & Resources, Press Room
MEDIA CONTACTS: First 5 LA Marlene Fitzsimmons (213) 482-7807 mfitzsimmons@first5la.org LA County Department of Public Health (213) 240-8144 media@ph.lacounty.gov May 17, 2022 Help Me Grow LA is a...

Beyond Just Data, Connecting with Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders
by Fraser Hammersly | May 12, 2022 | Articles, Blogs, Celebrating DEI, News & Resources
Pilar Diaz | Communities Program Officer, Center for...

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month – Honoring the diaspora through Identity and Representation
by Fraser Hammersly | May 4, 2022 | Articles, Blogs, Celebrating DEI
Jonathan Nomachi | First 5 LA Communities Program...

Kim Belshé Releases Statement Responding to Leaked Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion
by Josh Woolf | May 4, 2022 | News & Resources, Press Room
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
by Fraser Hammersly | Apr 29, 2022 | Articles, Celebrating DEI, News & Resources
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month! Celebrated annually, the designated time honors the broad range of nationalities that have immigrated to the United States from the...

The First 5 Network Joins Forces in the Name of Young Kids and Families at First 5 Advocacy Day
by Fraser Hammersly | Apr 28, 2022 | Articles, Author: Jeff Schnaufer, News & Resources, Policy Agenda
Jeff Schnaufer | First 5 LA Writer &...

Making the News: The child care shortage: Why paying parking attendants more than child care providers is bad for the economy
by Fraser Hammersly | Apr 28, 2022 | Articles, Early Care & Education Investments in Workforce, News & Resources
Katie Kurtuz-Ulloa | First 5 LA Commuications...