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March 10, 2022 Board of Commissioners Meeting Summary
Mar 30, 2022 | Articles, News & Resources, Our Board
March 30, 2022 First 5 LA's...

Celebrating Women’s History Month
Mar 8, 2022 | Articles, News & Resources
March is Women’s History Month! Celebrated annually, Women’s History Month is a time for recognizing the critical contributions women have made to history, while raising awareness about gender bias and promoting solutions toward greater gender equality. The origins...

Healthy Beginnings: How Home Visiting Partnerships with Managed-Care Plans Give Kids the Best Start to a Healthy Life
Feb 24, 2022 | Articles, Blogs, Home Visiting Programs, News & Resources
February 24. 2022 An old adage says: “An ounce of...

Re-envisioning the ACEs Screening Experience for Families and CBO
Feb 24, 2022 | Articles, News & Resources, Trauma and Resiliency-Informed Systems Change (TRISC)
February 24, 2022 The full impact of traumatic experiences can’t be understated,...

February 10, 2022 Board of Commissioners Meeting Summary
Feb 24, 2022 | Articles, News & Resources, Our Board
February 24, 2022 First 5...

Family and Community-Based Organization Experiences in Screening for and Treating ACES
Feb 23, 2022 | Articles, News & Resources, Trauma and Resiliency-Informed Systems Change (TRISC)
January 2022 ACEs Aware is an initiative launched by the California Department of Health Care Services and the Office of the California Surgeon General with the goal to reduce ACEs by half in one generation. First 5 LA, as part of a provider engagement grant with ACEs...

Welcome Baby Orientation & Protocol Manual
Feb 4, 2022 | Articles
Welcome Baby Orientation & Protocol Manual (Revised as of 11/30/21) Purpose: This document describes the criteria that new Welcome Baby sites must meet to demonstrate the extent that the program is being implemented as designed. It is critical to adhere to the...

A Blueprint to Build On: What Gov. Newsom’s Proposed 2022-23 State Budget Means for Early Childhood and Family-Serving Systems
Jan 27, 2022 | Articles, Author: Charna Widby, News & Resources, Policy Agenda
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Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Provides $520,000 Support for Maternal/Infant Health Programs in Los Angeles and San Diego
Jan 25, 2022 | News & Resources, Press Room
Funding will support First 5 LA’s Welcome Baby and Select Home Visiting programs and For The Village’s free doula services and education program Editor's note: This release has been updated to reflect the nature of the investments. LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO, Calif....

L.A. Care – Help Me Grow LA Evaluation Request for Proposals (RFP)
Jan 24, 2022 | Articles, Closed Funding Opportunity
POSTING DATE: January 24, 2022 CLOSING DATE: 5:00 p.m. PT on February 22, 2022 UPDATE on February 16, 2022: - Under the Questions and Answers section, the Questions and Answers document has been posted ELIGIBLE PROPOSERS Proposers must meet the following minimum...