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Looking to the Future of Early Childhood in California: An Analysis of Gov. Newsom’s Proposed 2020-2021 Budget
After the groundbreaking and historic investments made in early childhood last year, early childhood advocates and families across the Golden State eagerly awaited the unveiling of California...
Making the News: Paid Family Leave Cont.
Presidential Election 2020 Refinery 29: Where The 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand On Paid Family LeaveOn Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Rosa DeLauro reintroduced the Family...
Making the News: Who Really Pays for Family Leave? Who Should? A Conversation Worth Having
Did you know 40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense? Now imagine that emergency expense comes in the form lost wages. Missing just three days of work from a $15-an-hour job to care...
What We’re Doing: Winter 2020
Pictured L-R: California Strategies Partner Monique Ramos; California State Board of Education Executive Director Karen Stapf Walters; Vice President of Policy & Strategy Kim Pattillo Brownson;...
Engaging Families Through Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors: It Starts with a Single Story
Christine Tran | First 5 LA Family Supports Program...
Countdown to the Census
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles in the coming months by First 5 LA exploring the importance of counting young children during Census 2020.) [module:cb-Plain Text:24] While...
A California Budget Proposal that Prioritizes Young Children
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...
Early Childhood Matters Newsletter – December 2019
Stay up to date on the latest news from First 5 LA by subscribing to our Early Childhood Matters newsletter via the sign-up below.Early Childhood Matters is a once-a-month newsletter covering the...
What We’re Doing: December 2019
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...
Breaking Past Cycles of Intergenerational Trauma
“It’s easy to hand down trauma.” These were the words spoken by California’s Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, on the second episode of “OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation,” a...
