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Early Childhood Matters Newsletter – May 2019
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All Together Now: A Budget Vision for Early Childhood Development
Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced revisions to his proposed state budget for the 2019–2020 state fiscal year, a $213.5 billion spending plan strengthened by higher-than-expected...
Treasured Moments in Advocacy: Highlights from Advocacy Day 2019
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Statement from Executive Director Kim Belshé on State Senate and State Assembly’s Proposed California State Budget
LOS ANGELES –First 5 LA today released the following statement from Executive Director Kim Belshé regarding the California State Senate and State Assembly’s passage of their proposed State Budget:...
Where Are We Now? Key Learnings from Regional Networks in the Best Start Communities, One Year Later
Written by Communities Program Officers Roxana Martinez & Hector GutierrezWhen you propose a new way of doing things, there are many questions that present themselves:“Is this the best way of moving...
What We’re Doing: May 2019
Pictured L–R: [Top] Government Affairs Strategist Anais Duran; Director of Strategic Partnerships Jennifer Pippard; Vice President of Policy and Strategy Kim Pattillo Brownson; Chief of Staff to...
#First5Live: Making Family-Friendly Spaces with Sincerely Mama’s Kelly McKnight
How can you make a difference in your community? Kelly McKnight of Sincerely Mama joined First 5 LA Communications Director Gabriel Sanchez on May 11 for a Q&A on Facebook Live where they discussed...
Commission Meeting Summary for May 9, 2019
Commission Calendarhere
California’s New Surgeon General: It’s working in South LA, will it work for kids statewide?
California’s first Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, has long regarded healing childhood trauma as a key to improving public health. On April 30 she visited South Los Angeles to see...
Statement from Executive Director Kim Belshé on Governor Newsom’s May Revision to the California State Budget
LOS ANGELES – First 5 LA today released the following statement from Executive Director Kim Belshé responding to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision to the State Budget:“Governor Newsom’s actions...
