News & Resources

First 5s: Trump Proposal to Recalculate Federal Poverty Level Will Hurt Millions of California Children
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 21, 2019 | Articles, Press Room
ALAMEDA, CA – First 5 Association of California, First 5 California, and First 5 LA today announced their opposition to the Trump Administration’s proposal to recalculate the Federal Poverty Level...
Color Copier/Printer Invitation to Bid (ITB)
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 21, 2019 | Articles
Updated - Deadline Extended to July 24, 2019 Updated - Questions and Answers posted 6/28/2019 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Service support unit must be located in Los Angeles County Minimum of five (5)...

L.A. Mayor Garcetti: Mayors Should Do More for Youngest Constituents
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 20, 2019 | Articles, Author: Christina Hoag
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is urging his counterparts throughout L.A. County to increase efforts to provide quality preschool and child care to their youngest residents, noting that less than...

Family Place Libraries Initiative: Then and Now
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 17, 2019 | Articles, Author: Fraser Hammersly, News & Resources
“Shhh… no playing in the library!”Unlike typical library rules, these aren’t words you’ll hear in the family section of the Los Angeles County Carson Library. Home to the second and only West Coast...

When I Became a Father, I Learned Asking Can Be a Form of Advocacy
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles, Author: Gabriel Sanchez, Blogs
As a 20-year veteran of California politics and public affairs, I used to define advocacy as organizing marches, canvassing neighborhoods door-to-door, and staging press conferences to influence...

Early Identification and Intervention Issue Briefs
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 4, 2019 | Articles, Data / Reports, News & Resources
Click here to read Issue Brief 1. Click here to read Issue Brief 2. On May 29, 2019 First 5 LA Health Systems Department released two early identification and intervention issue briefs and...

RESOURCE: Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development
by Amado Ulloa | May 29, 2019 | Articles, News & Resources
On May 29, 2019 Princeton University and the Brookings Institution released the latest volume of “The Future of Children” — a journal that promotes effective, evidence-based policies and programs...

Early Childhood Matters Newsletter – May 2019
by Amado Ulloa | May 28, 2019 | Articles, Early Childhood Matters Newsletters
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All Together Now: A Budget Vision for Early Childhood Development
by Amado Ulloa | May 28, 2019 | Articles, Author: Peter Barth, Blogs
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
by Amado Ulloa | May 28, 2019 | Articles, Author: Jeff Schnaufer, News & Resources
Jeff Schnaufer | First 5 LA...