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Connecting Points: Are We There Yet?
By Kim Belshé, Executive Director of First 5 LAThe Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated, at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings...
Media Coverage Archive: Separation of Migrant Families
This comprehensive archive includes news coverage starting June 11, 2018, organized alphabetically by media outlet. The final category is "Other" and includes stories by outlets with only one or two...
Lest We Forget the Fathers
Jeff Schnaufer | First 5 LA Writer &...
Tales of Two Dads
Most of us know that Father’s Day is celebrated in June, but how many of us are aware that the nation’s 1.3 million stepfathers have an unofficial day of their own — Stepfather’s Day — celebrated...
Early Childhood Matters – Issue #28
Bordering on Inhumanity: Trump’s Policy of Forcibly Separating Migrant Families Deliberately Causing Trauma to Children
By Kim Belshé, Executive Director, First 5 LA In recent weeks, the Trump administration’s new border crossing policy has separated more than 2,000 children from their migrant parents....
Budget Update: Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
By Kim Belshé, Executive Director of First 5 LA Earlier this week Legislative leaders passed the State Budget for the Fiscal Year that begins on July 1, 2018. We anticipate Governor Brown will sign...
Progress Made for California’s Children and Families in State Budget
Stage Set for Future Leaders to Deepen Commitment to Investments in Home Visiting, Early Care & Education LOS ANGELES – Today, the California Legislature approved the $200 billion state budget...
Connecting Points: Budgeting for the Future
By Kim Belshé, Executive Director, First 5 LA The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated, at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings...
Co-Creating an Oasis: A New Context for Care of African American Mothers
First 5 LA Commissioned a focus group of 100 black woman about their experiences with the health care system as well as pregnancy to further understand the impact of racism on a black woman’s well...
