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A Capitol Day for Early Childhood Advocacy
On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Sacramento, First 5 LA Commissioner Yvette Martinez spoke with a fourth grade teacher about the lack of early developmental screenings for young children,...
Commission Meeting Summary for May 10, 2018
Highlights from the May 10 Commission meeting include approval to amend a Strategic Partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health for up to $10.1 million over five years as the...
Young Best Start Moms Take Their Case to State Capitol
Jeff Schnaufer | First 5 LA Writer &...
Taking a Stand – as a Child, a Mom and an Advocate
By Fabiola Montiel, Community Relations Program Officer May 31, 2018 I began standing up for young children when I was only a 7-year-old child. When I was growing up in Mexico, a young boy named Noe...
Early Childhood Matters – Issue #27
Parents and Communities Create New Local Leadership for First 5 LA Place-based Effort
New, Regional Structure of Best Start Communities Intended to Help Amplify Voices for Young Kids LOS ANGELES – Acting on broad-based input gathered from the communities it serves, First 5 LA...
Governor Brown Urged to Build Legacy as a Champion for California’s Youngest Children
Download this press release » First 5 LA Urges Billion Dollar Investment in Early Learning for Infants and Toddlers Backs Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders’ Inclusion of First-ever State-level Support...
Lawmakers Urged to Recognize Importance of Young Children at First 5 Advocacy Day 2018
Capitol Lawn Event Marks 20th Anniversary of Voters' Approval of Prop 10 that Created First 5 Network, Honors Several State Legislators as "Champions for Children" First 5 commissions representing...
Connecting Points: Achieving Lasting Change for L.A.’s Youngest Children
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...
To Serve Better, Share
By Daniela Pineda, Ph.D. In this digital society, we share ideas freely on Pinterest, give our opinions on products online and learn from “how-to” videos on YouTube. But once we step foot in the...
