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Legislative Agenda
SB 982 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB982Senator Holly MitchellThis bill would change the sums from which the family’s income is to be deducted to...
Connecting Points: Focused on the Work Ahead
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...
Commission Meeting Summary for March 8
These Commission Summaries are intended to provide highlights of the First 5 LA Board of Commissioners’ actions to advance the outcome areas of First 5 LA’s 2015–2020 Strategic Plan. Highlights from...
Champion for Children Jennifer Pippard: It’s All about Relationships
Imagine as a child having the freedom to bring up any topic for discussion as desired during family meals? For Jennifer Pippard, it was a wonderful way to grow up. “We often laugh now that the food...
Parents POV: Reading to your Child
4 Kids and a Question: National Reading Month
Learning as a Strategic Asset
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. KennedyWhat’s the best way to begin an article on learning? Why a pop quiz, of course!Which of the following facts about...
Early Childhood Matters – Issue #25
What happened to you? Changing How We Address the Impacts of Childhood Trauma
By Pegah Faed, DrPH, MPH Senior Program Officer, Health Systems First 5 LA What is the impact of one stable and nurturing relationship? The children of SaintA and the families of Nia Imani Family...
Throwing Knowledge at Problems First, Then Funding
By Daniela Pineda, Vice President, Integration & Learning, First 5 LA Sometimes all you need is a hug one hundred million dollars. That’s the premise behind 100&Change, the MacArthur Foundation’s...
