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They Help Parents Rescue their Children; One of the Goals is to Increase the Possibilities of Success
First 5 LA would like to acknowledge the Trauma-Informed Care workgroup’s support for this feature in Hoy Los Angeles, the LA Times' Spanish language newspaper.Originally penned by Selene Rivera,...
VIDEO: A Community’s Voice: The Creation of Best Start Metro LA’s Newsletter
How do you write the stories that YOU want to read and then get them published? This microdumentary follows members of the Best Start Metro LA (BSMLA) Communications Task Force as they attend a...
Final California Budget Includes Significant Investments for Quality Early Childhood Education Programs and Services
As a leading early childhood education advocate, First 5 LA thanks the Governor and the California State Assembly and Senate for making the state’s youngest learners a top priority LOS ANGELES – In...
4 People and a Point to Ponder – “What is the Best Advice Your Dad Has Ever Given You?”
First 5 LA’s vision is a future where every child prenatal to age 5 in Los Angeles County grows up healthy, protected and ready to succeed in school. Each month, we will ask people who work with,...
Help Me Grow–LA Launches to Improve Developmental Outcomes
Years ago, First 5 LA Commissioner Cynthia Harding said reaching out for help about her child's development left her feeling confused and helpless. “The pediatrician said I shouldn't get her...
Commissioner’s Corner – Best Wishes to Suzanne Bostwick and Welcome to Brandon Nichols
Two significant changes to the First 5 LA Board took place in May: Commissioner Suzanne Bostwick retired from her four-year role as a Board alternate and Brandon Nichols launched his role as a First...
Commission Summary for May 12 Board Meeting
“Home visiting is a great area of potential partnership between First 5 LA and the County.” - Board Chair and L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl These Commission Summaries are intended to provide...
New Budget for 2016-17, New Leader Joins Team
Highlighting the agency’s commitment to living within its means during a declining funding curve, First 5 LA’s Commission unanimously approved a new, $161.5 million budget on June 9 for fiscal year...
LAUP and First 5 LA Enter New Chapter Together
Sometimes a conclusion becomes the first chapter of a new beginning. (LAUP) is in transition from the past into the future. After providing high quality affordable preschool to children of working...
A Most Welcome Visitor
Jeff Schnaufer | First 5 LA Writer &...
