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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 &...
Learn More About First 5 LA
First 5 LA believes that the first 5 years of life establish the foundation for the future success of our children. We put parents at the center of our work, since parents and caregivers are at the...
First 5 LA’s Fiscal Year 16-17 Budget Aims to Make a Broader Impact for Children and Families Across L.A. County
Budget Advances Emphasis on Sustainable Public Financing, Public Policy and Systems-level Change LOS ANGELES – First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners today approved a fiscal year 2016-2017 budget that...
First 5 LA Names Daniela Pineda, Ph.D. as Vice President of Integration & Learning
LOS ANGELES– First 5 LA, a leading public grantmaking and child advocacy organization, today named Daniela Pineda, Ph.D. as Vice President of Integration & Learning. This position is part of a...
First 5 LA Names Kim Pattillo Brownson as Vice President of Policy & Strategy
LOS ANGELES– First 5 LA, a leading public grantmaking and child advocacy organization, today named Kim Pattillo Brownson as Vice President of Policy and Strategy. The position is one of five...
Early Childhood Matters – Issue 4
First 5 LA Raises its Voice for Young Children on Capitol Hill and other stories
