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Low birth weight. Low-performing schools. Poverty.When Best Start expanded beyond Metro LA in 2009, these were among the risk factors for young children, along with geographic, racial and ethnic...

From engaging in “Learning by Doing” to organizing local resource fairs, and hosting health insurance forums to improving communication of community issues, see some of the ways Best Start works to...

Jeff Schnaufer | First 5 LA...

When First 5 LA launched its Best Start pilot effort in 2008, the goal was to encourage parents, community-based organizations, local businesses and other community leaders to work together to...

In a milestone step forward for Best Start Communities, First 5 LA's Commission recently allocated $413,033 for the City of Long Beach to work in collaboration with the Best Start Central Long Beach...

Best Start program officers and partnership members recently joined civic leaders, educators and community members at the 23rd Annual Empowerment Congress Summit, where topics included...

EN ESPAÑOL »Thanks to a strong and productive partnership between First 5 LA’s Best Start Northeast Valley Community and Pacoima Charter Elementary School, the school has developed a program,...

Sometimes a small, local project can make a big difference, even across borders.As a stay-at-home mother of two young girls and an active leader in the Best Start Panorama City & Neighbors...