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Best Start Communities Help Literacy Take Flight for Families
by Amado Ulloa | Sep 12, 2014 | Articles, Best Start, News & Resources
Parents and their children from Best Start Communities are participating in the Flights of Fantasy Story Theatre “Engaging Family in Literacy” Workshops, which informs parents about the important...
Bridging the Child Care Gap
by Amado Ulloa | Jul 28, 2014 | Articles, News & Resources
First 5 LA will help preserve more than 3,200 child care slots at 11 nonprofit child development providers in Los Angeles County through an investment in the Los Angeles Early Childhood Education...
Strategic Plan 2015-2020
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 10, 2014 | Articles
First 5 LA's 2015-20 Strategic Plan: Focusing for the Future presents an exciting opportunity for First 5 LA to achieve greater clarity, direction and focus for impact and sustainability for the...
Policy-Advocacy Fund
by Amado Ulloa | Jun 1, 2014 | Articles
The Early Care and Education Policy and Advocacy Fund (ECE PAF) is a five-year, $15 million investment. The fund is created to strengthen existing advocacy efforts and help create new opportunities...
Community Member Spotlight: Severiana Pablo
by Amado Ulloa | May 28, 2014 | Articles, News & Resources
Severiana Pablo has lived her 58 years by one simple creed:“One might have a little but we still have to share what we have.”Severiana has done just that as a participant in Best Start Panorama City...
Groundbreaking for New Tot Park in South LA
by Amado Ulloa | May 16, 2014 | Articles, Best Start, News & Resources
First 5 LA and Best Start celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Avalon and Gage tot park for children and families in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 3.The 1/3-acre park, which will be completed in...
VIDEO: Central Long Beach Embarks on “Learning by Doing” Journey
by Amado Ulloa | May 6, 2014 | Articles, Best Start, News & Resources
Throughout Los Angeles County, Best Start Community Partnerships have embarked on the “Learning by Doing” journey – Best Start‘s approach to Community Capacity Building. Partnerships are...
A Dynamic Duo in Broadway-Manchester
by Amado Ulloa | Apr 28, 2014 | Articles, News & Resources
While First Lady Michelle Obama’s health and fitness campaign “Let’s Move” is helping focus the spotlight on raising a healthier generation of kids, Priscilla Melendez and G. JoAnn Smith are leading...
Best Start Families Framework Rolls Out
by Amado Ulloa | Apr 7, 2014 | Articles, Best Start, News & Resources
First 5 LA has recently undertaken the rollout phase of the Best Start Families Framework, or BSFF, at each of the 14 Best Start Communities, marking a significant step in the initial implementation...
Change Dashboard
by Amado Ulloa | Apr 7, 2014 | Articles
