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Keeping Cool and Staying Fit in Palmdale
The sound of children playing drowned out the quiet roar of the air conditioning this weekend at the Palmdale Learning Plaza auditorium.The Get Up, Get Fit Palmdale event, planned by the more than...
First 5 LA Listens and Learns from Best Start Communities
Members of the Best Start East LA Advisory Committee share ideas with Kim Belshé.In an effort to dig into the key questions about the strategies, results and ways to measure progress in Best Start,...
Video: Walking Tour and Resource Fair Attracts Hundreds in Watts
Video: Walking Tour and Resource Fair Attracts Hundreds in Watts On Saturday, May 18, 2013, Best Start Watts-Willowbrook hosted a Resource Fair at Ted Watkins Park in Watts that attracted more than...
Video: Community Resources on Display in Broadway-Manchester
Video: Community Resources on Display in Broadway-Manchester The First Annual Broadway-Manchester Gathering of Community Resources and Partners had a successful turnout with over 100 people in...
IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BUDGET PROPOSAL STATEMENT FROM FIRST 5 LA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KIM BELSHÉ
We commend President Obama for recognizing the value of preschool for young children and welcome federal leadership and resources to expand quality early learning opportunities for young...
Potter the Otter Makes a Splash at Drew CDC Event
The Best Start Watts-Willowbrook booth was a big hit at the Resource and Information Fair last month where nearly 400 community residents and children gathered to learn about free and low-cost...
Feria de Salud Unites Community
Tiny hands passed out books and brochures earlier this month as the children of volunteers for Best Start Panorama City & Neighbors did their part to promote an active and healthy lifestyle at the...
Video: Best Start East Los Angeles Hosts Play Day at Obregon Park
Why are Play Days so important? Watch as the Best Start East Los Angeles Community answers that question while enjoying a Play Day in Obregon Park on March 16, 2013. The event drew more than 200...
What’s In the President’s Universal Preschool Plan?
President Obama sent a clear signal about the importance of early childhood education when he announced a proposal to make universal preschool available to all children nationwide. The plan includes...
KIM BELSHE, FORMER SECRETARY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, SELECTED TO LEAD FIRST 5 LA
LOS ANGELES--------Kim Belshe has been named the new Executive Director of First 5 LA. Belshe, a veteran public administrator and nationally-recognized policy expert, will join the agency in early...
