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Bringing Vision to Action: Karla Pleitéz Howell Introduces 2024-2029 Strategic Plan Initiatives and Tactics
Karla Pleitéz Howell | First 5 LA Executive...
First 5 LA Board Approves New Financial Plan, Discusses Strategic Plan Implementation
Following a summer hiatus, First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners reconvened in person for its October 9 meeting. Highlights of the agenda included a vote on an update to First 5 LA's Long-Term...
Keeping the Momentum: Community Members Continue to Help Shape First 5 LA Strategic Plan
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer October 21, 2024 Hopeful, one person typed into the chat box. Inspired, said another participant. Heard, added a third person. The responses continued: Excited....
Filipino American History Month 2024: Pioneers of Change
October 2024 According to historians, the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza made landfall at Morro Bay on a foggy, overcast day in October, four-hundred thirty-seven years ago. That ship,...
A Sisterhood for Saving Lives
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer September 17, 2024 How fostering connections in one of L.A.'s largest regions can help in the fight against Black infant and maternal mortality. We got this. We...
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Pioneers of Change
September 2024 September 15 marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time when we commemorate the rich tapestry of history, traditions, culture and contributions of Hispanic...
FIRST 5 LA ANUNCIA A AUREA MONTES-RODRÍGUEZ COMO NUEVA VICEPRESIDENTA DE PARTICIPACIÓN COMUNITARIA Y POLÍTICAS
Líder de la comunidad de larga trayectoria elegida para ayudar a guiar a la Organización de Abogacía para la Primera Infancia más grande del Condado de Los Ángeles, poniendo al centro la Voz...
FIRST 5 LA ANNOUNCES AUREA MONTES-RODRIGUEZ AS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT AND POLICY
September 4, 2024 Long-time Community Leader Chosen to Help Guide L.A. County’s Largest Early Childhood Advocacy Organization, Centering Community Voice, Racial Equity and Social Justice. LOS...
Celebrating Transgender History Month: Shaping the Future of Inclusive and Equitable Perinatal Care for All Families
Erika Witt | Policy Analyst August 26, 2024 This August, California celebrates its first annual Transgender History Month, honoring the rich history and contributions of transgender...
First 5 Network Responds to State Budget Impacting California’s Youngest Children
Worst of proposed cuts to early childhood investments averted. First 5 Network remains cautiously optimistic on delayed program expansions SACRAMENTO, CA (July 1, 2024) – The First 5 Network today...
