Early Childhood Matters Provides Monthly In-Depth Features, Latest News on Giving Kids the Best Start
Amado Ulloa
Get the Facts: Details on the Zika Virus Disease
Click on the Links Below for the Latest News and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on the Zika Virus Disease from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Details and Latest News on the Zika Virus Disease Frequently Asked Questions About the Zika Virus...
First 5 LA Board of Commissioners Meeting Summary for January 14, 2016
These Commission Summaries are intended to provide highlights of the First 5 LA Board of Commissioners’ actions to advance the outcome areas of First 5 LA’s 2015-2020 Strategic Plan. At the January 14 Commission meeting, highlights include a presentation on First 5...
What We’re Doing: First 5 LA’s Latest News
Each month, Executive Director Kim Belshé reports to the Board the highlights and key developments made in the work of First 5 LA and the broader early childhood development landscape. This January, Belshé began by welcoming new Commission Chair and Los Angeles County...
Commissioners’ Corner: New Commissioners and a New Arrival Ring in the New Year
The New Year brought in a number of exciting new changes to First 5 LA’s Board. During the January 14 meeting, Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila James Kuehl was unanimously elected as Commission Chair for 2016, while Commissioner Judy Abdo was unanimously elected...
Success Story: Home Is Where the Heart Is
As a young child, Shaquan Wilson was separated from her mother and sent to live in a string of foster homes that shattered her sense of security. Nearly two decades later, a tearful separation was happening again – but this time to Wilson and her 1-year-old daughter,...
4 People and a Point to Ponder
First 5 LA’s vision is a future where every child prenatal to age 5 in Los Angeles County grows up healthy, protected and ready to succeed in school. Each month, we will ask people who work with, care for, or advocate on behalf of young children and their families in...
In Depth: Building Stronger Families
Ver en español» As a young child growing up, Maria Contreras bore witness to years of domestic abuse suffered by her mother. After she married and had children of her own, Contreras felt history cruelly repeat itself in her South Los Angeles home. For 10 years, her...
First 5 LA’s Social Media Channels
Engage with First 5 LA and get the latest news about how we help make a positive difference in the lives of children on First 5 LA's Facebook page. Parents, check out the First 5 LA Parent page, where you will find all the latest tips on parenting, child development,...
First 5 LA Commission Names New Chair and Vice-Chair For 2016
Supervisor Kuehl Calls Commission’s Work Important, Plans to Focus on Creating Partnerships, Alternative Sources of Funding to Help Support First 5 LA’s Mission LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila James Kuehl was unanimously elected as Chair of the...
