“Are you the teacher whose parents are from...
Amado Ulloa
Countdown to the Census
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles in the coming months by First 5 LA exploring the importance of counting young children during Census 2020.) [module:cb-Plain Text:24] While the countdown to the new year may be over, the launch of the most...
A California Budget Proposal that Prioritizes Young Children
Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget builds upon the robust leadership he and the Legislature demonstrated last year to prioritize young children. Once again, we see the Governor prioritizing a comprehensive approach to give our youngest children the best start in...
Early Childhood Matters Newsletter – December 2019
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What We’re Doing: December 2019
Pictured L-R: (back row) Senior Government Affairs Strategist Jamie Zamora; Community Relations Officer Bill Gould; Vice President of Policy & Strategy Kim Pattillo Brownson; Director of Community Relations Rafael González; Early Care & Education Senior Program...
Breaking Past Cycles of Intergenerational Trauma
“It’s easy to hand down trauma.” These were the words spoken by California’s Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, on the second episode of “OWN Spotlight: Black Women OWN the Conversation,” a new series on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network that features roundtable...
Birth Equity Summit Explores the Link Between Racism and Black Infant Deaths
December 18, 2019 “We’re afraid,” Melissa Franklin confessed to the audience....
An Ally Through Adversity
Giving birth a third time with...
From Detention to DULCE: An Immigrant Mother’s Tale
Illustration by Gustavo Muniz ...
2020 to be Los Angeles County’s Year to Advance Early Childhood Education
With the banner “Our county, our children, our commitment,” Los Angeles County leaders have earmarked 2020 as the year to focus on youth issues, including a strong focus on early childhood to strengthen the county’s social fabric in decades to come. Los Angeles...
