Just one home visit this year from the Antelope Valley Partners for Health and a chat about volunteering inspired Lancaster single mom Shelby Brown to become a Community Information Ambassador. First 5 LA grantee AVPH partnered with Best Start Palmdale and Best Start...
When Natalya Seals recently went to the Visión y Compromiso 14th annual Conference of Promotores, Leaders and Community Workers in Ontario for the first time, she did something she doesn’t usually do. She cried. The Best Start Metro Los Angeles member and single mom...
Connecting the dots between strengthening families and building community, the latest “snapshot” by the Children’s Data Network (CDN) at the University of Southern California School of Social Work highlights the efforts underway in a number of Best Start Communities...
First 5 LA wants to congratulate Best Start Metro LA on their vision of empowering parents as leaders in the community through a Culture of Respect campaign. More than 1000 Best Start Metro LA families and at-large Metro LA community members have participated at one...
How do you write the stories that YOU want to read and then get them published? This microdumentary follows members of the Best Start Metro LA (BSMLA) Communications Task Force as they attend a writing workshop led by journalist Eileen Truax. By addressing the issues...
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First 5 LA funds Best Start Metro LA's newsletter Acción Comunitaria to provide parents and residents in the community a place to share their personal stories and experiences of Best Start. All stories are written by community members and designed to inspire others to...
Personal Best: Profiles of People Putting Their Best Foot Forward for Young Children and Families in Los Angeles CountyMeet Romalis Taylor, a fitting choice for our inaugural “Personal Best” article – a series that highlights those outside of First 5 LA who put their...
Building Stronger Communities: How First 5 LA’s Best Start Program Continues to Grow and Thrive In 14 communities throughout Los Angeles County, First 5 LA’s Best Start program brings together parents and caregivers, residents, organizations, businesses, government...
Like some other parents, Iris Galicia, a mother of two who lives in West Athens, faces some challenges related to how to best raise her young children to ensure they grow up healthy and ready to attend school.That is why she and about 40 other people recently attended...
