Best Start

A reporter from La Opinion Newspaper met with leaders from Panorama City and Metro Los Angeles to share reporting tips and writing skills to inspire and motivate others in their community change efforts. The parent and resident leaders left the meeting at the First 5...

Last night the South El Monte and El Monte Best Start leaders hosted a holiday potluck at Spiritt Family Services in South El Monte. The potluck was an opportunity to bring friends and introduce them to Best Start. Potluck attendees walked out with concrete ideas on...

The First 5 LA Commission is allocating up to $4.9 million in funds to begin implementing the Building Stronger Families Framework within its 14 Best Start Communities.The Best Start framework reflects First 5 LA’s belief that if parents are strong and communities...

Churches, temples, mosques — these types of institutions are often considered the backbone of a community. And while religious leaders typically use their time with their congregations to depart teachings from their faith, many also see the power in reaching their...

The Best Start Watts-Willowbrook community partnership was a proud sponsor of the Fifth Annual Los Angeles Million Father March, which took place at Animo Watts Academy on September 28, 2013. Over 250 South LA fathers and families participated in the event, which is...

On any given day of the week, you can find Elvy Perez, like many parents and residents in Best Start Communities across L.A. County, traveling by bus around the city of El Monte devoting her time and energy to improving the lives of families and children.A resident of...

Deisy Guitierrez, Maria de Lourdes Gonzales and Ruth Andrade are bringing some good New Orleans mojo to their Best Start Metro LA community.The three Best Start Metro LA mothers – along with Para Los Niños staff and First 5 LA Public Affairs Officer Freddy Lee –...

Finding fun and inexpensive activities for entire families to participate in can sometimes be a challenge even in a large city like Los Angeles, especially for low-income neighborhoods.That is why the Best Start Metro Los Angeles group decided to bring family...

For Suzette DaSilva, Best Start in Lancaster has been the opportunity she wishes she always had to learn about caring for children.“An opportunity like this would have helped me growing up or even with my children,” said Suzette.Although many parents often feel...

On June 26, the First 5 LA Commission adopted a framework to help guide the Best Start effort moving forward. Several questions have arisen as to what this will mean for Best Start Communities. Below are two links, one in English and one in Spanish, to a document...