Lower Academic Scores, Poorer Health Among Homeless Children Prompts Leading Children’s Advocate to Recommend a Trauma-Informed Approach to Help Prevent and Mitigate Impact Los Angeles- First 5 LA today released a report that explores how homelessness and trauma...
Friends, This has been a busy year for the First 5 LA team. At the start of the year, we shared our goals for becoming a higher performing, higher impact organization on behalf of young children in L.A. County. We know the healthy development of our County's children...
The early design and planning phase for Help Me Grow LA (HMG-LA) just took a major first step toward building, in partnership, a comprehensive and coordinated system to support promoting young children’s optimal development and well-being. Over 60 county agencies,...
First 5 LA applauds the Legislature and the Governor for making kids a priority in the state budget and for passing important measures that will benefit children, parents and caregivers alike. In June, the final budget signed by Governor Brown fulfilled a promise to...
“Whether the winds are with you or against you, you must move forward – always move forward.” This is the personal mantra that Rafael González channels on a regular basis. That’s because the challenges and sometimes dangerous experiences he faced throughout his youth...
When her father is deported, a girl in Watts must care for her young siblings so her mother can go to work. An undocumented mother is afraid to report an attempted rape to police after dropping her child off at school in Southeast Los Angeles. In El Monte, a woman...
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. Highlights from the October 12 Commission meeting include approval of eight strategic...
Making of a Mural: This touching mini-documentary about the development of Best Start Metro LA’s Mobile Mural. The mural is a visual representation of Metro's community-driven Culture of Respect Campaign, an ongoing campaign aimed at reducing family violence. Bridging...
