Download this press release as a PDF»Budget Updates Child Care Eligibility and Funding, Building Foundation for Necessary Investments Ahead LOS ANGELES – The $126 billion state budget proposal sent to Governor Jerry Brown is a critical step forward in addressing the...
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First 5 LA Budget Prioritizes Systems Change to Benefit L.A. County Kids and Families
LOS ANGELES – Recognizing the challenges facing Los Angeles County’s 625,000 kids aged 0-5 are bigger than any one organization, First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners today approved a FY 2017-18 budget that emphasizes partnership as central to the organization’s work....
First 5 LA’s 2017 State Legislative Agenda Advocates for Access to Critical Services for Young Children and Families
Agenda Calls for Long-lasting Policy Changes to Improve Health Services, Child Care Eligibility and Access to Early Care and Education for Foster ChildrenLOS ANGELES – Saying the decisions we make for our children today will impact all of us tomorrow, First 5 LA...
The Impact of Gov. Brown’s Proposed Budget on Young Children and Families
The following is a brief overview of key elements of Gov. Brown’s proposed 2017-18 budget affecting young children and their families within First 5 LA’s priority outcome and legacy investment areas: Early Care & Education – California funds subsidized child care and...
Brown Administration Misses Opportunity to Make Needed Investments in Early Care and Education
Governor Delays Promised Investments in Young Children, Stalling Future Economic Growth LOS ANGELES – Despite continued growth in revenues, Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for FY 2017-18 eliminates promised investments for young children birth to age 5. Last...
State Legislative Update: Will Gov. Brown Sign These Bills?
As Chaucer said, “Time and tide wait for no man.” Even if you’re the governor of California. Gov. Jerry Brown has until September 30 to sign or veto bills sent to him by the state legislature. This date marks the end of a two-year legislative session which reflects a...
Capitol Gains: First 5 LA Advocates for Kids
"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see." — John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States Delivering a message on behalf of Los Angeles County’s youngest constituents – some who have yet to develop words of their own – First 5 LA...
Governor Brown Proposes No Funding Increases for Quality Early Childhood Education Programs and Services
First 5 LA, a Leading Early Childhood Education Advocate, Calls on the California State Assembly and Senate to Ensure Quality Early Childhood Education Is Made a Top Funding PriorityLOS ANGELES – Despite strong public support for increased investments in early...
First 5 LA Announces 2016 Legislative Agenda
Board Chair Calls Advocacy Efforts Critical to Achieving Policy and Systems Change to Benefit ChildrenLOS ANGELES– As part of its mission to ensure that young children in Los Angeles County get the best start in life, First 5 LA today announced its 2016 State...
Board Approves Bills for First 5 LA Legislative Agenda
First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved support on April 9 for a number of state bills that could greatly improve the lives of young children and their families in California.Bills included in First 5 LA's 2015 Legislative Agenda were selected based...
