Throughout Los Angeles County, Best Start Community Partnerships have embarked on the “Learning by Doing” journey – Best Start‘s approach to Community Capacity Building. Partnerships are collectively moving through the decision making points that will ultimately lead to engaging in results focused activities to strengthen children and families in their community. Watch the video below to see how the Best Start Central Long Beach Community Partnership began this journey – looking at and analyzing data about their community, and choosing, based on that data, how to bring about community change.




Filipino American History Month 2024: Pioneers of Change

Filipino American History Month 2024: Pioneers of Change

October 2024 According to historians, the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza made landfall at Morro Bay on a foggy, overcast day in October, four-hundred thirty-seven years ago. That ship, part of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Route, counted among its...

A Sisterhood for Saving Lives

A Sisterhood for Saving Lives

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer September 17, 2024 How fostering connections in one of L.A.'s largest regions can help in the fight against Black infant and maternal mortality. We got this. We got this. Whitney Shirley repeated the phrase over and over, like a...

National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Pioneers of Change

National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Pioneers of Change

September 2024 September 15 marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time when we commemorate the rich tapestry of history, traditions, culture and contributions of Hispanic Americans. Unlike other heritage months, this celebration begins mid-month...

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