First 5 Sacramento Partners with Public Health to Reduce Black Infant Mortality
First 5 Sacramento has partnered with Sacramento County Public Health to expand its efforts to reduce African-American infant deaths. A new mass media campaign, which launched February 17, aims to raise awareness about the role of racial bias and discrimination in African-American infant and maternal death disparities. In Sacramento County, and across the nation, Black […]
First 5 Contra Costa Partners with Parent Leaders to Renovate Local parks
First 5 Contra Costa partnered with parent advocacy groups in order to help Contra Costa County secure grant funding to renovate parks in underserved communities. Parent advocacy groups West County Regional Group and East County Regional Group, both sponsored by First 5 Contra Costa, played an instrumental role in helping Contra Costa County secure over […]
First 5 Association, First 5 LA: Governor’s Budget Shows Little Kids– And Their Families–Are A Continuing Priority
First 5 Association of California and First 5 LA today hailed Governor’s Newsom’s continuing support of young children and their families in his 2020-21 budget proposal. “We appreciate the governor’s evident and ongoing commitment to supporting California’s young children, their families, and others who care for them,” said Kim Goll, president of the First 5 […]
San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas has dedicated her life to public service
San Jose Spotlight: February 27, 2020 “An advocate for families and children, District 8 San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas said she is not a politician — she’s a public servant… That role started the day she launched her start in childhood development and education, working for agencies such as FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, a […]
First 5 Association Census Toolkit Helps Ensure Little CA Kids Are Counted
First 5 Association of California is inviting partners to use its new digital toolkit to encourage parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5 to count young kids in the upcoming Census. One million children ages 0-5 weren’t counted in the 2010 Census, and California had the highest 0-5 undercount of all states. The toolkit includes downloadable resources for […]
First 5 Association Congratulates Colleagues, Partners Appointed to the Early Childhood Policy Council
First 5 Association of California warmly congratulates our friends and colleagues in the early childhood field whom the governor announced today would be part of the Early Childhood Policy Council.“The governor has assembled a crackerjack team of experts, practitioners and parents to move the state forward in the area of early learning and care,” said […]
With AB 1004 Signed, More Young Kids Will Be Screened Early for Developmental Milestones
First 5 LA, First 5 Association, and Children Now are thrilled by Governor Newsom’s signing of AB 1004 (McCarty), which will help ensure California’s babies and toddlers receive the developmental screenings–and eventually services–they are entitled to through Medi-Cal. “In signing this bill, the governor is further strengthening the health care system for young Californians,” said […]
Leading California Early Childhood Advocates Oppose Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” Rule
Alameda, CA — First 5 Association of California, First 5 California, and First 5 LA today joined major California leaders including Governor Gavin Newsom in opposing the Trump Administration’s “public charge” rule expansion, which will allow immigration officials the ability to deny a green card to immigrant applicants if they are in receipt of certain public benefits that are intended to […]
First 5 Applauds Governor’s Signing of Historic Budget for Young Children
First 5 Association of California and First 5 California today cheered Governor Newsom’s signing of a budget that will make a historic investment of more than $2 billion in California’s young children and their families. “With this budget, the governor makes clear that his administration prioritizes young children and families as a key element of […]
U.S. Supreme Court Action on Citizenship Question is a Victory for Young Children
First 5 Association Executive Director Moira Kenney released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision today not to allow a citizenship question in the 2020 Census, and to send it back to a district court for consideration. “We hope the New York District Court will follow the lead of the U.S. Supreme Court […]