To submit comments, or to suggest items for this newsletter or First5LA.org, contact Katie Kurutz, public affairs officer, at kkurutz@first5la.org or (213) 482-5902.
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Call for Papers to Present at the 6th Annual California Conference on Children and Traumatic Grief
September 28, 2009
Trauma, Resiliency and Recovery in Infancy and Early Childhood
October 1, 2009
from 8:00am - 4:30pm
The Help Group Summit 2009
October
2-3, 2009
from 8:30am - 5:30pm
and 8:30am - 12:30pm
Wendy Greuel's 6th Annual Child Health and Safety Fair
October 3, 2009
from 10:00am - 2:00pm
Camine, Sonria y Viva con Clínica Romero Health Walk '09
October 3, 2009
from 10:00am - 3:00pm
La Cultura y el Cuidado de Niños Pequeños
October
3, 2009
from 9:00am - 2:30pm
CAYEC: Training the Early Childhood Trainer Conference
October 9-10, 2009
all day
Valley Trauma Center Annual Children's Safety Fair
October 10, 2009
from 11:00am - 2:00pm
Developing Self-Care Skills in Toddlers and Pre-School Aged Children with Special Needs
October 10, 2009
from 9:00am - 12:00pm
Guiar a los Niños Pequeños
October 10, 2009
from 9:00am - 2:30pm
Breastfeeding Current Issues: Obesity, Baby Friendly, WIC Changes & H1N1
October 14, 2009
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Universal Preschool Conference and Education Expo
October 16-17, 2009
from 8:30am - 3:00pm and 8:00am - 2:00pm
Guiar a los Niños Pequeños
October 17, 2009
from 9:00am - 2:30pm
ICAN Nexus XIV: Violence Within the Home and its Effects on Children
October 21, 2009
from 7:15am - 5:15pm
Learn to Play: Supporting Sensory & Emotional Development in Toddlers with Autism
October 23, 2009
from 8:30am - 3:30pm
What's In Your Lunch Box: F.E.E.D. the Kids, Feeding is Much More than McNuggets!
October 24, 2009
from 8:30am - 2:00pm
Infant/Child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-Based Therapies: A Neurorelational Framework
October 30, 2009
from 8:30am - 5:00pm
The Get-Permission Approach To Sensory Mealtime Challenges
October 30-31, 2009
from 9:00am - 5:00pm
and 8:30am - 4:30pm
Building Your Breastfeeding Community: Communication, Assessment and Resources
November 17, 2009
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Hacia Una Vida Digna y Sana: Promotora and Community Health Worker Conference
December 4-5, 2009
all day
Tuning into Music: For the Child With Special Needs
February 6, 2010
from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Strategic Plan: First 5 LA's Path to Success
Working on big systemic issues often requires several incremental strategic approaches. First 5 LA's FY 2009-2015 Strategic Plan has outlined a "prioritized pathway," to help guide our way. More »
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Join in the Conversation -- Comment on the Monday Moring Report!
Ask questions, state opinions and give feedback on the First 5 LA Web site. First 5 LA announces a new and important feature that will allow readers to interact with us and each other online. More »
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Coming Soon, the Universal Preschool Conference and Education Expo
Los Angeles Universal Preschool is hosting its bi-annual Universal Preschool Conference and Education Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Learn more about what to expect. More »
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Help Encourage High Schools Students to Pursue a Career in Early Care and Education
First 5 LA's Early Care and Education (ECE) High School Recruitment program will be launching a new Web site and we need your help! Click here to learn how you can share your professional journey!
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Thank you!
Thanks to MMR readers for helping us get the word out about free tickets to last week's L.A. Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury WNBA western finals game. First 5 LA grantees and families claimed more than 1,000 tickets in less than 24 hours.
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Protecting the Health Care Safety Net for Children
Last Tuesday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 1422, which will help keep the Healthy Families program intact for at least one more year. Learn more. More » |
We're Going Interactive
I am very pleased to announce First 5 LA's first interactive Web site component: a "comments section" connected to our weekly articles and event postings where community members can voice their opinions, ask questions and share resources with First 5 LA and with each other. This new function will serve as a forum for online discussion among professionals and interested members of the public.
In a place as large and populated as Los Angeles County, communicating within the early childhood community can be difficult. Attending a meeting or conference can sometimes entail a two-hour commute. This new "virtual forum" will provide a space for early childhood professionals to quickly and easily get your questions answered, and to "meet" others within the early childhood community. When used, it will help break down silos and bring together more closely this large and growing field.
I really encourage all of our readers to take advantage of this important opportunity. As First 5 LA is a public entity, this forum will provide an unprecedented tool for the public to engage with us and each other. And given that First 5 LA will be moving to a new place-based funding strategy, this section is especially timely in that it will allow the community to ask questions relevant to the change.
I look forward to your comments and questions. Let the conversation begin!
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