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Assessment for Children Birth-5
June 8, 2010
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Treating and Understanding Anxiety in Families of Children with Special Needs with Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.
June 11, 2010
from 8:30am - 4:00pm
Cross-Cultural Sensitivity to Working Clinically with Adoptive Families
June 12, 2010
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
SPA 7 Second Annual Community Resource Fair
June 12, 2010
from 9:00am - 2:00pm
Controversies in Breastfeeding Support and Management
June 14, 2010
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Learn About Ages and Stages Developmental Screening (ASQ-3)
June 17, 2010
from 8:30am - 12:30pm
St. John's Well Child & Family Center's Health, Literacy, and Safety Fair
June 19, 2010
from 10:00am - 2:00pm
U.S. Department of Education Reading Institute
June 19-21, 2010
all day/part day
Healthy Births through Healthy Communities Symposium: Investing in Your Health!
June 22, 2010
from 8:00am - 4:30pm
Program Evaluation for the Program Manager and Evaluator
June 24, 2010
from 8:30am - 12:30pm
Program Evaluation: Focus Groups and Surveys
June 28, 2010
from 8:30am - 12:30pm
Assisting Mothers to Successful Baby Led Latching
July 16, 2010
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
All for the Love of Kids, 15th Annual Awards Dinner and Fundraiser
August 4, 2010
from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Save the Date for Strive to Thrive: Building Systems that Care for Birth to Fives
February 3-4, 2011
all day
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Obama's Promise Neighborhoods and L.A.
The application for the Federal Government's Promise Neighborhood Initiative grant is due the 22nd of this month, and nonprofits throughout L.A. County have been working to coordinate the best application approach. More »
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First 5 LA Launches Campaign for Families Dealing With Grief
Approximately 2.5 million children under age 18 have experienced the death of a parent, which can create sadness, anxiety and confusion. Sesame Workshop has produced a kit to help children. More »
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Teaching Toddlers Math: The Building Blocks Program
There are many ways of introducing math to children, and the National Science Foundation's Building Blocks project has put together a curriculum to give suggestions on some approaches. More »
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Legislators Reject Proposed Childcare Cuts
Governor Schwarzenegger's May Revise includes two proposals that could decimate state child care in California. Cutting state child care would result in the loss of crucial jobs and more. More »
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Obesity, Nutrition and the White House
Leaders on D.C.'s Capitol Hill are focusing much attention on childhood nutrition these days -- including the report Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation and the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill. More »
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Meeting Geoffrey Canada of Harlem Children's Zone
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting Geoffrey Canada, the founder of the famed Harlem Children's Zone, at a meeting with several other funders. The meeting focused on L.A. County's approach to applying for the Promise Neighborhood Initiative (PNI) grant, and Canada was invited by the Annenberg Foundation to lend his expertise and opinion as L.A. County leaders grapple with how to apply for the grant.
The meeting was enlightening for many reasons, and to find out more about L.A. County's collective approach to the PNI application process I suggest reading today's article, Obama's Promise Neighborhoods and Los Angeles. But the one discussion topic that resonated with me in particular was how, by focusing funding in places, organizations can have a profound impact on the lives of children.
For example, even though its focus is concentrated on a set of city blocks in Harlem, the success of Canada's program has drawn the attention of leaders throughout the nation, from the president on down. Because of this, it is not only the children of Harlem who have hope for a better future, but all American children because of the HCZ's exceptional example and the potential to have the model recreated.
As many of you know, First 5 LA is moving towards a place-based funding approach, concentrating our resources in targeted L.A. County communities in the hopes of having a deep and lasting impact on children that need it the most -- much like the Harlem Children's Zone. And the passion with which Canada spoke left me feeling even more resolute about First 5 LA's commitment to taking this approach. As has been demonstrated by his program, when you invest in something that works, it creates a positive trend from which every child can eventually benefit.
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