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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, 2009
from 10:00am - 2:00pm
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
First Annual Community Resource Fair
July 10, 2009
from 10:00am - 2:00pm
Assisting Mothers to Successful Baby Led Latching
July 16, 2010
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
U.S. Department of Education Reading Institute
July 19-21, 2010
day long/half day
Clinical Updates for Health Care Providers
August 3, 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
Breastfeeding and Beyond
September 16, 2010
from 9:00am - 4:00pm
Save the Date for Strive to Thrive: Building Systems that Care for Birth to Fives
February 3-4, 2010
day long
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Strategic Plan: Place-Based Target Communities Selected
Last week, the First 5 LA Board of Commissioners approved a portfolio of 14 communities to target for resource investment over the next five years. Learn more about these communities. More »
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First 5 LA Welcomes Experts for Research Advisory Council Meeting
Last week, more than 30 expert panelists and participants gathered at First 5 LA's Universal Preschool Research Advisory Committee Meeting to discuss teaching preschool English language learners (ELL's). More »
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National Fruits and Veggies Month
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Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies
Few children are meeting the recommended servings for vegetables, and on a typical day french fries made up a large percentage "vegetable intake" for older children. First 5 LA gives tips on how to help change this trend. More »
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California May Lose $2 Billion in Federal Funding
State leaders received another bad piece of budget news when the U.S. Congress recently said it would kill plans to send more aid to California and other states, further jeopardizing children's programs. More »
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Early Childhood and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The U.S. Congress is currently revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and some law makers are considering including a focus on early childhood education. More »
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Target Communities and First 5 LA
With great excitement I am pleased to announce that First 5 LA has officially adopted a place-based approach to funding in Los Angeles County. Moving forward First 5 LA's Commission will target a significant portion of our funding in 14 high-need communities in an attempt to make a lasting positive difference in the lives of children and families.
And while last Thursday's Commission approval of the portfolio of communities brings to a close a long and involved process of intense research and decision-making, I am confident that it will serve as a strong springboard for a new and exciting chapter in the life of this organization and for L.A. County residents, especially children.
Place-based approaches are as old as the founding of this country. Neighbors and friends banding together to create social change is what America is based on. But for many years there was a schism between what was considered philanthropic support for causes and grassroots organizing -- or in other words a top-down versus bottom-up approach to social change.
Within the last few decades however, the two poles have come closer together, and funders have developed a deep respect for the wisdom that communities possess about themselves and their own needs and assets. Funders have started to give the needed tools to bodies of people who have themselves decided what they need to make their children whole.
First 5 LA shares in respecting the wisdom of L.A. County's residents. So it is with this respect in mind that I and my staff will approach partnership with leaders, parents, the business community and any others who wish to join in to make their neighborhood the best place for children.
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