California Attorney General Rob Bonta held an invite-only roundtable on gun violence yesterday at our office.

Bonta, alongside community organizers, gathered to brainstorm ways to reduce gun-related violence throughout the state.

The 2024 Children’s Summit served as a reminder that every child deserves to thrive!

Hosted by Kids in Common, this year’s theme “Cultivating Caring Communities” let us think critically about how we can support the social-emotional well-being of young children.

We supported our partners AACI at their grand opening of AACI Family Dentistry in San Jose. 🦷 🪥

The clinic will provide multilingual dental health services to families/individuals. Patients will receive preventative/primary dental care such as cleanings, fillings, and more!

The Designing Safe, Healthy Communities for Black Families event recently brought together community partners to discuss birth equity and reproductive justice.

Together, we can all work to create healthier communities for Black mothers and birthing people.

We are so proud of the four apprentices from the Early Learning Apprenticeship Program who shared their experiences at the Child Development Apprenticeship Symposium last month. 👏

We hope their insights have inspired others to enter this rewarding field.

Jennifer, our ED, shared how FIRST 5 is enhancing child care access/affordability through paid apprenticeships at the Town Hall on Gender Equity and Justice last weekend.

Thank you to Dave Cortese and Rosemary Kamei, vice mayor of San Jose, for this thoughtful discussion.

As Black Maternal Health Week kicked off last Thursday, Supervisor Susan Ellenberg celebrated Black motherhood and acknowledged the challenges Black women and birthing people face today. KTVU

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Today marks the start of the 7th Annual #BlackMaternalHealthWeek .

Each year organizations like Black Mamas Matter Alliance center Black women’s scholarship, maternity care work, and advocacy across health care organizations, programs, and initiatives.

Way to go! 🎉 🎉 🎉

March 23 was the last day of classes for apprentices in the Early Learning Apprentice Program for family child care home providers.

Their next stop is graduation this June!

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our RFP mapping session! 🙌

In March, FIRST 5 welcomed system partners to discuss our new initiative, Stronger Systems, Stronger Families.

We had so much fun learning from early childhood stakeholders and collaborating with our peers at First 5 California's Child Health, Education, and Care Summit last week!

We can all be champions for young children, prenatal through age 5, and their families! 👏

On Saturday, March 16, families gathered at the FIRST 5-funded Cesar Chavez Family Resource Center in San Jose for a poetry workshop. The event allowed attendees to write their poems and connect with their creativity! 📝

Join community members across the Bay Area at this annual symposium on Friday, April 12. Increase your knowledge, learn about research to inform future child welfare policy efforts, and much more!

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We had a wonderful time at our Santa Clara County Family Child Care Summit! 🎉

Family child care providers from across the county spent the day connecting with their peers, sharing their experiences, and gaining valuable insights into the changing child care landscape.

Watch as local child care providers discuss the impact of the Shared Services Alliance Pilot and the first annual #FamilyChildCare Leadership Conference.

Our friends at the Santa Clara Family Health Plan are investing $500,000 in their Medi-Cal members pursuing health care degrees or certifications.

This investment will create a new group of community health workers, nurses, and more who will help families get care and stay healthy.

Early educators and providers are invited to attend our Family Childcare Summit: Bridging Providers and Policy this Saturday, March 16. Sign up: bit.ly/49hUeRg

This free hybrid event will allow you to gain valuable insights into the family child care landscape.

Positive Parenting, Thriving Kids is a new tool that gives parents and caregivers additional resources to face potential #parenting challenges they may encounter, particularly as it relates to the #mentalhealth of the children in their lives.

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Special story time alert! Amy Travis, executive director of First 5 Kern shared Potter the Otter’s healthy messages during story times at libraries in Kern County last month. Young readers even went home with Potter's books and toothbrushes.

We have a new RFQ! We're looking for a web-based data management system that we can use to collect program participant demographic information, assessment data, and more. Learn more about this opportunity: bit.ly/47yJBZ3