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Did You Know? During the first five years of life, a child’s brain grows to 90 percent of its full size. What is First 5 LA? First 5 LA is a child advocacy and grantmaking organization investing tobacco tax revenues in programs for improving the lives of young children in Los Angeles County. Because high- quality, early experiences make a difference that can last a lifetime, First 5 LA focuses on the prenatal stage to age 5. First 5 LA invests in four key goals for families and communities in L.A. County, so that more… • Babies are born healthy • Children maintain a healthy weight • Children are safe from abuse and neglect • Children are ready for kindergarten Since 1998, First 5 LA has invested over $ 1.2 billion in early education, health care, safety, advocacy and community-based initiatives. In the last two years, First 5 LA programs have: • Supported more than 73,000 new mothers through breastfeeding support and parental skills development • Enabled about 20,000 children under 5 to enroll in public health insurance programs • Referred over 85,000 211 L.A. County callers with children under 5 to programs benefitting young children and their caregivers • Provided 43,218 children with dental care • Prepared at least 84,000 children (and 56,000 parents and caregivers) for kindergarten success Healthy… First 5 LA works to ensure that babies are born healthy and stay that way by • Helping to provide prenatal health care, education and social services to 160,000 expectant mothers and young children through the Healthy Births Initiative • Supporting new mothers’ breastfeeding through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative • Offering free or low-cost health insurance for kids under 5 through the Healthy Kids program • Providing information about pregnancy, nutrition, child development, health, safety, child care and more in the Kit for New Parents, available in five languages • Expanding the Welcome Baby home visitation program for expecting mothers and women with newborns that will reach up to 75,000 Los Angeles County mothers each year • Developing 36 new Tot Parks and Trails • Working with birthing hospitals to ensure that at-risk new mothers have access to much-needed resources • Partnering with the L.A. County Department of Public Health to reduce early childhood obesity Safe… First 5 LA works to prevent child abuse and neglect by • Offering help to high-risk parents • Aiding substance abuse programs for pregnant women and parents, including treatment and referrals to mental health and other support • Educating parents and caregivers about SIDS prevention through the Infant Safe Sleeping Campaign • Keeping newborns safe by promoting California’s Safely Surrendered Baby Law • Helping parents be the best they can be by developing parent support groups Smart… First 5 LA helps children from birth to age 5 be ready to learn by • Supporting Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) and its more than 325 high-quality preschools serving 10,000 kids per year, including programs for children with special needs and disabilities • Supporting 20 new Family Place Libraries, which opened with newly trained librarians, children’s books, parenting support and resource workshops • Mothers participating in WIC will be able to join the One Step Ahead program to improve their child’s literacy and development Everyone can visit First 5 LA’s parenting website, ReadySetGrowLA.org, and read the free Family Guide to find parenting tips, resources, family-friendly activities, coupons and much more — all in English and Spanish. First 5 LA’s Best Start effort brings together parents, educators, business owners, health care providers, clergy, government officials, nonprofit organizations and others in 14 areas across L.A. County in a partnership to ensure their communities are places where their children’s health and success are supported. The 14 Best Start Communities are: What Best Start looks like is up to each community, whether that means working to create a new playground, planning programs for early education, making sure healthy food is easier to buy or ensuring access to medical care. With parents and residents at the center, Best Start is about people coming together to share experiences, build upon strengths and design the best way to achieve the dreams of their community. For more information, visit BestStartLA.org or call 213-482-7800. • Central Long Beach • Compton, East Compton • East Los Angeles (includes City Terrace, Commerce and parts of Monterey Park) • El Monte, South El Monte • Lancaster • Metro Los Angeles • Pacoima • Palmdale • Panorama City • South Los Angeles/ Broadway-Manchester • South Los Angeles/West Athens • Southeast Los Angeles County Cities (including Bell, Cudahy, Bell Gardens and Maywood) • Watts, Willowbrook • Wilmington First 5 LA: Helping Your Child Be Healthy, Safe and Smart! For more information about First 5 LA, visit First 5 LA.org, follow us on Twitter @First 5 LA or “like” First 5 LA on Facebook! Did You Know? Child experts and researchers agree: Early relationships with parents and caregivers can affect how children learn, get along with others, and succeed in school and in life. First 5 LA: Making a Difference for L.A. County’s Children Every Child Deserves the Best Start – First 5 LA is Here to Help! From birth to age 5, your child grows and learns more than at any other time in life! That’s why First 5 LA works to help with everything your child needs to grow up healthy, safe and ready to learn. Getting your child a good start in life is what First 5 LA is all about! Call 211 for information and referrals to services in L.A. County for expectant parents and parents of children age 0 - 5. Assistance available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in more than 150 languages.

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Did You Know?During the first five

years of life, a child’s brain grows to 90 percent

of its full size.

What is First 5 LA?

First 5 LA is a child advocacy and grantmaking organization investing tobacco tax revenues in programs for improving the lives of young children in Los Angeles County. Because high-quality, early experiences make a difference that can last a lifetime, First 5 LA focuses on the prenatal stage to age 5.

First 5 LA invests in four key goals for families and communities in L.A. County, so that more…

• Babies are born healthy• Children maintain a healthy weight• Children are safe from abuse and neglect• Children are ready for kindergarten

Since 1998, First 5 LA has invested over $1.2 billion in early education, health care, safety, advocacy and community-based initiatives.

In the last two years, First 5 LA programs have:• Supported more than 73,000 new mothers through

breastfeeding support and parental skills development• Enabled about 20,000 children under 5 to enroll in public

health insurance programs• Referred over 85,000 211 L.A. County callers with children

under 5 to programs benefitting young children and their caregivers

• Provided 43,218 children with dental care• Prepared at least 84,000 children (and 56,000 parents

and caregivers) for kindergarten success

Healthy…

First 5 LA works to ensure that babies are born healthy and stay that way by

• Helping to provide prenatal health care, education and social services to 160,000 expectant mothers and young children through the Healthy Births Initiative

• Supporting new mothers’ breastfeeding through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

• Offering free or low-cost health insurance for kids under 5 through the Healthy Kids program

• Providing information about pregnancy, nutrition, child development, health, safety, child care and more in the Kit for New Parents, available in five languages

• Expanding the Welcome Baby home visitation program for expecting mothers and women with newborns that will reach up to 75,000 Los Angeles County mothers each year

• Developing 36 new Tot Parks and Trails• Working with birthing hospitals to ensure that at-risk

new mothers have access to much-needed resources• Partnering with the L.A. County Department of Public

Health to reduce early childhood obesity

Safe…

First 5 LA works to prevent child abuse and neglect by

• Offering help to high-risk parents• Aiding substance abuse programs for pregnant women

and parents, including treatment and referrals to mental health and other support

• Educating parents and caregivers about SIDS prevention through the Infant Safe Sleeping Campaign

• Keeping newborns safe by promoting California’s Safely Surrendered Baby Law

• Helping parents be the best they can be by developing parent support groups

Smart…

First 5 LA helps children from birth to age 5 be ready to learn by

• Supporting Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) and its more than 325 high-quality preschools serving 10,000 kids per year, including programs for children with special needs and disabilities

• Supporting 20 new Family Place Libraries, which opened with newly trained librarians, children’s books, parenting support and resource workshops

• Mothers participating in WIC will be able to join the One Step Ahead program to improve their child’s literacy and development

Everyone can visit First 5 LA’s parenting website, ReadySetGrowLA.org, and read the free Family Guide to find parenting tips, resources, family-friendly activities, coupons and much more — all in English and Spanish.

First 5 LA’s Best Start effort brings together parents, educators, business owners, health care providers, clergy, government officials, nonprofit organizations and others in 14 areas across L.A. County in a partnership to ensure their communities are places where their children’s health and success are supported.

The 14 Best Start Communities are:

What Best Start looks like is up to each community, whether that means working to create a new playground, planning programs for early education, making sure healthy food is easier to buy or ensuring access to medical care. With parents and residents at the center, Best Start is about people coming together to share experiences, build upon strengths and design the best way to achieve the dreams of their community.

For more information, visit BestStartLA.org or call 213-482-7800.

• Central Long Beach• Compton, East Compton• East Los Angeles (includes

City Terrace, Commerce and parts

of Monterey Park)

• El Monte, South El Monte• Lancaster• Metro Los Angeles• Pacoima• Palmdale

• Panorama City• South Los Angeles/

Broadway-Manchester• South Los Angeles/West

Athens• Southeast Los Angeles

County Cities (including Bell,

Cudahy, Bell Gardens and Maywood)

• Watts, Willowbrook• Wilmington

First 5 LA: Helping Your Child Be Healthy, Safe and Smart!

For more information about First 5 LA, visit First5LA.org, follow us on Twitter @First5LA or “like” First 5 LA on Facebook!

Did You Know?

Child experts and researchers agree: Early

relationships with parents and caregivers can affect how children learn, get along with others, and

succeed in school and in life.

First 5 LA:Making a Differencefor L.A. County’s Children

Every Child Deserves the Best Start –First 5 LA is Here to Help!

From birth to age 5, your child grows and learns more than at any other time in life!

That’s why First 5 LA works to help with everything your child needs to grow up healthy,

safe and ready to learn. Getting your child a good start in life is what First 5 LA is all about!

Call 211 for information and referrals to services in L.A. County for expectant parents and parents of children age 0 - 5. Assistance available 24 hours a day,

seven days a week, in more than 150 languages.

¿Qué es First 5 LA?

First 5 LA es una organización dedicada a la defensa de los niños y a la asignación de subvenciones que invierte los ingresos de los impuestos de tabaco en programas para el mejoramiento de las vidas de los niños en el Condado de Los Angeles. First 5 LA se centra en los niños desde la etapa prenatal hasta los 5 años. Las experiencias tempranas de alta calidad hacen toda la diferencia y durarán para toda la vida.

First 5 LA invierte recursos en cuatro objetivos claves para las familias y las comunidades en el Condado de L.A., para que más…

• Bebés nazcan sanos• Niños mantengan un peso saludable• Niños estén protegidos del abuso y la negligencia• Niños estén preparados para el kinder

Desde 1998, First 5 LA ha invertido más de $1.2 billones en educación temprana, cuidados de la salud, seguridad, abogacía e iniciativas comunitarias.

En los últimos dos años, los programas de First 5 LA han:• Apoyado a más de 73,000 nuevas madres a través del

apoyo de amamantación y desarrollo de habilidades para padres

• Facilitado a que 20,000 niños menores de 5 años ingresen en programas de seguro médico público

• Referido a más de 85,000 llamadores de 211 del Condado de L.A., con niños menores de 5 años, a programas que benefician a los niños pequeños y a sus cuidadores

• Proporcionado cuidado dental a 43,218 niños• Preparado a 84,000 niños, por lo menos, (y 56,000 padres

y cuidadores) para que tengan éxito en el kindergarten

¿Sabía que…?Durante los primeros

cinco años de vida, el cerebro de un niño crece hast a el 90 por

ciento de su tamaño total.

Llame al 211 para información y referencias de servicios en el Condado de L.A. para padres expectantes y padres de niños de 0-5 años de edad. Asistencia disponible

24 horas al día, siete días a la semana, en más de 150 idiomas.

Sanos…

First 5 LA trabaja para asegurar que los bebés nazcan y se mantengan sanos al

• Proporcionar cuidados de la salud, educación y servicios sociales antes del nacimiento a 160,000 mujeres embarazadas y niños a través de la iniciativa Healthy Births

• Apoyar el amamantamiento de las nuevas madres a través de la iniciativa Baby-Friendly Hospital

• Ofrecer seguros médicos gratuitos o de bajo costo para los niños menores de 5 a través del programa Healthy Kids

• Ofrecer información sobre embarazo, desarrollo infantil, nutrición, salud, seguridad, cuidado infantil y más en el Kit for New Parents, disponible en cinco idiomas

• Expandir el programa de visitas en el hogar Welcome Baby para mujeres embarazadas y con bebés recién nacidos, el cual llegará a hasta 75,000 madres en el Condado de Los Angeles cada año

• Desarrollar 36 nuevos Tot Parks y Trails • Trabajar con hospitales de maternidad para asegurar que

las nuevas madres en riesgo tengan acceso a los recursos más necesarios

• Asociarse con el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de L.A. para reducir la obesidad infantil

Seguros…

First 5 LA trabaja para prevenir el abuso y la negligencia infantil al

• Ofrecer ayuda a los padres de alto riesgo • Ayudar a los programas de abuso de sustancias para

mujeres embarazadas y padres, incluyendo tratamiento y referencias a salud mental y otros apoyos

• Educar a los padres y a los cuidadores sobre la prevención del síndrome de muerte súbita del lactante (o SIDS por sus siglas en inglés), a través de la campaña Infant Safe Sleeping

• Mantener seguros a los recién nacidos al promover la ley de California de Safely Surrendered Baby

• Ayudar a los padres a mejorarse desarrollando grupos de apoyo para padres

Inteligentes…

First 5 LA ayuda a que los niños, desde el nacimiento y hasta los 5 años de edad, estén preparados para aprender al

• Apoyar a Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) que tiene más de 325 preescolares de alta calidad con servicio a 10,000 niños al año, inclusive a los programas para niños con necesidades especiales y discapacidades

• Apoyar a 20 nuevas Family Place Libraries, las cuales abrieron con nuevos bibliotecarios capacitados, libros infantiles, talleres de apoyo y recursos para padres

• Permitir que las madres participantes en WIC se unan al programa One Step Ahead para mejorar la alfabetización y desarrollo de su niño

Todos pueden visitar la página web de First 5 LA dedicada específicamente a la crianza de hijos, Espanol.ReadySetGrowLA.org, y leer el guía familiar gratis para ver consejos, recursos, actividades familiares, cupones y mucho más, todos bilingües.

Best Start de First 5 LA es una iniciativa que reúne a padres, educadores, propietarios de negocios, profesionales del cuidado de la salud, líderes religiosos, oficiales del gobierno, organizaciones sin fines de lucro y a otros, en 14 áreas del Condado de L.A., con el fin de asegurar que estas comunidades apoyen la salud y la prosperidad de los niños.

Las 14 comunidades de Best Start son:

La forma que tome Best Start le corresponde a cada comunidad, ya sea que se trabajen para la creación de una nueva zona de recreo; se planeen programas para la educación temprana; se aseguren de que se pueda comprar alimentos sanos con mayor facilidad; o que se tengan acceso a cuidado médico. Best Start se basa en las experiencias compartidas, las fortalezas y los sueños de los padres y los residentes que viven en sus comunidades.

Para más información,visite BestStartLA.org o llame al 213-482-7800.

• Central Long Beach• Compton, East Compton• East Los Angeles (incluyendo

City Terrace, Commerce y partes

de Monterey Park)

• El Monte, South El Monte• Lancaster• Metro Los Angeles• Pacoima• Palmdale

• Panorama City• South Los Angeles/

Broadway-Manchester• South Los Angeles/West

Athens• Southeast Los Angeles

County Cities (incluyendo Bell,

Cudahy, Bell Gardens y Maywood)

• Watts, Willowbrook• Wilmington

First 5 LA: ¡Ayuda a que su niño esté sano, seguro y sea inteligente!

Para más información sobre First 5 LA, visite First5LA.orgo síganos en Facebook y en Twitter @First5LA.

¿Sabía que…?

Investigadores y expertos en el desarrollo infantil están

de acuerdo: Las relaciones iniciales con los padres y los

cuidadores pueden influir cómo los niños aprenden, se

relacionan con otros y su éxito en la escuela y

en la vida.

First 5 LA:Marcando la diferencia para losniños del Condado de Los Angeles

Cada niño merece el mejor comienzo enla vida — ¡First 5 LA está aquí para ayudarle!

Su niño crece y aprende más desde el nacimiento hasta los 5 años de edad que en ningún otro momento de la vida. Por eso, First 5 LA trabaja para ayudar con todas las necesidades

de su niño para que crezca sano, seguro y esté preparado para aprender. ¡Brindarle a los niños el mejor comienzo en la vida es el objetivo principal de First 5 LA!