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Board of Supervisors Recruiting Candidates to Serve on First 5 Orange County Board
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is seeking candidates to serve on the First 5 Orange County Commission. First 5 Orange County Board members help advance First 5 OC’s Strategic Plan and support our goals of improving health disparities and the opportunity gap...
January 2025: Welcome & What’s Coming in 2025
In this first issue of the FIECMH Initiative Update, you’ll find highlights from our community update meeting on November 20 as well as a preview of what’s to come in 2025. This newsletter is your source for what’s coming, what’s happening, and what progress the initiative has made so far. It’s also a way to be connected and tell us what’s on your mind—we want to hear from you!
Social Campaign and Flyers Created By Detect & Connect OC
We’re excited to introduce a valuable new resource created by Detect & Connect OC, a cross-sector collaborative between organizations, including First 5 OC, dedicated to ensuring children receive timely essential well visits and developmental screenings and are...
First 5 Orange County Releases Request for Proposals for Black PEARL Doula Network
First 5 Orange County invites qualified organizations to apply for the Black PEARL Doula Network RFP, to support a critical initiative to address BIPOC maternal health disparities in Orange County by training and supporting a culturally affirming doula workforce....
Evaluation of Engaged Neighborhoods Initiative Request for Proposals (RFP) – Questions and Answers (Q&A)
First 5 Orange County has released the answers to each question submitted to First 5 Orange County on the Engaged Neighborhoods Request for Proposals (RFP).
First 5 Orange County Releases Request for Proposals for the Engaged Neighborhoods Evaluation
First 5 Orange County will be selecting a professional or firm to conduct an evaluation of the Engaged Neighborhood initiative. We’re seeking evaluators that have the experience, values, and capacity to conduct the evaluation in collaboration with the program...
30th Annual Conditions of Children Report is Now Available
The Orange County Social Services Agency's 30th annual Conditions of Children report is now available. First 5 OC assisted in developing the report, which provides an in-depth look at the health, economic well-being, education, and safety of children in Orange County....
Every Child Ready: The Role of EDI Data in Early Childhood Development in Orange County.
The Early Development Index (EDI) is a population-based measure assessing kindergarten readiness across five key developmental areas. Orange County is the only county nationwide to collect EDI data from every public school and district with a kindergarten...
OUSD Learning Link Finds Success in New Summer Program
Renee Ybarra became the Coordinator for Early Childhood Education at Orange Unified School District (OUSD) last November. Since then, she has seen significant growth in the school district’s Learning Link program, a drop-in play session for infants to 5-year-olds and...