First 5 Orange County partner the Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children with Pretend City is holding an upcoming open house and job fair on Nov. 6. The job fair will have opportunities for positions in local early care and education. Please...
25 BIPOC-led and/or serving organizations have an opportunity to participate in the Ready to Grow Peer Learning and Coaching Cohort, a free, year-long program aimed at strengthening nonprofit leaders and their organizations. While components of Ready to Grow will be...
HomeAid Orange County is holding its 2021 Thanksgiving Meal Drive as part of its Homelessness Awareness Month campaign in October. The community-based donation drive is aimed at collecting non-perishable foods for our neighbors experiencing homelessness so that they...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a health advisory regarding the COVID-19 vaccination for perinatal women. The call urges women who are pregnant, recently pregnant or lactating, those trying to become pregnant, or those who might...
If you are a part of Medi-Cal for Families and have been paying monthly premiums during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medi-Cal is allowing you to stop paying and receive credits for premiums paid since March 2020. You could save up to $39 per month! Here’s how: Sign up for...
First 5 Orange County is pleased to partner with the Orange County Business Council, CalOptima, Orange County United Way and OC Community Foundation to unveil the Orange County Community Indicators Report for 2021-22, which highlights areas where the county is...
Providers and partners: We need your help! First 5 Orange County is partnering with the Medical-Legal Partnership Boston (MLPB) to explore how its programs and teams can strengthen families’ access to concrete supports – sometimes called “health-related social needs”...
First 5 Orange County thanks all those who helped make supply distributions possible to get needed supplies to more than 2,000 child care providers in Orange County. A big thanks goes out to the JPB Foundation and First 5 Association of California for donating...
The Children’s Home Society of California (CHS) is offering free personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to child care providers. CHS is inviting Family Child Care Homes, Centers, and License-Exempt child care providers to pick up supplies at its Orange County...
Are you a parent or do you know a parent with experience with the various systems that serve children and families in Orange County? Help Me Grow is creating a Parent Advisory Committee, and is seeking parents to join the group, which will work to strengthen the...