Summer is finally here, and whether your family is on school break or simply enjoying the longer days, finding fresh activities to keep your kids busy can sometimes feel impossible. Our various Kid Builders activities are for children ages 0–5, each thoughtfully...
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First 5 Orange County Releases Request for Qualifications for Event Photography and Videography
First 5 Orange County is inviting submissions to its Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from individuals or organizations to capture event photography and videography. We encourage all interested organizations and collaboratives to apply including those that are...
Congratulations to Our Finance Team!
First 5 OC received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 2024-2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the sixteenth consecutive year. The award encourages state and...
Happy Father’s Day From First 5 OC
The bond between a child and their father or father figure is one of life’s most meaningful connections. As we celebrate fatherhood in all its forms this month, First 5 OC staff share lessons their fathers taught them. The words of a father or father figure become...
June Board Meeting Recap
The June Board began with a presentation on our investments in the prenatal and postnatal system of care in Orange County, where staff shared a range of offerings from hospital screenings to home visiting, community health worker support, prenatal and postnatal group...
We’re Hiring: Community Outreach and Partnerships Manager
Are you passionate about early childhood and energized by connecting with people? First 5 Orange County is looking for a Community Outreach and Partnerships Manager to help strengthen our community presence and support families with young children across the...
Strong Starts with Awesome Dads
Q: How can I make those early years of my kids’ lives count as a dad? A: The month of June and Father’s Day offer a meaningful opportunity to celebrate and recognize dads and father figures: the men who show up, support and shape our children’s earliest years. It’s...
Summer Learning Link Programs
The summer Learning Link schedule is here, along with a newly updated webpage designed to make it even easier to find a program near you. Learning Link is a free drop-in program for young children and their caregivers, offering opportunities to connect, learn, and...
First 5 OC On Statewide Panel About Child Care
Senior Program Officer Cristina Blevins traveled to Sacramento to participate in a statewide panel on child-care and family-friendly workplaces hosted by the Women’s Business Center. Cristina was joined by Christina Latner of SLO Family Friendly Workplaces and Jackie...
Stronger Starts Staff Reflections: Andrew Montejo
At our Stronger Starts Statewide Day of Action event focused on reducing toxic stress in young children and their families, we asked First 5 OC staff to reflect on the ways they create moments of connection around stress in their own homes. “We are our children’s...