California is changing how it pays for child care! California will soon be setting child care subsidy payment rates informed by the cost of care – rather than market rates. Building on the Cost of Quality Study completed last year, the California Department of Social...
First 5 OC is looking for parent leaders! Please share this information with families in Orange County who have children between the ages of 0-5 who want to make a difference. Parents can apply to join this paid First 5 Orange County group to support positive change...
Los documentos informativos de EDI Spotlight, o el enfoque de EDI, de First 5 Orange County están disponibles en inglés y español. Cada folleto enseña las diferentes areas del desarrollo de los niños y cómo la información de EDI esta impactando la comunidad. Haga Clic...
Join us at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as First 5 Orange County meets in person. The meeting will be held at Orange County Transportation Authority Conference Center, 550 South Main Street, Orange, CA. Members of the public can listen to live audio streaming of...
As part of the Plans of Safe Care work and the project with Children and Family Futures, a survey is being distributed to better understand current activities in Orange County surrounding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (I.e. alcohol use in pregnancy). We are...
On May 11, we held a successful Kid Builders kickoff event at Anaheim's Sunkist Elementary School. More than 180 people attended, including many families with young children, media, local dignitaries, and community leaders. Dr. Baschshi opened the event by describing...
Please let your families know that Orange County officially switched over to a new benefits enrollment portal called BenefitsCal on Monday, April 24. The new BenefitsCal website replaces the former portal, MyBenefitsCalWIN, for Orange County residents to apply for,...
In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month and with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week the second week of May, we are pleased to share this social media toolkit to support children’s mental health. The toolkit includes updates on the Stigma Free...
Join County Supervisor Doug Chaffee, First 5 Orange County, and the Orange County Social Services Agency for a Conditions of Children Annual Report Community Forum in person on May 12 at La Habra City Hall. The event will feature speakers from CalOptima and the Orange...
Join the Office of County Vice-Chairman Andrew Do, First 5 Orange County, and the Orange County Social Services Agency for a Conditions of Children Annual Report Community Forum in person on May 3 at Golden West College. The event will focus on promoting mental and...