Hello friends, partners and parents, Below is a link to First 5 Orange County's Annual Report, in which we've documented our collective achievements from the past fiscal year. The 2020-2021 fiscal year has been both challenging and rewarding for First 5 Orange County...
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...
Join us at 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2021, as the First 5 Orange County Children and Families Commission meets via Zoom. At the October meeting, First 5 Orange County Program Manager Mike Anderson, Early Learning Consultant Jennifer Shepard, and Anaheim City...
First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kim Goll was interviewed on KNX 1070 AM to discuss Congress' recent proposal for taxpayer-funded universal child care. An excerpt from the interview: "Lots of people would say, 'We already have subsidies in place to help families...
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”...
The Orange County Business Council is holding a virtual event from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 to discuss the details of this year's Orange County Community Indicators Report, which tracks the region's health, prosperity, and where the county is performing and...
For September, we're focusing our social media efforts on Parental Resilience, one of the five Protective Factors which are research-informed approaches to increase family strengths, enhance child development and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect....
Lucy Dunn, a champion for local business as the CEO and president of Orange County Business Council, wrote an op-ed in the Orange County Business Journal titled, "We Ignore Orange County's Child Care Crisis at Our Collective Peril." Dunn heavily relied on statistics...