Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee has been appointed to the First 5 Orange County Children and Families Commission. Supervisor Chaffee has been instrumental in securing CARES Act funds to assist child care providers, resulting in $10.1 million in grants that...
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The Youth Center: Keeping Kids on Track
The Youth Center provides child care services for families who live and work in the Los Alamitos area. This year has been the hardest in the nonprofit’s 68-year history.
With assistance from a CARES Act grant, The Youth Center is able to continue to serve children and families during the pandemic. The Center currently serves (as of January 2021) 1,000 children at three locations in Los Alamitos. The kids come from 26 different cities, though their parents either work or live in Los Alamitos. The Youth Center re-opened shortly after the shutdown in March to serve the children of first responders, medical staff, and other essential workers. The center was struggling to stay open and make ends meet — and continue their streak of never having declined a scholarship for a single child.
First 5 Orange County, Children and Families Commission meets Feb. 3, 2021
Please join us at 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2021, as the First 5 Orange County, Children and Families Commission meets via Zoom. The February Commission meeting will begin with a presentation by Tiffany Alva of First 5 Orange County and Jennifer Fitzgerald of Curt...
First 5 Orange County seeks experts to apply for consultant work (CLOSED)
First 5 Orange County is seeking qualified individuals and/or firms with demonstrated leadership and experience in various subject matters to provide specialized technical expertise for implementation of programs. Click here to view the RFQ. First 5 Orange County is...
Second grant application period opens in February for non-profits and small businesses
California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), has announced that Round 1 for the Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program is closed. With more than 300,000 applications...
A letter from First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kimberly Goll
Happy New Year! With 2020 firmly in the rearview mirror, I look ahead to 2021 with clear eyes and great optimism. Last year we learned much about the needs of young children and families in Orange County. We learned where we could step up and do more. Most...
Webinars available to help child care providers apply for COVID-19 relief funds
Applications are now being accepted for funding from the state of California for small businesses and non-profits impacted by COVID-19, including $500 million in grants. The Orange County Department of Education is hosting two webinars to give information and help...
The First 5 Orange County 2019/2020 Annual Report is now available
First 5 Orange County has released an annual report documenting our collective achievements throughout the 2019/2020 fiscal year. We began our year focused on our core programs of hospital screenings at birth, home visiting to support children’s healthy development...
First 5 Orange County, City of Garden Grove approve $125,000 agreement to boost early childhood learning
First 5 Orange County and the City of Garden Grove are entering into a partnership to help the city improve its early childhood development strategies. Earlier this month, First 5 Orange County approved $125,000 to be used over the next 2 ½ years to fund programs and...
New Videos Available for Improving Care in Perinatal Substance Use
First 5 Orange County is excited to share four compelling videos created by colleagues in Florida and adapted for broader use by First 5 Orange County. The videos contain important information and messages on supporting pregnant and postpartum women with substance use...