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First 5 Receives Grants ' Mental Health Training Event ' 2020 Census ' Save the Date: Celebrating 20 Years of Early Childhood
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We hope you have been enjoying Week of the Young Child (WOYC)! While efforts in support of young children happen every day, it's nice to take a week to bring attention to the wonderful things happening in our county, state, and nation on behalf of babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. Make sure to check out our social media where we are highlighting daily themes around #WOYC2019. In the spirit of WOYC, we are grateful to announce that First 5 has received two different grants to bolster home visiting and mental health support to families with young children through our Early Childhood Collaboratives. While funding for early childhood services still remains inadequate to meet growing needs, we appreciate the local, collective efforts to fund work that helps families provide a strong foundation for their youngest children. In this issue, we also highlight local efforts around the 2020 Census. Our communities need an accurate count so services like WIC and Head Start are properly funded in our county; every child must be counted because every child counts! We spotlight a recent event for participants in our mental health training series--be sure not to miss our newest video about the training series that debuted at the event. It honors training participants and those that have completed the endorsement process. Finally, we hope you will join us at our June 7, 2019 event celebrating 20 years of early childhood in Monterey County--please save the date! |
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 The Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a nearly $700,000, 15-month grant to First 5 Monterey County and its Early Childhood Collaboratives to expand home visiting services to first time CalWORKs parents throughout the county. The grant will allow the Collaboratives to double their home visiting efforts to families with young children. Money comes from the California Department of Social Services through the Monterey County Department of Social Services (DSS) and does not i... READ MORE |
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 Local Early Childhood Collaboratives funded by First 5 Monterey County will be expanding mental health and care coordination services to more families with young children thanks to a grant from the Claire Giannini Fund. The $25,000 grant is in response to an immediate and unexpected community need that resulted from recent fears around proposed changes to public charge immigration rules. While not yet law, this has already prompted local families who are legally eligible for the support to pull ... READ MORE |
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 Nearly 100 local professionals from mental health, health care, early care and education, and others came together on Friday, March 29 for the Building a Strong Foundation, Constructing our Tomorrow: Early Childhood Mental Health Practice in Monterey County event. Attendees were celebrated for their work in helping to address the specific mental health concerns of families with young children through their participation in the Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health (IFECMH) training ser... READ MORE |
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 Together with local stakeholders, Monterey County launched the 2020 Census on April 1, 2019. First 5 Monterey County staff and Commissioner and Supervisor Chris Lopez were in attendance. In the 2010 Census, children ages 0 to 5 were the most undercounted population. For every child who isn't counted, Monterey County will lose approximately $2,000 in federal funding each year, for 10 years! An accurate census count is critical to ensuring fair apportionment of congressional representation and tha... READ MORE |
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 First 5 Monterey County is celebrating--join us for an event that honors 20 years of early childhood in Monterey County. We will be hosting a First Friday event on June 7, 2019 starting at 5:00 p.m. at the CSUMB City Center, formally known as the, Steinbeck Center. This event will celebrate the many and diverse ways that the Monterey County community has supported young children and their families over the last 20 years. We are inviting the whole community and will have food and family-friendly ... READ MORE |
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