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Arizona foundation features story on inception of Arizona Parent Kit

  • AZ communities

The Piper Trust features the origins of the Arizona Parent Kit in its year-long celebration of 20 years of partnering with the community.

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Helping young kids stay healthy with free summer meals

  • health & nutrition

Summer Lunch Buddies is a statewide campaign which connects families to no-cost summer meals for kids 18 and younger.

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Connecting generations focus of recent community event

  • AZ communities

First Things First’s Chief Policy Advisor, Liz Barker Alvarez, participated in a panel discussion about connecting younger and older generations.

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Douglas children’s clinic offers wrap-around services for its families

  • family support

FTF was recently recognized for funding the Early Childhood Optimal Health program in Douglas, through the FTF Cochise Region’s Care Coordination Strategy.

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Yuma preschool classroom provides inclusive learning opportunities for students and teachers

  • early care and education

A new early childhood classroom, where early childhood educators in Yuma County can learn how to work with young children with special needs, has opened.

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Building strong families one visit at a time

  • family support

First Things First funds voluntary, evidence-based home visitation programs. These one-on-one visits with trained providers have been shown to be an effective…

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Preventing child abuse starts with strengthening families

  • family support

April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, but prevention activities can happen every day. One way families can help prevent child abuse is to mitigate…

Care1st Resource Center

Avondale family resource center celebrates 10-year anniversary

  • early childhood

The Avondale family resource center is a centralized hub of not only services for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, but a wide-range of social and human…

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Celebrate early learning and educators who support the development of young children

  • early childhood

Many First Things First regions are celebrating the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Week of the Young Child, April 8-12.

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