For Parents
For Parents.To help you do the best you can, here’s some information, tools and resources for supporting your child’s healthy development and learning.
- Find Programs
- Parentz Pod
Find free early childhood programs across Arizona
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About FTF
About FTF. Created by Arizona voters, First Things First partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
- What We Do
  
  Our Mission
  
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First Things First 2022 Annual Report highlights collective successes working to improve outcomes for Arizona’s youngest
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Grants
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
- Grant Opportunities
- Potential Applicants
- Strategy Toolkit
- Grantee Resources
Building strong families one visit at a time
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Get Involved
Get Involved. First Things First partners with families and communities to give all Arizona children the opportunity to arrive at kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed.
- Serve Your AZ Community
- Giving
- Take Action
- Early Childhood Summit
2022 FTF Champions helping their community better understand the importance of the early years
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Family, Friend and Neighbor Care

This strategy provides access to high-quality, culturally responsive early care and education and information, services and support for families. The goal is to improve the quality of care and education that children receive in unregulated child care homes.

Regions funding this strategy

Featured Stories

Grandparents smiling on the sofa with their grandchildren

Family, Friends and Neighbor program helps Maricopa grandmother prepare granddaughter for kindergarten

Pinal

Kith and Kin program helps Phoenix mom provide structure in son’s life

Phoenix South

Support for Holbrook grandparents raising grandchildren

Navajo/Apache

Supporting grandparents in their role as second-time-around caregivers

Coconino

More Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Stories

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Funding Plan Highlights

Yuma

The local grantee collaborates with our local city housing commission. The successful collaboration allows the grantee’s Family, Friend and Neighbor care workshop series to be completed by all local, low-income housing communities.

Find more details about strategies related to Early Care and Education in the FTF Strategy Toolkit.

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