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New regional council members share expertise and passion

July 8, 2022
AZ communities

There are 36 new regional partnership council members joining the more than 250 dedicated community members across Arizona. Read More

FTF Yuma Region honored with Heart of Yuma award

10/25/2019
AZ communities

The FTF Yuma Region received the Outstanding Service Organization award from the Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma at its annual Heart of Yuma ceremony.

Sandy Garrison is the 2019 Yuma Champion

6/19/2019
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Sandy Garrison has been selected as the 2019 First Things First Yuma Region Champion for Young Children.

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Quality First center helps San Luis boy with social and literacy skills

12/18/2018
Quality First

The nurturing environment at a Quality First preschool helped preschooler with skills needed to be successful in kindergarten.

Quality First preschool prepares Yuma siblings for kindergarten success

12/12/2017
Quality First

As a divorced single mother of 2-year-old twin boys and a 9-month-old daughter, Laura Elena Torres of Yuma struggled to make rent, food and other monthly…

Dr. Sonal Subbu is Yuma’s 2017 Champion for Young Children

6/5/2017
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Dr. Sonal Subbu has been selected as the 2017 Yuma First Things First Champion for Young Children.The award is given to local champions who actively volunteer…

Yuma mom helps build her daughter’s vocabulary by reading to her from day one

2/2/2017
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When Amy Crawford gave birth to her baby girl, she felt an overwhelming anxiety.“We felt lost and scared and did not know what to do,”…

Mark Becker is Yuma’s 2018 Champion for Young Children

1/19/2017
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Mark Becker has been selected as the 2018 Yuma First Things First Champion for Young Children.The award is given to local champions who actively volunteer…

Parents as Teachers helps Yuma child find her words

7/18/2016
parenting education

Abigail Rauso and her husband Michael were troubled when their baby Hannah was a little over a year old and not speaking words.The child would communicate in…

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