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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.
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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.
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
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.
This episode is about the most important and useful things for parents – especially new parents – to know about child development.
In late December, Marilee Dal Pra began serving as chief executive officer of First Things First. Learn more about her experience, vision and passion for the…
Parents visiting the Surprise Resource Center with young children now have a developmentally-friendly playroom to have fun and learn more about early…
Learn about the impact FTF programs have had on children and families over the past year, as well as system-building efforts that are expanding resources for…
This Community School model integrates academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement with the goal of…
FTF and partners are working together to find solutions for oral health challenges in rural Arizona.
Many families in Arizona rely on free and reduced price lunches at school to provide a healthy meal to their kids. The Summer Lunch Buddies program serves up…
First Things First regions in Maricopa County are part of a new systems-building partnership to reduce hunger, increase access to nutritious foods and reduce…
The inaugural event highlighted why early childhood is critical to the future of our state and how it links to shared priorities such as healthy children,…
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