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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.
FTF supports programs for families of young children who face challenges because they have a parent in jail or prison.
Carletta Tilousi recently became the first tribal leader from the Havasupai Tribe to join the FTF Coconino Regional Partnership Council.
FTF’s Take Action page offers easy ways to connect with FTF, such as signing up for our mailing list and following us on social media.
Early childhood providers have found ways to connect with families, despite the lack of internet connection and access to technology.
Thirty four new regional partnership council members join the already 274 dedicated community members who serve on 28 FTF regional councils across Arizona.
The Arizona legislative session typically passes between 300 to 400 bills, but there was fewer than 100 this session which closed early due to the pandemic.
Sens. McSally and Sinema helped honor early childhood champions throughout Arizona by sending each champion a congratulatory certificate and letter.
The 2020 Census deadline to respond has been extended for families by several months. Families now have until October 31 to complete their self-response either…
First Things First invites families to show their gratitude for the state’s early care and education providers through the #ShareTheCareAZ campaign.
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