Bright Beginnings’ Salinas Mamás have an ambitious — and they believe doable — goal: making quality, full-time preschool accessible for all children. Earlier this month, several Mamás were interviewed by Radio Bilingüe. During the interview, they shared the work of their Preschool …
Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health (IFECMH) Training Series
First 5 Monterey County (F5MC) is pleased to announce that enrollment requests for the Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health (IFECMH) Training Series beginning on September 21, are now being accepted. The training is designed to strengthen a diverse workforce of Monterey County …
Equipping Our Community to Amplify Voices
Senator Caballero’s Recent Visit Last month, Senator Ana Caballero heard first-hand experiences from several parent leaders, their children and Early Childhood Advocacy Network (ECAN) members in addition to a discussion around the early childhood development bills SB 142 and AB 123. Laura Pacheco recounted witnessing a child the same …
Increased ICE Enforcement
Resources and Tools to Share In Monterey and San Benito Counties, an estimated 35% of children are growing up in “mixed status” families¹ (where one or both parents/primary caregivers are citizens and others are not). Due to recent increases in U.S. Immigration and …
Have your voice heard!
The Impact Monterey County network is a collaborative network of nonprofit organizations, businesses, and public agencies throughout Monterey County that are working together to improve quality of life for the county’s residents. Their goal for the summer Community Assessment is …
Lunch at the Library
Lunch at the LibraryFree summer meals at your local Monterey County Free Library. Contact your Branch for details of serving days and times. Learn more >>
Central Park Summer Kick-Off
Join the Salinas Public Library, Recreation & Community Services for Central Park Summer Kick-Off, a fun day of family activities to kick-off the City’s summer programming on Saturday, June 15 from 11am – 3pm. Learn more >>
New Family Friendly Businesses Recognized
Have you heard us on KAZU? Two local businesses have earned Family Friendly Business recognition in the last month! dKomplex, IncMonterey County Family Friendly Employer, GOLD PFW Consulting and Political FrameWorksMonterey County Family Friendly Employer, GOLD Is your organization family friendly or child welcoming? Click …
Bright Beginnings’ Annual Report
2017-2018 Bright Beginnings’ Co-Chair and Monterey County Public Health Officer, Dr. Ed Moreno, recently presented our Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors, as part of the Monterey County Children’s Council annual report to the community. The initiative continued to grow and …