The Labor of Love Health Fair is celebrating its 25th year on Thursday, September 26 from 4:30 – 7:30pm at Sherwood Hall in Salinas. Hosted by the Monterey County Health Department and sponsored by First 5 Monterey County, among others, this free annual event is a combination …
Cradle to Career Conference
September 11-13 in Washington D.C. Bright Beginnings was in D.C. at the Strive Together Cradle to Career Network Convening, with our local Bright Futures team and 400+ changemakers from across the country, united in the work of breaking down barriers and creating opportunities …
A Thriving Community from the Start
A Call to Action for Maternal Mental Health Early in the morning on Tuesday, August 27th, 90 influential leaders in Monterey County came together over breakfast to hear about the latest in maternal mental health and how their agencies can play a role …
Monterey County Child Care Website Now in Spanish
Looking for child care? The Bright Beginnings’ Childcare Accessibility Information Systems Project team has released the Monterey County Child Care website in both English and Spanish!
Salinas Mamás in Action
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 …
Quality Matters 2019-2020 Application
Quality Matters Monterey County recently released their 2019-2020 application for new family child care and center-based sites to join their community of quality programs for local children. Click here to visit their website to learn more and find applications in both Spanish and …
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 …