{"id":9076,"date":"2018-02-23T23:08:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T23:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-52-14-78-51.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/?post_type=regions&#038;p=9076"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:54:37","slug":"phoenix-south","status":"publish","type":"regions","link":"https:\/\/www.firstthingsfirst.org\/es\/regions\/phoenix-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix South Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona\u2019s early childhood agency represents a commitment Arizonans made to our youngest children \u2013 that they would have the support they need to start school healthy and ready to succeed. Many young children in Arizona face significant barriers to their success, including poverty, trauma and lack of access to needed resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>61,377Population of young children (under age 6)34%Percentage of young children living in poverty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthingsfirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Map-PhoenixSouth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><small>(Click for a detailed\u00a0map.)<\/small><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b>Priorities<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"region-strategic-priorities\" class=\"margin-top-10\">\n<p>The Phoenix South Regional Partnership Council makes strategic investments to support the healthy development and learning of the young children in the region. The regional council&#8217;s priorities include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ftf-list\">\n<li>Providing scholarships for children to access high-quality early learning settings<\/li>\n<li>Improving quality and access to child care and preschool programs<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening and supporting families through voluntary home visiting and family resource centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Early Childhood Matters.<\/p>\n<p>90% of a child\u2019s brain grows before kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>Learn why<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Regional Key Impact Highlights<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b>[State Fiscal Year 2025]\n<p>Strengthening Families and Early Literacy <\/p>\n<p>2112\u00a0parents participated in a workshop to increase their understanding of early language and literacy.<br \/>\n4599 families or caregivers served by receiving referrals or by participating in activities at family resource centers.<\/p>\n<p>Quality Preschool and Child Care<\/p>\n<p>137 child care and preschool providers were committed to continuous quality improvement of their early learning programs through Quality First<br \/>\n6115 children attended preschools and child care programs participating in Quality First<\/p>\n<p>Preventive Health<\/p>\n<p>146 early childhood educators received child care health consultation or support in maintaining health and safety standards in early learning settings<br \/>\n1555 children were monitored to receive appropriate screenings to detect vision, hearing and developmental issues to prevent learning challenges later on<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Programs Our Region Funds<\/p>\n<p>First Things First supports early childhood programs in Arizona through grants to community organizations that provide services\u2014at no cost\u2014for young children from birth to age 5 (before kindergarten) and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Find Programs<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">State Fiscal Year 2025 Total Regional Program Expenditures<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-responsive su-table-alternate su-table-fixed\">\n<table style=\"width: 445.012px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td style=\"width: 322.012px;height: 33px\">Quality and Access<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px;text-align: right\">$8,742,744<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td style=\"width: 322.012px;height: 33px\">Family Support<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px;text-align: right\">$4,685,792<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td style=\"width: 322.012px;height: 33px\">Health<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px;text-align: right\">$1,439,448<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td style=\"width: 322.012px;height: 33px\">Evaluation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px;text-align: right\">$385,206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td style=\"width: 322.012px;height: 33px\">Community Awareness<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px;text-align: right\">$128,778<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td style=\"width: 322.012px;height: 33px;text-align: right\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px;text-align: right\"><strong>$15,381,967<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>First Things First Staff<br \/>\nMailing Address<br \/>\n4000 N. Central Ave, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ 85012<br \/>\n 602.710.5100<\/p>\n<p>Brooke Colvin<br \/>\nRegional Area Director<br \/>\n &#x62;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6c;&#x76;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x40;null&#x66;&#x69;&#x72;&#x73;&#x74;&#x74;&#x68;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x67;&#x73;&#x66;&#x69;&#x72;&#x73;&#x74;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67; 602.771.4961<\/p>\n<p>Janet Moore<br \/>\nRegional Specialist<br \/>\n &#x6a;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x74;&#x6d;&#x6f;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x65;&#x40;null&#x66;&#x69;&#x72;&#x73;&#x74;&#x74;&#x68;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x67;&#x73;&#x66;&#x69;&#x72;&#x73;&#x74;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67; 602.771.5006<\/p>\n<p>Amber Martin<br \/>\nAdministrative Specialist III<br \/>\n &#x61;&#x6d;&#x62;&#x65;&#x72;&#x6d;&#x61;&#x72;&#x74;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x40;null&#x66;&#x69;&#x72;&#x73;&#x74;&#x74;&#x68;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x67;&#x73;&#x66;&#x69;&#x72;&#x73;&#x74;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67;<\/p>\n<p>Regular Council Meeting Dates<\/p>\n<p>View schedule<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona\u2019s early childhood agency represents a commitment Arizonans made to our youngest children \u2013 that they would have the support they need to start school healthy and ready to succeed. Many young children in Arizona face significant barriers to their success, including poverty, trauma and lack of access to needed resources. 61,377Population of young children &hellip; <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthingsfirst.org\/es\/regions\/phoenix-south\/\">Read More<i class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-9076","regions","type-regions","status-publish","hentry","regions-phoenix-south"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First Things First<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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