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Parents and caregivers learn how to best support young children

June 24, 2025
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Parenting education provides parents with knowledge, skills and resources to help them nurture their child’s development. Read More

Arizona taking action on the state’s child care crisis

8/19/2024
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First Things First CEO Melinda Morrison Gulick will be part of a panel discussion on Arizona Talks, which provides a dialogue to public policy topics.

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Meet FTF’s new Board Chair and Vice Chair

8/19/2024
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FTF Board Chair Steve Lynn and Vice Chair Steve Peru answer questions about their motivation to be advocates for Arizona’s youngest children.

Learning from the Cochise County communities to help families establish concrete supports

7/23/2024
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The Cochise Regional Council recognized that family resources are hard to access and there are many factors that go into a family’s success.

New regional council members excited to join dedicated community advocates

7/12/2024
Regional Partnership Councils

FTF is welcoming 40 new regional partnership council members who are joining the more than 250 dedicated community members across Arizona.

Showing up and listening to the child care needs of northern Arizona’s communities

6/18/2024
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The FTF Coconino Region team works daily to create a common understanding of the challenges families face as they raise their young children.

Majority of Arizona voters believe state should invest more in child care, according to survey

6/3/2024
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The recently released survey showed that 77% of all voters believe Arizona should invest more in child care.

Leaders gather to discuss the child care crisis in Yuma.

Child care taskforce, led by the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation, is announced at…

5/21/2024
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Yuma leaders discuss the economic impact of the child care crisis and create a taskforce to raise solutions.

Southern Arizona initiative strives to help families build prosperity

5/13/2024
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Pima County has embarked on an ambitious generational effort to decrease poverty among its 1 million residents.

State fiscal map shows bigger picture of early childhood funding

4/24/2024
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The map allows Arizona policymakers and stakeholders to visualize the 66 funding streams that support early childhood services.

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