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CEO Marliee Dal Pra

Dal Pra selected to lead First Things First

  • board

The First Things First Board has selected Marilee Dal Pra as the organization’s next chief executive officer, overseeing statewide efforts to expand services…
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National experts encourage community response to adverse childhood experiences in Arizona

  • family support

​National experts recently visited Arizona to share how everyone can do their part to help prevent or lessen the impact of adverse childhood experiences,…
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Read our 2017 annual report

  • data & research

Learn about the impact FTF programs have had on children and families over the past year, as well as system-building efforts that are expanding resources for…
Dr. Li Keynote

Fred Rogers Center’s Junlei Li delivers inspiring keynote at FTF Summit

  • child care

​Watch Junlei Li, co-director of the Fred Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College, open the 2017 First Things First Early Childhood Summit with a captivating…
Quality First Study

Study: Quality First works to improve and measure quality in early learning

  • early learning

A recent study has proven that Quality First works to improve the quality of early learning settings and that the scale used to rate programs does reflect…
Pilot program

Collaboration in FTF Yuma region brings Community School pilot to local elementary school

  • AZ communities

​​This Community School model integrates academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement with the goal of…
Dr. Junlei Li of the Fred Rogers Center

Q&A with Dr. Junlei Li, Fred Rogers Center

  • early childhood

Junlei Li, Ph.D. is co-director and resident faculty member of the Fred Rogers Center and will be the opening keynote speaker at the FTF Early Childhood Summit…
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Oral health coalition in FTF Navajo/Apache region making an impact on kids

  • Navajo/Apache

FTF and partners are working together to find solutions for oral health challenges in rural Arizona.
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Summer Lunch Buddies program serves up nutritious meals for young kids

  • AZ communities

Many families in Arizona rely on free and reduced price lunches at school to provide a healthy meal to their kids. The Summer Lunch Buddies program serves up…

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