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Yuma Region

Arizona’s early childhood agency represents a commitment Arizonans made to our youngest children – 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.

yuma

17,983

Population of young children (under age 6)

29%

Percentage of young children living in poverty

(Click for a detailed map.)

Priorities

The Yuma Regional Partnership Council makes strategic investments to support the healthy development and learning of the young children in the region. The regional council’s priorities include:

  • Scholarships for children to access high-quality early learning
  • Strengthening families through voluntary home visiting, parenting education and supporting children with special needs
  • Improving the quality of family, friend and neighbor care

First Things First Staff

Ashley Pascual

Sr. Director, West Regional Area

928.854.8732

Rudy Ortiz

Regional Director, Yuma

928.343.3020

Diana Ortega

Program Coordination Specialist

928-343-3020

Zahid Plantillas

Community Engagement Coordinator - Yuma

602.909.5366

Kim Corbin

Administrative Specialist III - West Regional Area & La Paz/Mohave

480.904.1470

Maricela Rogers

Administrative Specialist II, Yuma & Cocopah Tribe Regions

480.340.0845

Regional Office

Crescent Center (4th Floor)
2450 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 400
Yuma, AZ 85364

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