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

June 18, 2024
child care Coconino systems building

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

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

7/6/2017
child development

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…

Oral health coalition in FTF Navajo/Apache region making an impact on kids

6/5/2017
oral health

FTF and partners are working together to find solutions for oral health challenges in rural Arizona.

Summer Lunch Buddies program serves up nutritious meals for young kids

5/8/2017
health & nutrition

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…

Harvard recognizes FTF among Top 25 Innovations in American Government

5/2/2017
board

First Things First’s innovative tiered governance structure engages Arizonans as volunteer leaders.

Partnership with Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation provides new tools for preventing tooth decay

5/1/2017
oral health

Preventing oral disease and developing good oral health starts at birth. This partnership is providing new parents with tools to establish good habits before…

Parent Kit honored as AZ Big Shot

4/26/2017
health & nutrition

The award recognizes FTF for educating the public about the value of immunization as a preventive health strategy.

Q&A with AZAEYC President Melissa Busby

3/31/2017
early childhood

Find out about NAEYC’s Week of the Young Child™, an annual celebration to raise awareness of the importance of quality early learning.

Tackling childhood hunger and obesity in Maricopa County

3/8/2017
health & nutrition

First Things First regions in Maricopa County are part of a new systems-building partnership to reduce hunger, increase access to nutritious foods and reduce…

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