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About FTF. Created by Arizona voters, First Things First partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
Get Involved. First Things First partners with families and communities to give all Arizona children the opportunity to arrive at kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed.
LeeAnn Sherman said she was “relieved to see that something like this existed,” because she didn’t know what to do after becoming the…
A NICU nurse told the mom about FTF and home visitation, which provides at-home visits for families of young children with a trained parent coach.
A program supported by First Things First is making it a little easier for families to find support as their child’s first teacher through in-home visits.
FTF and the City of Phoenix have partnered to open four new family resource centers dedicated to providing services to families with young children.
FTF was recently recognized for funding the Early Childhood Optimal Health program in Douglas, through the FTF Cochise Region’s Care Coordination Strategy.
Learn about parenting and early childhood programs available in Arizona, at no cost to you, to help you do your best for your baby, toddler or preschooler.
Some experts consider the first few months after the birth of a child as “the fourth trimester,” recognizing that a mother and newborn are still…
First Things First funds voluntary, evidence-based home visitation programs. These one-on-one visits with trained providers have been shown to be an effective…
April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, but prevention activities can happen every day. One way families can help prevent child abuse is to mitigate…
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