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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.
Pima County has embarked on an ambitious generational effort to decrease poverty among its 1 million residents.
The breakfast, Early Education is Everyone’s Business, brought together more than 600 business leaders and educators to champion the cause.
The award recognizes someone who has significantly contributed to the quality and access of early education in Tucson and southern Arizona.
The First Things First Pima South Regional Partnership Council funds home visitation to help parents become their child’s first and best teacher.
Edgar Soto has been selected as the First Things First Pima South Region Champion for Young Children, an award given to local champions who are going above and…
Over the next few months, FTF will be spotlighting long-time regional council members through a series of short question and answer articles. We kick off this…
Leslie Pike has been selected as the 2022 First Things First Pima South Champion for Young Children.The award is given to local champions who actively…
The FTF Pima South Region funds the program, which provides parents with free, in-home visits from a parent educator.
Early childhood advocates in Pima County have succeeded in securing funding for about 1,200 scholarships for preschoolers.
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