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Home Visiting Day in L.A. County

Los Angeles County has the largest home visiting network in the nation, and on April 8, 2022, we celebrated that! The Board of Supervisors proclaimed it Home Visiting Day in L.A. County, and a webinar guided providers and families to help them find these free services.

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Thank you for your partnership!

It has been a challenging year (again), and we want to let you know how grateful we are to be working with such a dedicated group of amazing people. All our partners in the Family Strengthening Network of home visiting programs continue to do life-changing work to help L.A. County families thrive. This short video gives a quick review of that.

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#HomeVisitingWorks: Honoring the Changemakers at the 2021 Family Strengthening Network Summit

L.A. County has the largest home visiting initiative in the nation. Over 70,000 visits this fiscal year! At this annual event we take stock and celebrate how Family Strengthening Network staff are changing lives. Watch highlights — or the whole event — here.

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New Mom Describes Welcome Baby Benefits as “Truly Amazing”

Jocelyn joins her Parent Coach Barbara Ortega and Welcome Baby Program Manager Maria Magaña to discuss her experience in the Welcome Baby program at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center.

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Family Strengthening Network Summit Honors Home Visiting Heroes

LA Best Babies Network and its partner organizations hosted the 5th annual Family Strengthening Network Summit on July 23, 2020. It brought together nearly 700 home visiting staff members and others to celebrate and honor their impressive work to strengthen and serve families in L.A. County. Watch recordings of the virtual event here.

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LA Best Babies Network’s Longtime Director Retires, New Director Announced

LA Best Babies Network is proud to announce the appointment of Sharlene Gozalians as its new Director. Sharlene steps into the role following the retirement of Director Janice French in February.

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“Being in Welcome Baby was a refresher for me, even though this was my fourth child.”

Welcome Baby may be especially helpful for first-time parents, but there’s plenty to learn with each pregnancy — and all expecting families can use a little extra support.

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Fourth-Time Mom Finds Value in Home Visiting

Despite having three daughters, Luz and Tony knew the arrival of their first son would come with new experiences and new questions. Being able to lean on their home visitor Lorena throughout Ariel’s first years of life is something they have appreciated very much.

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