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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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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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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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Looking for Guidance, Family Turns to Welcome Baby

As first-time parents looking to give their child a healthy start, Cristina and Miguel enrolled in the Welcome Baby program through MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach.

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