Getting Connected With Home Visiting Services During the Pandemic
L.A. County, LA Best Babies Network, and our home visiting friends partnered to provide 200 families access to the technology they needed to connect with a home visitor.
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Our Stories
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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“She Lifts Me Up”: A New Mom Finds Strength in Home Visiting
Through the help of her home visitor, Eniya was able to find the strength she wasn’t able to find on her own. Her story is an example of one of the many ways home visiting helps.
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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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Annual Family Strengthening Summit 2019: Celebrating Home Visiting Champions
On June 11, 2019, over 600 members of the Family Strengthening Network gathered to hear from keynote speakers and from some of the families they serve about how home visiting is changing lives in Los Angeles County. See the videos and photos here. #StrongerFamiliesLA
Read MoreThe Annual Family Strengthening Summit is this week!
The annual Family Strengthening Summit, a celebration of First 5 LA-funded #homevisiting programs, takes place this Tuesday! Here’s all you need to know, plus a video of one of the parents who will be on the discussion panel.
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