“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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Our Stories
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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‘Welcome Baby’ Nurse Helps New Mom and Baby With Tongue-Tie
Hooray for Welcome Baby RNs! Here’s a case where a visit from a nurse helped the baby get an important surgical procedure that allowed him to breastfeed.
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Dr. Margaret Lynn Yonekura, MD: Maternal Health Champion
Dr. Yonekura’s contributions in the fields of maternal health were recognized and honored at Maternal Mental Health NOW’s Speak Up When You’re Down Gala where she was awarded with the 2019 Maternal Health Champion Award.
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A Black History Month Remembrance: Dr. Loretta Jones
Dr. Loretta Jones, one of the original founders of LA Best Babies Network, passed away November 22, 2018. Her legacy informs and inspires the work we do every day.
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A Day in Review: Family Strengthening Network’s Peer-to-Peer Workshop
How to identify and support victims of sex trafficking, how to connect families to vital community services, and how to communicate effectively … Welcome Baby staff members picked up lots of practical training and tools at this event. Watch our 39-second video recap.
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Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital, and City of Long Beach, Celebrate Five Years of Welcome Baby
A big congratulations to the Welcome Baby program at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach for receiving a special proclamation from Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia!
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First 5 LA Summit: Transforming Our Future Through Home Visiting. #StrongerFamiliesLA
It’s the summit that is definitely happening.
On June 13, the First 5 LA Family Strengthening Network’s annual summit will convene over 500 home visiting pros at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood to share success stories about the families they serve in Los Angeles County — and to celebrate those achievements.
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