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Our Partners
Community partnerships are at the core of First 5 Ventura County. First 5 partners with local schools, community-based organizations, local colleges and universities, community leaders, early childhood educators, parents and County health and social service agencies to build and fund a locally designed system of support for children 0-5 and their families.
Strategic Plan Community Input Forums
In building our 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Draft, F5VC has led an extensive 12-month process. We've reviewed key data and gathered input from parents, funded partners, community
Rethink Your Drink for Health
F5VC supports A LEAN VC and the Gold Coast Collaboratives' ReThink Your Drink Campaign and 8-Week Challenge to encourage Ventura County children and their families to replace soda and other sugary drinks (like juice)
F5VC, Business Leaders Join to Support Early Learning
Under the leadership of First 5 Ventura County, the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County, California State University Channel Islands, and the Limoneira Company, 20 business and community leaders joined
Children: The Economic Imperative
We know that the First five years impact a lifetime; it’s the foundation of our work at First 5. We want all children to have the best possible start in life--to meet their full potential.
Obesity Risk Begins Before Birth
Nearly one out of three children is now overweight. While efforts targeted at elementary-aged children are showing some signs of success, obesity among the 0-5 set is continuing to grow.
Of Friends, Fans and Tweets
In an effort to build and support the extended First 5 Ventura County community, we are now connecting with parents, colleagues and children's advocates through several social media platforms.
F5VC Strategic Planning Underway
First 5 Ventura County is now in year four of its five-year strategic plan. This means that we are taking a hard look now at how we are doing, how the needs of the community have evolved and how we can best continue to
Conejo Valley's First 5 NfL Expands
Through a creative partnership between the City of Thousand Oaks, Conejo Valley Unified School District, and First 5 Ventura County, the First 5 Conejo Valley Neighborhood for Learning
Local Decision Making
The framers of the California Children and Families Act (Proposition 10) understood that the best knowledge of children's needs -- and the best decisions about how First 5 can meet those needs -- lies at the local level.
First 5 NfLs Recognized Nationally
First 5 Ventura County’s Neighborhoods for Learning model was selected nationally by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as one of eight programs demonstrating a successful integration of