Meet First 5 Ventura County
First 5 Ventura County envisions a future where all Ventura County children are born healthy, thrive in nurturing environments, and enter school prepared and eager to learn.
Our mission is to strengthen families, communities and systems of care for children prenatal to 5 years through investments, expertise, and leadership so all children reach their full potential.
90%
of brain development
occurs during the prenatal period and the first 5 years
>$210
million
invested in our
first 20 years
13
Neighborhood for Learning
Family Resource Centers
>130,000
diapers distributed
in coronavirus
response efforts
Watch the video below to learn the ASL signs for: October • pumpkin • orange • black • white • Halloween • spooky, haunted house • bat • black cat • ghost • vampire • witch • Frankenstein • skeleton • mummy • zombie • jack-o-lantern.
Then put the signs together in an ASL story! This month’s video is presented by Ursa Rewolinski, who teaches at our ASL Weekends and at the Texas School for the Deaf.
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First 5 Ventura County is looking for an experienced Fiscal Administrator with at least two years in accounting to join our growing team! The ideal candidate have experience in governmental and fund accounting and will be a detailed oriented team member who enjoys processing payroll, verifying claims/invoices, maintaining fiscal records, and preparing reports.
Full-time position with excellent compensation and benefit package.
Please visit our website for the full job description: first5ventura.org/get-involved/
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Get Involved – First 5 Ventura County
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Contribute your time, talent, or treasure to First 5 Ventura County and help us support a high-quality early childhood system for Ventura County.Comment on Facebook
The Federal Communications Commission recently made some changes to educational/informational programs that are captioned & audio described. ASDC - American Society for Deaf Children is gathering anonymous feedback for public comment to ensure accessibility. Data will be summarized via TDI - Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.
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Accessibility of Children's Programming - American Society for Deaf Children
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Take a short survey to let the FCC know about your experiences with finding captioned or described children's educational programming.Comment on Facebook
The pandemic has exacerbated our mental health crisis — even for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Learn how community-based programs can help. Read the report from First 5 Center for Children's Policy The Children's Partnership & First 5 Association of California: bit.ly/2YUvgZf ... See MoreSee Less
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October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month. Today we honor all the babies who touched our lives but did not get to stay.
#waveoflight #pregnancyandinfantlossawarenessmonth
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