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About FTF. Created by Arizona voters, First Things First partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
Get Involved. First Things First partners with families and communities to give all Arizona children the opportunity to arrive at kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed.
Early childhood advocates in Pima County have succeeded in securing funding for about 1,200 scholarships for preschoolers.
The Nurse-Family Partnership program provides regular visits by trained nurses starting in early pregnancy through the child’s second year.
Pima County Superior Court Judge Joan Wagener has been selected as the 2020 First Things First Pima North Champion.
Pre-k teacher Ysidro Holmes is flourishing, thanks in part to support and mentoring from the Great Expectations program, funded through First Things First.
“It is so helpful to have someone who is an expert share ideas and resources with me,” said Rosalinda Vergara
Bill Berk has been selected as the 2019 First Things First Pima North Region Champion for Young Children.
Quality First preschool shows parents the importance of daily structure, such as nap schedules, meal times, reading daily.
The Family Engagement Network, which includes FTF Pima North and South, recently received a national grant to advance support for working parents of young…
Stephanie Carl faced hard times in 2013 when she found herself raising her preschool-aged children on her own.“I had been a stay-at-home mom, taking care…
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