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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.
The FTF Gila River Indian Community Regional Council funds the Baby Smarts program that provides the family with a parent coach.
The FTF Navajo Nation Regional Council funds the Kith and Kin Project for family, friends and neighbors who provide home-based child care.
The FTF Cocopah Tribe Regional Council funds a transition to kindergarten camp to help prepare children to succeed in kindergarten.
FTF partners with several Arizona tribes to support introducing indigenous foods to their communities’ babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe Incident and Community Response Team has been selected as the 2021 First Things First Pascua Yaqui Tribe Champion for Young Children.The…
Dr. Elizabeth Van Dyne has been selected as the 2021 First Things First Tohono O’odham Nation Champion for Young Children.The award is given to local…
The free, week-long event offers virtual sessions that explore early childhood work being done in indigenous communities around the world.
Beverly Malone has been selected as the 2021 First Things First White Mountain Apache Tribe Champion for Young Children.The award is given to local champions…
FTF works to support the efforts of tribal communities working on language reclamation in many ways, such as bilingual books.
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