Alameda County
can reach their
greatest potential
Every child in
Alameda County
can reach their
greatest potential
We create progress by strengthening systems
We work to ensure that policies, systems, communities, and schools support families and children by creating the conditions that position all for success.
Our Work
Measure C
5-Year Plan
On June 10, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to approve First 5’s Measure C 5-Year Plan, unlocking urgently needed funds. Over the next five years, Measure C provides nearly a billion dollars to support kids and families.
Find tools and resources for you:
Resources
Empowering Early Educators: An Evaluation of the Alameda County Early Educator Apprentice Program, Executive Summary
Download Executive Summary Here
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Empowering Early Educators: An Evaluation of the Alameda County Early Educator Apprentice Program
Download Evaluation Here.
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Organizational Self-Assessment of Father Friendly Services
This self-assessment tool aligns with the Alameda County Fathers Corps’ Father-Friendly Principles and will help your agency assess its father friendliness, serving as a guide to integrating the Father Friendly Principles into the delivery of services to families.
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Father-Friendly Principles Implementation Tool
The Father-Friendly Principles Implementation Tool is designed to equip service providers and agencies with a framework to apply the Father-Friendly Principles.
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Oakland Children’s Initiative Community Listening Sessions: Key Themes and Recommendations
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We help young children grow up healthy and ready to learn
We have more than two decades of experience funding innovative programs and advocating for policies that produce better futures for our children.
First 5 Alameda County is an innovative public entity created by passage of Proposition 10 in 1998.
Every extra year of exposure to a positive childhood environment makes a significant impact on long-term outcomes.
Dr. Raj Chetty, William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University
