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.

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2023 City of Oakland Data Profile

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2025 Policy Agenda – One Pager

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Mar 4, 2025

Oakland Children’s Initiative Community Listening Sessions

Please join First 5 Alameda County for a series of community listening sessions to help inform priorities for the Oakland Children’s Initiative Early Education Fund.

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Jan 2, 2025

Annual Report highlights successes and partnerships

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Jan 2, 2025

Staff participate in the development of the 2025 Policy Agenda

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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.

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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