Capacity Building

What is Capacity Building?

Efforts toward a common community awareness of the importance of early childhood development along with the increased availability of tools necessary to promote this.
Why facilitate Capacity Building?
Knowledge is power. By facilitating increased awareness of the importance of early childhood development and offering necessary tools, individuals and systems will be better equiped to advocate for and serve Madera’s youngest children and families.

Resource Guides

The Resource Guide provides a quick reference and user friendly handbook on available services for parents and families. To request copies just call us!

Events

First 5 participates in community events to distribute Kits for New Parents, books, puppets and other early childhood development resources. Our goal is to increase awareness of the importance of early childhood development through existing events hosted by local agencies.

Capacity Building 2003-2004

Kits for New Parents

Kits for New Parents represents a comprehensive resource for new and expecting parents that translates emerging science about the importance of the early years into practical information parents can incorporate into their daily lives. Good health, loving relationships and frequent learning opportunities are some of the topics covered. Kits are available in English and Spanish.

To request your kits, just call us!

Community Presentations

First 5 provides presentations to meet with your groups, staff, and or parents to increase common awareness of the importance of early childhood development within the primary sectors (policy makers, business community, faith community, service providers and families) & discuss funding opportunities.

For more information about any of our Capacity Building efforts, call the First 5 office at 661-5155.