Our Stand
July 2022
• Stories
First 5 Humboldt sponsored an evening workshop presented by Nature Explore for Childcare Providers during our Spring 2022 Symposium. The “Heart Centered Self-Care” workshop focused on supporting childcare providers to find…
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Being a Family Support Navigator for Families in Humboldt County is a Blessing, Written by a Navigator
May 2024 • Stories
As a Family Support Navigator for First 5 Humboldt, I am privileged to build close relationships with families at playgroups across Humboldt County. I attend…
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First 5 Humboldt Staff Development
September 2023 • Stories
As an agency, First 5 Humboldt supports our staff to bring the best and most up-to-date practices to our Humboldt community. To that end, staff…
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Self-Care Kits for Workshop Attendance
July 2022 • Stories
First 5 Humboldt sponsored an evening workshop presented by Nature Explore for Childcare Providers during our Spring 2022 Symposium. The “Heart Centered Self-Care” workshop focused…
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Family Movie Nights Offer Opportunity for Community, Social-Emotional Learning
June 2022 • Stories
First 5 Humboldt has already sponsored two free Family Movie Nights in partnership with the Arcata Playhouse in their Circus Tent in Arcata. It made…
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IMPACT Participants completed a total of 757.5 Professional Development hours in 2021-2022
June 2022 • Stories
The First-5-California-funded program, Improve and Maximize Programs so All Children Thrive (IMPACT) just completed the second year of its grant cycle. The IMPACT program is…
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Engagement Through Music
April 2022 • Stories
A father at a play group came to me after a music session and said he had waited for months for his son to show…
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Creating Music Together Supports Connections for Families, Children
March 2022 • Stories
First 5 Humboldt sponsored online music classes for much of the first year of Covid. In July 2021, we had an outdoor music session with…
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Parental Resilience is Key to Thriving Families
February 2022 • Stories
What is Resilience? “Resilience, simply defined, means the ability to recover from difficult life experiences, and often to be strengthened by and even transformed by…
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Early Childhood Education Professional Development
December 2021 • Stories
Helping Hands Grant Childcare Provider Testimonial “When I applied for and received a Helping Hands grant with First 5 Humboldt, it provided me with an…
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