Tomorrow Starts Today

We believe that the strength of our community is powerfully linked to the health of our youngest residents.

WHAT WE DO

Counting on Community Symposium 2024 – Recap

Planting Seeds of Transformation

Friday, Sept. 13th – Jefferson Community Center Eureka, CA
An exciting event that kicked things off, for child care providers, featuring special guest: Rusty Keeler!
Recap of the kick-off event

Friday, Sept. 27th – Gene Lucas Community Center Fortuna, CA
Our main Symposium event, where we were joined by Nkem Ndefo and Desiree F. Magsombol from Lumos Transforms. This was a day-long event focused on community care and transformation!
Recap of the main event

People gathered working

COMMUNITY IMPACT

We build programs that educate our allies, connect parents in safe and supportive environments and join with others so our community can flourish.

9,400 +

Individual parents and children served in fiscal year 2023

1,600+

people attended First 5 Humboldt trainings in 2020

12,000+

children and adults attended Library Partnership events in fiscal year 2023

$1.6 million+

distributed in grants and services through the ACEs Partnership between First 5 Humboldt and the County of Humboldt/Department of Health and Human Services

*Most recent numbers available

Playgroup “has helped me build confidence as a parent, I’ve made friends. My child is learning sharing, proper interaction, and confidence.”

~ Playgroup Parent