Category: Stories

Adventures in Outdoor Play: Childcare Yards Tour and Dinner with Rusty Keeler

October 2024 • Stories
First 5 Humboldt hosted world-renowned playground expert and risky play advocate Rusty Keeler, for a multi-day visit to our childcare community in September. Rusty Keeler…
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Reflections from the Bilingual StoryWalk at Gene Lucas Community Center

As part of our ongoing Counting on Community - Planting Seeds of Transformation events, we are pleased to report on the success of our recent…
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Children’s Books About Voting

October 2024 • Stories
What better way to introduce your kids to the important & FUNdamental power of voting than through BOOKS? Don't miss our future voter Fall reading…
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Playgroup Summer 2024 Highlights and Upcoming Events

October 2024 • Stories
Music with José event at Loleta Playgroup in August 2024 First 5 Humboldt playgroups continued to thrive this summer, offering a space for families to…
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Talking about Screening

August 2024 • Stories
One of the great things about Playgroup is access to developmental screening tools such as the Ages & Stages Questionnaire. Most Playgroup leaders and all…
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Parenting Class Highlight: Orleans

August 2024 • Stories
“Thank you so much; we’ve really enjoyed the classes and hearing everyone’s experiences” - Orleans family As part of our work under the Children and…
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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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Emergency Response Bags

First 5 Humboldt has put together Emergency Response Bags for distribution in the event of fire or earthquake. The bags were created to support young…
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Full Spectrum Indigenous Doula Training

October 2023 • Stories
In April 2023, Road to Resilience hosted a Full Spectrum Indigenous Doula Training facilitated by Zaagi’idiwin, an indigenous led and created curriculum by Melissa Brown…
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