Our Impact

Advancing Humboldt Today

First 5 Humboldt is a convener and champion that works with community partners to support pregnant women, children birth to 5, and their families so that we can make real progress in the health of our children and their families today.

98%

Parents/Caregivers participating in First 5 Humboldt Programs who believe the program has had a POSITIVE EFFECT on their child or family

16,377

Children Ages 0-5 That Visited First 5 Playgroups

23

Total Grant Projects Funded by First 5 Towards Supporting Humboldt County Families10 First 5 Humboldt Projects and 13 DHHS Partner Agencies Provided Services

8,337

Children and Adults that attended First 5 Humboldt Funded Library Programs, Activities and Workshops

27

Humboldt County Communities Served in 2019

$1.6 Million

Funds Distributed in Grants and Services Through ACES

Navigation Services Through the Road to Resilience Program Empowers Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder

First 5 Humboldt Annual Community Report 2020

2020 was an incredibly difficult year for children, parents and families. Stress and anxiety unlike anything we were previously prepared for changed families’ daily lives. Uncertainty, unemployment, absence of our usual support systems, loss and grief upended family experiences in 2020. First 5 Humboldt’s staff and those of our funded programs were tasked with trying to retool services to provide support to Humboldt’s families in new ways. There was not one of our services that was not disrupted and then altered to try to mitigate the social, emotional and health impacts of COVID.

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