🚨 Grants up to $100,000 are available to address District needs—deadlines are approaching fast. Download our quick guide for 'Tips and Tools' to strengthen your application. first5coco.org/help-shape-how…

📣 Happening this week! District 5 residents—help decide how to invest $1M in your community. Join Supervisor Scales-Preston at a Town Hall near you: 📍 9/29 – Pittsburg City Hall 📍 9/30 – Martinez City Hall 📍 10/1 – Hercules (TBD) 🕕 6–7 PM

Join us for a Calming & Self Care event for expecting and new moms, hosted by Perinatal Circle of Care. Available in both English & Spanish, RSVP today!

Help improve public transportation in Contra Costa County: take a short survey and enter to win a gift card! rebrand.ly/CCTASurvey03

FINAL DAY to share your experiences and help improve transportation in our community. Take a short survey (and enter a raffle): rebrand.ly/CCTASurvey03

Free Grant Writing Seminar: free, full-day training on how to write a winning grant proposal. 🎟 Register now: eventbrite.com/e/how-to-write…

🌱 Help Me Grow Contra Costa está aquí con apoyo gratuito para la crianza, el desarrollo infantil y más. 📲 Llama al 211 y pide Help Me Grow. 💚 Cada niño merece crecer y prosperar. Cada padre y madre merece apoyo. #HelpMeGrow #211ContraCosta #ApoyoParaPadres

Mental health care is one of seven Stress Busters — evidence-backed strategies to help individuals manage day-to-day stress and counter toxic stress from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Explore them this #WorldMentalHealthDay: acesaware.org/managestress.

Sometimes, the best therapy comes from a story. 💛📚 This World Mental Health Day, we celebrate how books help children — and adults — cope with stress, connect, and find comfort.

¿Has escuchado sobre nuestro programa educativo gratis Stronger Starts, respaldado por Cell-Ed? Ofrece consejos, lecciones y otros tipos de apoyo para la crianza de los niños. ¿Quieres descubrir todas las maneras en que puedes beneficiarte? Visita bit.ly/3VZ1Q6H

🎉 October is AAC Awareness Month! 🎉 AAC—Augmentative and Alternative Communication—helps those with speech difficulties express themselves. Everyone deserves a voice! Let’s raise awareness and celebrate the power of communication! 💬✨ #AACAwarenessMonth #CommunicationForAll

Watch the powerful moment as Dr. Ruth Fernandez, Ed.D., our Executive Director, is recognized for her extraordinary leadership and unwavering commitment to children and families in Contra Costa County. 👏 Thank you City of Concord CA, Mayor Carlyn Obringer, and the entire City Council.

Join us Tuesday, November 18 for Family Night! 🎉 A free evening of fun, learning, and connection for parents, caregivers, and kids. 🍽 Dinner included | 📝 No registration needed Let’s celebrate #EverydayMoments together! 💛 #FamilyNight #FamilyEngagement #ParentingSupport

Sesame Street is reimagined and helping children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder in more places than ever before. 📺: @Netflix and PBS KIDS

ICYMI: 300M books and counting! Imagination Library now mails 3.4M books monthly worldwide, driven by 2,800+ local partners. First 5s help get books to kids across CA communities. Read more in Dolly’s update: ow.ly/24b750Xp5W7

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