The autumn season for First 5 San Bernardino (F5SB) means elevating literacy in our community. For the second year, we’re promoting the importance of reading to children through the Gift a Kid a Book campaign. We’re excited to share the highlights from our first community event held in Apple Valley and invite everyone to attend the upcoming event in Redlands on November 18. Read more about this exciting campaign in the article below!
In last issues, we provided information about our Kid Safe Summer campaign. Read on to find out how the news media received our guidance on water safety on KNBC Channel 4 and Telemundo Channel 52, hot car safety on KABC Channel 7 and car seat safety on two live segments on Good Day LA Fox Channel 11. Make sure to check out the clips from this excellent media coverage, shared below.
Our featured partner this month is one of our great literacy partners, Reach Out and Read Inland Empire, an organization dedicated solely to encouraging parents to read out loud to their children by incorporating books into pediatric care.
In October, we were proud to partner with First 5 Riverside to sponsor California Association for Infant Mental Health’s conference attended by professionals in the infant mental health field.
Please make sure to read about F5SB’s participation at the resource fair held at the Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino, just one of our many community engagement outreach activities conducted each month, and meet Arminda (Hope) Loewenstein, accountant III, whose interest in serving young children manifests through her work in the fiscal department.
Sincerely,
Karen Scott
First 5 San Bernardino Executive Director