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It’s the new force for change our children need and deserve.

The Yolo Children First Initiative is a unified effort to prioritize the needs of children in Yolo County. By engaging, informing, and advocating, this initiative aims to encourage policy changes to support children's successful development across various key areas such as family economic sufficiency, health, education, and safety. Join us in creating better outcomes through improved coordination, efficiency, and focused investments in prevention. Aligning with Yolo County's tactical plan, this initiative offers a roadmap for policymakers, advocates, and service providers to work together for the well-being of children.

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It’s the new force for change our children need and deserve.

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  1. A unified effort to prioritize the needs of Yolo children It’s the new force for change our children need and deserve.

  2. “Consequently, interest groups with much less public will behind them have been able to divert policymakers’ attention away from children’s successful development, such as poor academic achievement.” “Until now, public support has been too diffuse to have the impact it should on the county’s policymaking priorities.” childrennow.org

  3. PUTTING CHILDREN FIRST • Engage & Inform • Encourage Policy • Advocate

  4. FIRST STEPS CHILDREN’S STATUS REPORT • Family Economic Sufficiency • Health • Mental Health • Childcare • Education • Safety

  5. Parents • Child Advocates • Civic Leaders • Business Partners • Service Providers CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP

  6. CHILDREN’S AGENDA • Identify priority areas for funding • Outline specific actions • Guide fiscal and policy decisions “…a roadmap for the county’s policymakers, advocates, and service providers.”

  7. Improved coordination and efficiency • Unified visibility for Issues that affect children • Support for building partnerships • A shift toward preventioninvestments OUTCOMES

  8. Better Decisions = Better Results

  9. ALIGNS WITHYOLO COUNTY TACTICALPLAN Innovation • Collaboration • Safety Net

  10. JOIN US!

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