FIRST FIVE FUNDAMENTALS
1501 Pacific Avenue 203, Tacoma, WA 98402 www.first5fundamentals.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Founded in 2008, First 5 FUNdamentals (F5F) is a non-profit organization with a mission to support community-based initiatives in achieving their collective goals for children and families. Our team is passionate about making the world a better place for children and families by harnessing the strengths and ideas that live within communities. As our name states, the first 5 years of life are fundamental. Our role is to support cross-sector leaders in early childhood, to help make their collective vision for children and families a reality. F5F currently supports four initiatives Project Child Success, Help Me Grow Pierce County, Washington Communities for Children, and Northwest Early Learning Coalition.

Help Me Grow Pierce CountyHelp Me Grow Pierce County (HMG-PC) is a family resource, referral, and linkage system that connect families to needed supports in their community. HMG-PC is a sub-affiliate of Help Me Grow Washington, which is an affiliate of Help Me Grow National. Key components of HMG include a coordinated access point, family and community outreach, data, and health provider outreach. In February of 2020, HMG-PC launched a centralized access point (CAP) with two family resource navigators. By December of 2020, the family resource navigators were taking over 200 calls per month. In March, HMG-PC also established a diaper bank network. Ten diaper banks across the county serve as a touchpoint tor outreach and information sharing, reaching over 600 children each month. The diaper banks, while initially a pandemic response effort, will be a permanent resource in the community that will enhance the systems ability to reach families in need.

Washington Communities for ChildrenWashington Communities for Children (WCFC) is a network of regional coalitions with a mission to connect local and statewide efforts to improve the well-being of children, families, and communities. There are ten WCFC Regions across Washington State that together have trusted relationships with over 800 organizations and individuals. Partners include early learning providers, social service agencies, early interventions services, child welfare organizations, libraries, juvenile courts, school districts, public health agencies, higher education, families, and many others. This year, WCFC Regions underwent significant strategic planning to align their work to the Help Me Grow Washington framework, as well as the new Washington State Early Learning Coordination Plan. A fundamental belief of WCFC is that the numerous and complex systems supporting children and families in Washington State must be coordinated in order for children to achieve success in school and life. WCFC brings together critical community resources, regional expertise, and robust cross-sector relationships in order to improve systems and achieve measurable results. This structure ensures communities have the ability to respond to the changing state landscape, influence decisions, elevate community voices, and coordinate representation at state-level tables.

Project Child Success Project Child Success (PCS) is a collaborative movement to improve the wellbeing of children, families, and communities in Pierce County. Over 175 organizations and individuals have come together to achieve the vision that all children thrive in nurturing relationships and environments. In 2020, the PCS network showed invaluable in mobilizing partners in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key accomplishments included mobilizing partners to find solutions to the child care crisis, distributing at home materials to families through the To Learn Program, keeping partners informed via a weekly newsletter, and offering training and professional development on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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