First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission finalized its strategic plan and dedicated up to $4 million annually

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First 5 Solano plans a new five-year strategy
Article Launched:12/22/2006 06:17:56 AM PST
First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission has finalized its strategic plan and dedicated up to $4 million annually over the next five years to support the early development, health and well-being of Solano's youngest children and their families, the commission has announced.

First 5 Solano will offer funding for prenatal services, school readiness, quality childcare, family support services, children's health coverage and early mental health services.

The dedication of funding for a five-year period, the commission said, reflects a long-term commitment to ongoing support of local children's programs.

'We are proud to offer these funds for investing in the future success of Solano's children,' said Jan Maguire, First 5 Solano commission chair. 'The Commission continues to work to use our dollars, not only for direct services but for programs that bring additional funding into the county.'

In 2006, First 5 Solano's $4.5 million investments generated an additional $4 million in state and federal funding for children's health care, healthy pregnancies, parent education, quality childcare, children's mental health services and neighborhood family resource center home-visiting programs.

In January, the First 5 Solano Comm"