CURRENT GRANTS
In addition to the below grants, FIRST 5 Mendocino also funds additional initiatives like Healthy Kids Mendocino, Raise & Shine, Pediatric Dental Initiative and more.
Family Resource Centers
Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency
$180,000
Mendocino County has seven Family Resource Centers. They’re friendly places where families go for help with all kinds of issues. For example, they offer parenting classes, they help families get health insurance, and they help families find emergency housing and transportation.
This grant helps each Family Resource Center offer research-based services that are proven to make a difference for families. The grant will also help the Centers save money by working together. When it comes to functions such as fundraising, and staff training, there is indeed strength in numbers.
Local Family Resource Centers:
Click here to find a Family Resource Center near you.
Breastfeeding Awareness and Support
Countywide
100,000 over 3 years
Breast is best! According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, breastfeeding helps prevent infectious diseases in infants such as ear infections, diarrhea, urinary tract problems and even asthma. Unfortunately, some moms lack the confidence and support needed to breastfeed their baby.
With this grant more resources will be available to mothers through home visits and peer support. By working with doctors to increase referrals, more moms will be aware of available services. To meet the demands of increasing support, additional health care providers are now certified through the International Board of Certified Lactation Consultants.
For more information about breastfeeding call the Resource Hotline at 472-2744.
2-1-1
Countywide
$15,000
Do you need help? Don’t know where to turn? 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember phone number that connects people in need with important community services. This free, confidential, 24-hour multilingual service also serves as a vital link for individuals seeking to volunteer, provide resources and assist during times of crisis.
2-1-1 will also help alleviate costly nonemergency mistake calls to 9-1-1. Never again waste time trying to find resources, simply dial 2-1-1 or go online.
To access 2-1-1 services via online go to www.211mendocino.org.
Imagination Library and School Readiness
Countywide
$100,000
Children love getting books in the mail! Thanks to the Imagination Library more children will have enough books at home with no cost to their families. FIRST 5 Mendocino is pleased to sponsor the program in partnership with the Mendocino County Public Library and The Community Foundation of Mendocino County.
Children who sign up receive a free hardcover book in the mail every month until they turn 5. The first book is “The Little Engine That Could” (Dolly Parton’s favorite) and the rest are tailored to the child’s age.
For more information click here.
