Making it Easier for Parents to Access Programs & Services for Infants & Toddlers. Spreading the First Five for All Model!

September 24, 2024

Parents often meet barriers when trying to access services for their families. Different offices, so many forms, lots of waiting. Shouldn’t there be an easier way for families to access public programs and services?

First Five for All thinks so! Let’s make it easier for families everywhere to access public services for young children.

First Five SC began as an idea in 2019 with a simple principle: families deserve a responsive one-stop portal to learn about public programs and services to help with their child’s growth and development. First 5 SC is a holistic portal for families to access public programs and services to help with their child’s growth and development. Sixty publicly funded programs and services are included, and 44 of those programs are also included on the common eligibility screener. Families enter a few pieces of information about their child, household and circumstances, and find out which programs they may be eligible for so they can begin the next steps of enrollment. And now there is First Five for All working to help other states build something similar, offering resources to help you connect families in your state to the support and services they need to thrive.

Would you like to see something similar in your state? First Five for All and NCIT want to help.

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