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FTF CEO Melinda Morrison Gulick stands at a podium speaking at the United Way breakfast event.

Tucson business and education community show up in a big way for early childhood at awards breakfast

February 22, 2024
early childhood Pima South Pima North

The breakfast, Early Education is Everyone’s Business, brought together more than 600 business leaders and educators to champion the cause. Read More

Jessica Jarvi, FTF Phoenix South Regional Partnership Council Member

Spotlight on FTF Phoenix South Regional Council Member: Jessica Jarvi

8/11/2023
Phoenix South

Jessica Jarvi is the business representative on the FTF Phoenix South Regional Council. She has been on the council for over a decade.

Preschool teacher reaching across a table with little children seated around her. Early childhood college scholarships

College scholarships available for early childhood education students

7/17/2023
professional development

The scholarship covers tuition, books and fees at any Arizona community college or university for those pursuing an early childhood degree.

Child care worker in blue shirt talking to a little boy with a blue toy in his hand. early care and education workforce

New national early care and education workforce center designed to support child care workers

7/7/2023
child care

One focus will be the workforce pipeline. Many early care and education organizations find it difficult to locate skilled workers.

two little boys talking with child care provider in a classroom.

FTF asks early childhood partners to share child care survey with working families

6/14/2023
child care

Any working family can take the survey at: surveymonkey.com/r/mychildcare. Early childhood partners are asked to share the survey, also.

Spotlight on FTF White Mountain Apache Tribe Regional Council Member: Jandi Craig

6/7/2023
White Mountain Apache Tribe

Jandi Craig, a regional council member from the FTF White Mountain Apache Tribe Region, joined in 2012. She is the business representative.

Mom hold small baby, who is wearing a pink bow on her head.

Finding ways to support new and expectant mothers experiencing depression and stress

5/10/2023
motherhood

May is National Maternal Mental Health Month and is designed to bring awareness and reduce the stigma of postpartum depression and other perinatal mental…

residents gather at FTF Central East Community Forum

FTF hosts community forum on strengthening the child care workforce

4/24/2023
child care

The FTF Central East Community Forum on Strengthening the Child Care Workforce was the first of a planned set of statewide quarterly forums.

Baby in pink shirt getting hearing screening, developmental screenings

Many children entering kindergarten developmentally and socially behind compared to pre-COVID years

4/19/2023
developmental screenings

During the COVID-19 pandemic sensory and developmental screenings to identify potential delays were often missed.

Spotlighting FTF’s longtime volunteers

4/14/2023
Pima South

Over the next few months, FTF will be spotlighting long-time regional council members through a series of short question and answer articles. We kick off this…

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