Other Desired Outcomes Programs:
The BEAM Program works to increase awareness, advocacy and action in support of quality early care and education strategies and programs to business, government, and community organization executives in Merced County to recognize and articulate that providing quality early care and education programs is an investment with long term returns for children, families, communities and the economy. Also known as the Children's Movement of Merced County.
|
Program |
Funding |
| Merced County Office of Education - BEAM/Children's Movement of Merced County |
$98,650.00 |
| |
|
Power of Preschool Program (P.o.P.)/Child Signature Program (C.S.P.)
First 5 Merced County Power of Preschool Program (PoP)/Child Signature Program (CSP) is a high-quality, free,
voluntary, part-day preschool program for four-year olds. The program assists children
in becoming personally, socially, and physically competent, effective learners,
and ready to transition into kindergarten. They are as follows:
|
Program |
Funding |
|
Merced City School District
- Teacher Support Program |
$316,500.00 |
|
Delhi Unified School District - Early Intervention Program |
$68,000.00 |
|
Livingston Unified School District - Bright Beginnings |
$30,000.00 |
|
Merced County Community Action Agency - No Preschooler Left Behind |
$120,500.00 |
|
Los Banos Unified School District - BRIDGES Project |
$84,474.00 |
| Merced County Office of Education - Head Start PoP Bridge Program |
$22,500.00 |
| Atwater Elementary School District - Atwater School Readiness Program |
$136,000.00 |
| Dos Palos / Oro Loma Joint Unified School District - Families Achieving Readiness |
$75,500.00 |
First 5 CA CSP and Staff Qualifications
Other Desired Outcomes Programs
First 5 Merced County also supports additional programs addressing its Desired Outcomes. These programs work with families, educators, health, and social services providers to support young children 0-5 years and their parents.
|
Program |
Funding |
|
Merced College Child Development Center - Raising Early Intervention Awareness for Children's Health |
$53,217.50 |
| Merced County Human Services Agency - Parenting Education Program |
$100,000.00 |
| Golden Valley Health Center - Reach Out and Read |
$24,914.70 |
| Planada School District - Readiness Is The Answer |
$41,881.50 |
| Merced County Public Health Department - Ready, Set, Go Program |
$92,434.00 |
| Sierra Vista Chilren and Family Services - Early Mental Health Support Services for Children, Families, and Providers |
$75,572.00 |
| Merced County Office of Education - Caring Kids |
$70,833.00 |
| Merced Lao Family Community, Inc. - Hmong PAT Home Visiting Program |
$30,489.00 |
Workforce Recruitment Advancement Program (WRAP) and Early Quality Improvement Project (EQuIP)
The Workforce Recruitment and Advancement Project (WRAP) will serve licensed and license-exempt family child care providers, and child care center staff to increase educational and professional growth through educational planning, advising, coaching and financial support. The ultimate goal of WRAP is to support child care professionals in attaining education benchmarks that will improve the quality of care provided in out-of-home environments. The Early Quality Improvement Project (EQuIP) will train and coach licensed and license-exempt family child care providers by adopting a bilingual ECE Permit Curriculum, assessing their environment utilizing the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale, provide peer mentoring and operate a home visitation program in order to provide resources and trainings.
|
Program |
Funding |
| Merced County Office of Education – Workforce Recruitment and Advancement Project |
$247,538.80 |
| Merced County Office of Education – Early Quality Improvement Project |
$152,873.50 |
Other Desired Outcomes - Children’s Health Initiative (CHI)
The Children’s Health Initiative (CHI) aims to improve access to and utilization of quality care for children in Merced County by providing outreach and enrollment assistance for children whose families are at or below 300% of the federal poverty level. CHI expands children’s coverage through an integrated Children’s Health Initiative and Healthy Kids insurance product for children ineligible for Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and Hmerced Healthy Kids. The program establishes medical homes for consistent health education and preventive care, thereby reducing the impact on urgent and emergency care services, and works in close partnership as a referral resource with First 5’s contracted entities.
|
Program |
Funding |
| Merced County Department of Public Health – CHI Program |
$105,500.00 |
Community Responsive Programs
First 5 Merced County provides local funding to local organizations whose work with
children 0-5 aligns with the objectives set forth in our Strategic Plan. Currently
we provide local funding to 8 community – based organizations, private
and county agencies. We are currently funding the following programs under General Grants Programs:
|
Program |
Funding |
|
Community Social Model - The Rose Julia Riordan Tranquility House |
$23,678.50 |
|
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center - LEAD the Way to Success |
$12,500.00 |
| Merced County Department of Public Health – Universal Developmental Screening for Merced County |
$44,149.50 |
|
Merced County Department of Public Health - Comprehensive Children's Injury Prevention Program |
$40,000.00 |
|
Emily Lindsey - Merced BEST |
$14,354.00 |
|
California Health Collaborative - Community Network for Tobacco Relief Project |
$27,847.00 |
|
Via Adventures – Going Places |
$70,000.00 |