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News articles highlighting First 5 Sacramento programs and services.

• Autism: How Parents and Caregivers Can Put the Pieces Together
  North Sacramento News, Published November 2009
  
  The statistics on autism are worrisome. One in every 150 children is diagnosed with the disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read the article to learn about early detection signs and local resources.
  
  
• Trick? . . . Or Treat? Children's Staggering Sugar Consumption Unmasked in Time for Halloween
  North Sacramento News, Published October 2009
  
  This Halloween parents of preschoolers should be spooked that their child is eating 60 percent more than their body weight in sugar. Read the article for tips on how to reduce your child’s sugar consumption this holiday.
  
  
• Rio Linda Elverta Community Center Park Celebrates Grand Opening of New Tot Lot and Butterfly Garden
  North Sacramento News, Published September 2009
  
  Thanks to funding from the First 5 Sacramento Commission, the Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District has built a new Tot Lot and Butterfly Garden. Read the article to find out more.
  
  
• First 5 Sacramento Commission Awards the District Tot-Lot Grants
  Southgate Recreation and Park District Fall Newsletter, 2009
  
  Southgate Recreation & Park District is happy to report that the First 5 Sacramento Commission awarded grants to the District for the funding of three tot-lot playground projects. Read the article to learn more.
  
  
• Family Fun in the Sun – Keeping Your Kids Safe This Summer
  North Sacramento News: Published July 2009
  
  Summer is a great opportunity for families to spend quality time together. Whether it’s playing in the park, hiking or building sandcastles on the beach, summer days can create memories that last a lifetime. However, the hot season can also put young children at greater risk of injury. Read the article for summer safety tips.
  
  
• Get to Know Your Neighbors: Building a Sense of Community Supports Healthy Child Development
  North Sacramento News: Published June 2009
  
  Remember how things used to be when you were growing up, when kids played outside together and neighbors knew each other? Would you like to get to know your neighbors and share activities together with your children? Read the article to find out more.
  
  
• Being the Best Parent Possible: Making the First Five Years Count
  Parents Monthly: Published May 2009
  
  From the moment they are born, children grow and learn at an extraordinary pace. Read the article to learn about local resources to help parents.
  
  
• Movies and Magic in Foothill Farms
  North Sacramento News: Published February 2009
  
  Neighborhood Connections Help Raise Healthy Kids. Read the article for more information.
  

• Preschool Garden Helps Kids and Community Grow
  Grapevine Independent: Published September 19, 2008
  
  Local preschool digs in the dirt to produce healthy food and healthy neighborhood. Learn how this community did it. 
  
  
• Program Readies Kids For School
  The Observer Newspapers: Published August 7, 2008
  
  Without a doubt, the Pre-Kindergarten Readiness Summer Camps are one of the most effective programs in the Sacramento City Unified School District. Read the article for more details. Read the article to learn more. 
  
  
• First 5 Sacramento Mini-Grants: Community Building Initiative
  Parents Monthly: Published June 2008
  
  Today's communities are filled with neighborhoods of strangers. Children remain huddled indoors around computers, televisions or video game devices. And as a result, people are increasingly more isolated. A report that appeared in the Archives of Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine described a study that measured the health of children from birth through 26 years of age. The study found that "Socially isolated children were at significant risk of poor adult health compared with non-isolated children.” Learn more about the mini-grants. 
  
  
• How Do You Do It?
  KidAround Magazine: Published February 2008
  
  What grew from an idea to escape Sacramento’s hot summer months has turned into a passion for community building and supporting young children, with the help of First 5 Community Building Initiative grants. Check out the excerpt for more information.