First 5 LA To Develop Proof-Of-Concept Pilot Using Community Health Workers For ‘Welcome Baby’ Home Visiting Program

First 5 LA, which promotes initiatives to support and improve early childhood development of children up to age five in Los Angeles, California is launching a pilot to offer home visiting by community health workers. The services would be provided through the First 5 LA Welcome Baby program. On September 7, 2023, the organization released a request for qualifications (RFQ) with responses due by September 29, 2023. The contract is slated to start November 13, 2023, and run through June 30, 2025.

First 5 LA is an independent public agency in Los Angeles County with a legal mandate to promote . . .