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11.01.2024

Family Leadership Council Announces Name Change

We are excited to announce that the Nevada Early Childhood Family Leadership Council is now the First 5 Nevada Family Leadership Council (F5N FLC)! This partnership helps to serve the mission of First 5 Nevada to ensure all families in Nevada have access to the programs and services that meet their needs. 

Family leaders are essential to improving early childhood programs and services. The F5N FLC supports families in gaining the skills, supports, and resources they need to be effective leaders.

Family Leadership Councils originally started in Southern Nevada in 2022 and expanded to Northern Nevada in 2023. Family leaders can join regular meetings either virtually or in-person.  

Training opportunities for Family Leaders include:  Storytelling, Public Speaking, Advocacy 101, The Legislative Process, Open Meeting Law, Nevada’s Early Childhood System, and more!

Family Leadership Councils:

• Help strengthen families to be successful and create positive change in the systems that serve them.
• Support the development of early childhood policies, procedures, and resources to ensure equitable access to programs and services for children from prenatal stages to age eight in Nevada. 
• Promote equitable access to resources that support self-efficacy, advocacy, and families throughout our state.
• Support Nevada’s early childhood system leaders’ efforts to ensure accessible and respectful environments where the family voice is at the center. 

Through this rebranding the F5N FLC will be able to reach more families and caregivers, creating more opportunities for families throughout the State of Nevada to get involved.  

Participants also will have opportunities to serve as First 5 Nevada Ambassadors, helping to reach more families through community outreach and engagement activities. 

Family leaders will also help shape improvements and innovations to First 5 Nevada, and the broader early childhood system, to ensure that we are meeting the needs of all families in Nevada.

Click here to learn more about the First 5 Nevada Leadership Council, including how to join!