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2.01.2025

SAVE THE DATE Southern NV Screening & Connection Event – April 5, 2025

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First 5 Nevada will be hosting an early childhood Screening and Connection event in Southern Nevada on Saturday, April 5th in partnership with the UNLV Doctoral Occupational Therapy Program and the College of Southern Nevada. The event will be held from 10am to 2pm at the College of Southern Nevada’s Charleston Campus. 

The event will provide no-cost screenings for Southern Nevada families including developmental screenings, mental/behavioral health, oral health and more! On-site referrals will also be provided, along with fun activities for children and giveaways from a wide range of community partners. 

Mark your calendars and be on the lookout for registration information coming out later this month. If you’d like to be added to the mailing list for event updates, please send us an email at [email protected]!

If you are a community organization that would like to participate or are interested in being an event sponsor, please email us at [email protected]. 

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First 5 Nevada, a program of The Children's Cabinet, is partially supported with funding from the Administration for Children and Families Child Care and Development Fund through a subaward agreement with the Nevada Division of Social Services, Child Care and Development Program (Grant #G00996005). First 5 Nevada was initially developed with funding from the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0099, awarded to the Nevada Department of Education, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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