About Us
First 5 Napa County is committed to building effective, engaged and courageous leaders and empowered parents, in order to meet the challenges that are at the core of improving the lives of young children.
Vision
First 5 Napa County convenes and mobilizes the community to use systems- and design-thinking to center and lift up our community’s young children, their families, and the providers who serve them.
Mission
First 5 Napa County convenes and mobilizes the community to use systems- and design-thinking to center and lift up our community’s young children, their families, and the providers who serve them.
Organization Goals
In response to the above needs discovered in the 2023-2026 development of our Strategic Plan, First 5 Napa County identified the following long-term goals for the organization to work towards:
- Families have access to high-quality, inclusive, responsive early care and education
- Families and providers are valued and included in Napa County
- Organizations that serve families and children prenatal to age five take an inclusive, systems-based approach to their work
In order to work towards these goals in the next three years, First 5 Napa County’s strategic priorities will be to:
- Ensure that the needs of young children, their families, and the providers who serve them are recognized and addressed by decision-makers throughout the County
- Support First 5 Napa County’s network of partners and allies in advocating for and meeting the needs of young children, their families, and the providers who serve them
- Build the capacity of individuals and organizations to center and meet the needs of young children, their families, and the providers who serve them
- Develop an organizational structure that can carry out the strategic plan
- Create paths to more sustainable funding sources for the organization
We accomplish our work, by building the capacity of the community to use authentic collaborative relationships and human-centered design to create the family and community environments necessary for the optimal health and development of young children.
First 5 Napa is centering equity in all of our work and embracing the values of marginalized communities (e.g., immigrant, Latine, Black, LGBTQ) to heal the many issues that face Napa County’s children and families.
