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First 5 Yolo outlines Welcome Baby/Road to Resilience expansion and shift to external funding
Summary
First 5 Yolo told the Board of Supervisors it has merged Welcome Baby and Road to Resilience into a countywide maternal‑infant program, is expanding Medi‑Cal billing and now draws nearly 80% of its revenues from funds other than the original Prop 10 tobacco tax.
First 5 Yolo gave the Yolo County Board an annual update June 3 on a five‑year strategic plan, major countywide programs and efforts to stabilize funding as Proposition 10 tobacco‑tax revenue declines.
"Nearly 80% of First 5 YOLO's annual revenues are now external to our Prop 10 tax allocation," Executive Director Gina Delighten told the board, describing a deliberate strategy of competitive grants and billing to sustain large countywide programs.
Delighten said First 5 now centers its work on three multi‑year, countywide initiatives: Welcome Baby Road to Resilience…
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