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First 5 Sacramento highlights $4 million participatory grants, Potter the Otter exhibit and airport childcare feasibility
Summary
Executive Director Julie updated the commission on the Equity in Action participatory grant process (over $4 million), a Potter the Otter traveling exhibit for children 0–5 and a feasibility study/MOU underway for a childcare center at Sacramento International Airport that could require a $1–2 million initial build‑out.
At the Aug. 4 First 5 Sacramento meeting, Executive Director Julie summarized several staff initiatives including an Equity in Action participatory grant effort, a children’s museum exhibit partnership and early work on a childcare center feasibility study for Sacramento International Airport.
Why it matters: These initiatives reflect First 5 Sacramento’s dual focus on community‑driven funding (directing money to neighborhood priorities) and building infrastructure to reach families where they are — including possible new childcare at a major employment hub (the airport).
Equity in Action participatory grants: Julie…
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