The Grunewald-Blitz Clinic for Communication Disorders in Children and the UA/Scottish Rite Wings on Words Child Language Center, in collaboration with The Parent Connection and Southwest Human Development, have been awarded a First Things First grant via the North Pima Regional Partnership Council. The Clinics will provide a training program for parents of young children birth to 5 years of age, as well as directors and teachers of care facilities serving these families. The training program will help providers and parents identify communication “red flags” as well as improve facilitation of language and communication development.

First Things First, approved by Arizona voters, works to ensure that our youngest children have access to quality early childhood experiences so they will start school healthy and ready to succeed. Across the state, FTF regional partnership councils - in collaboration with local leaders - identify the educational and health needs of children from birth through age 5 in their communities and fund strategies to address those needs.