I Screen, You Screen: Getting to know your child through screening tools
When you’re a parent, you may not know what you don’t know. Children are complicated! If you feel like you have questions about your child’s
When you’re a parent, you may not know what you don’t know. Children are complicated! If you feel like you have questions about your child’s
There is a shortage of infant formula, due to supply chain issues and a recall of infant formula due to bacterial contamination. The recall is
Every year, First 5 San Mateo County, along with the First 5 Association and First 5s from counties across the state, participates in Advocacy Day,
The Governor is celebrating the chance to send over $1 Billion to California parents just for filing their taxes. The California Earned Income Tax Credit
We are ringing in the new year early over here at First 5 SMC & we are so grateful for our outgoing First 5 San
The Family Development Credential Class is coming back. The FDC program is a professional development course and credentialing program to learn and/or enhance skills of strength-based
Help promote health for those with limited opportunities to be healthy through the four community-identified priorities shared in the Get Healthy San Mateo County Strategic Plan: Healthy
Child care providers in San Mateo County are eligible for grants of up to $10,000. Child care providers are integral to our community and hold
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Kitty Lopez has served as the Executive Director of First 5 San Mateo County since 2012, focusing on policy, advocacy and communications development. Additionally, she is the Chair of First 5 Association of California. Kitty previously served as the Executive Director of Samaritan House, one of the leading safety-net nonprofit agencies serving low-income families and individuals in San Mateo County with food, shelter, clothing, health care, counseling, education classes, and holiday assistance from 2002 to 2012.
Kitty taught kindergarten, second grade, and high school in the Bay Area and in Santa Barbara, and was a consultant in schools with children who have autism and special needs. Additionally, Kitty worked in a residential substance abuse treatment center in San Francisco and psychiatric hospital in San Diego.
She attended University of California Santa Barbara earning a California Teaching Credential and B.A in Psychology. Kitty is active in her community serving on several community boards including HEART (Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County), STEP (Success Through Education Program), and Past President and Current Member of the San Mateo Rotary Club.
