The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Family Resource Centers operate in South Phoenix, Nogales, and Rio Rico . Funded by First Things First, the centers serve as a place for families of children birth to age 5 to:

• engage with their children in learning activities,
• find out about child growth and development,
• take parenting classes and
• connect with other resources.

The goal of the centers is to help parents and caregivers prepare their young for kindergarten by engaging in positive, appropriate and meaningful ways.