Humboldt Strategic Plan (2005-2008)

In November 1998, California voters approved Proposition 10, the California Children and Families Initiative. Proposition 10 added a 50 cents per pack tax to tobacco products. The revenues from this tax are earmarked to meet the needs of pregnant women and children age birth to five and their families. Eighty percent of the revenues from the tax are distributed to California counties after they have developed and submitted individual Strategic Plans to the State. Twenty percent of the revenues remain with the State for statewide projects meeting early childhood development needs. The amount of the distribution to each county is based upon its birth rate.

For its first few years FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT was known as the Humboldt County Children and Families Commission. In July 2004 the name was changed to FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT to more closely align the Commission’s association with the State Commission, First 5 California.

FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT’s Strategic Plan details its vision and how it intends to use the funding generated by Proposition 10. Including the current Plan Revision, it has been updated four times since its original approval by First 5 California. The Plan is reviewed and re-approved yearly by FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT Commissioners. The 2005-2008 Strategic Plan is the first major revision since the original Plan was submitted.