First 5 Riverside County partners with Riverside University Health System and Baby2baby to provide over 300 car seats to families
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – First 5 Riverside County and Riverside University Health System – Public Health teamed up to address car safety this holiday season as they distributed 360 car seats to over 200 low-income families throughout November.The seats were provided by Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit that received a $1 million grant from the California Department of Public Health to purchase and distribute convertible car seats to agencies that work with families with young children.“One of the leading factors in infant mortality is vehicular accidents, so we’re here to provide car seats to families to reduce risk and build awareness,” F5RC Deputy Director Ricardo Quezada said.Families registered with F5RC or RUHS to pick up the free car seats at drive-thru events held at R