Mesa has marked an upgrade to its social fabric with the opening of the Mesa Family Resource Center at the Main Library, aimed at providing young families with the essentials for early childhood development. In a collaboration with First Things First, Arizona’s early childhood agency, the center launched at 64 E. First St. offers free parenting classes, child activities, and references to community resources for families with children up to age five. Announced to the public through a city statement, the initiative responds to the irrefutable evidence supporting the significance of the first five years in brain development.