Meet the Recipients / Conozca a los Beneficiarios
Birth to Five Illinois Funding Recipients
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Addison Partners for Play, Learning, and Education (APPLE)
FY25 DETAILS
$58,500
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
ARELI (Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative)
FY25 DETAILS
$47,141
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Arcola Community and Economic Development (ACED)
FY24 DETAILS
Establish a new legal entity, including governance structure and board.
Launch Arcola Kids in Development Foundation and conduct community outreach.
Promote community awareness on the importance of early education.
Develop an Action Plan around the goals of: 1) development of a 0-3 prevention program, 2) encouraging the establishment of more licensed child care providers in the community, and 3) exploring the feasibility of a child care facility in our community.
Birth to Five Forum of South Cook County
FY23 DETAILS
Launch an Every Child Screened Campaign.
Screen 300 children ages 0-5.
Increase enrollment in early childhood programs by 25%.
Boone County Maternal Child Health (MCH) Advisory Council
FY25 DETAILS
$90,228
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Champaign County Home Visiting Consortium (CCHVC)
FY25 DETAILS
$100,000
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Chicago Head Start Collaborative
FY24 DETAILS
Identify short- and long-term system infrastructure improvements that would support increased enrollment in community-based programs in Chicago.
Strengthen collaborative ways of working to ensure clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and shared goals and activities.
Increase public awareness of Chicago Head Start Collaborative, including the understanding of the scope and scale of services offered by member organizations and goals and activities of the collaborative.
Clay and Effingham County Childcare Collaborative
FY24 DETAILS
Create a Coordinated Intake System utilizing the IRIS software and offer education to agencies using the platform. This will be measured by having 40 agencies trained and using the IRIS platform.
All ECEC programs participating in the collaborative will be at 90% enrollment or higher within six months of implementing this approach and maintain that metric on a monthly basis thereafter (based on current staff available).
Marketing of programs with open slots will be distributed monthly via email to all Collaborative members. The Collaboration will also compare Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) data to local Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) enrollment data to look for targeted outreach in the community.
Staff will monitor and track when families are referred to a service. If there has been a referral in the system more than five working days, staff will contact the agency to see about access to the system and if additional information is needed.
Clay County 0-5 Advisory Board
FY25 DETAILS
$42,075
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education
FY25 DETAILS
$100,000
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Connect Home Visiting
FY25 DETAILS
$100,000
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Crawford County Kids Association
FY25 DETAILS
$75,000
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children (DCCYC)
FY25 DETAILS
$87,797
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Early Childhood Alliance of Niles Township
FY25 DETAILS
$100,000
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Early Childhood Coalition of the Illinois Quad City Area
FY25 DETAILS
$94,478
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Early Childhood Forum of Central Illinois
FY25 DETAILS
$99,493
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Early Childhood Impact Table- Carbondale Community Cabinet for Children and Youth
FY25 DETAILS
$54,205
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Effingham County Early Childhood Coalition
FY25 DETAILS
$42,075
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Enriching Partnerships for Early Learning (EPEL)
FY25 DETAILS
$100,000
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Evanston Early Childhood Council
FY25 DETAILS
$84,694
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.