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Birth to Five Illinois Funding Recipients

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Guest User 2/21/23 Guest User 2/21/23

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.

Guest User 2/16/23 Guest User 2/16/23

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.

Guest User 2/6/23 Guest User 2/6/23

FY23 DETAILS

Parent Advocates will reach 400 families.
The ECE Committee will reestablish connections with at least four healthcare providers.
Enlace will hold three to four cafecitos with a total of 10 to 15 participants at each event.
In part due to the efforts of the ECE Committee and Parent Advocates, Enlace expects to see a 10% increase in Chicago Early Learning applications each year.

Guest User 2/4/23 Guest User 2/4/23

FY25 DETAILS
$54,910

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.
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.

Guest User 1/31/23 Guest User 1/31/23

FY25 DETAILS
$100,000

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.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.