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Birth to Five Illinois Grant Recipients
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Sauk Valley STARS Early Childhood Education Coalition:
GRANT DETAILS
$91,137
Promote and connect families to ECEC programs and services.
Increase collaboration amongst providers to ensure seamless delivery system, appropriate placement and access to services, and reduction of redundancies in services.
Grow ECEC workforce in Region 47 to address identified barriers to enrollment due to lack of qualified workforce.
Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families
GRANT DETAILS
$94,478
Increase the rate of developmental and social-emotional screening of all children in licensed child care settings by 10% with data recorded in a central repository/database for tracking screening history and results.
Continue implementing a marketing campaign that speaks to the impact of the Early Childhood workforce to change the public perception of the Early Childhood field through various media methods and community events.
Provide information to families that help them connect with community resources, while cofacilitating a region-wide effort to adopt a community resource and referral platform for programs and services that can integrate with medical providers' electronic health records.
Provide families with increased access to information and resources regarding school readiness indicators, with ideas on how they can help their children's transition to Kindergarten be as successful as possible.
Cofacilitate a regional effort with the Southern Illinois Community Foundation and Southern Illinois United Way to launch the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in 18 southern Illinois counties.
SPARK Early Childhood Collaboration
GRANT DETAILS
$59,900
Conduct 20 more playgroups.
Host 10 more Parent Cafés.
Host 15 more outreach events.
Conduct 50 more Family Gateway Interviews (intake interviews).
Success By 6 – Kankakee & Iroquois Counties (with the Kankakee Area YMCA)
GRANT DETAILS
$114,307
Expand the role and reach of our Early Childhood Relationship Facilitator position in both Kankakee and Iroquois Counties.
Invest in bringing our local 211 and Kan-I Help (Kankakee-Iroquois) Information Network systems back up-to-date.
Partner with the Kankakee Area YMCA as they develop a parent education course and child care provider support system.
Meet with the YMCA monthly to discuss vision and planning. Develop and launch parent education classes by June 2024.
The Village Early Childhood Collaboration
GRANT DETAILS
$90,228
Partner with Delbar and Career Technical Education System for workforce recruitment. Attend high school and college career fairs. Offer real-to-life demonstration experiences during recruiting and outreach events.
Partner with the Home Child Care Network to increase the number of Licensed Family Child Care providers in the Region. Hold monthly support meetings to provide translation of trainings, technical assistance, and individual support, as needed.
Produce a Family and Community enrollment campaign. There will be a 5% increase in enrollment in the programs and services.
Willowbrook Corner Coalition
GRANT DETAILS
$90,228
Participate in at least one to two developmental screening events to help parents understand the benefits of developmental screenings.
Participate in four to five outreach events with other Coalition members to meet community needs.
Develop and implement four to five group connections to provide opportunities and new learning experiences for parents, family members, and caregivers to build social connections.
Establish one to two new partnerships with community members to promote recreational activities and services to strengthen relationships and establish trust between families and community members.