Kick-off Follow-up, Jobs & More
February 7, 2022
Thank you to all who were able to attend our Birth to Five Illinois virtual, regional kick-off events last week! We are so grateful for your participation and important input. Our team will be spending the next few weeks collecting and reviewing all the questions and shared insights and will send out an additional email with answers to frequently asked questions and summaries of each region’s session.
Please see below for information and resources we are excited to share with you as we work to stand up the 39 Birth to Five Action and Family Councils across the State.
Apply Now: Action Council Regional Manager
Birth to Five Illinois is hiring 39 full time Regional Action Council Managers across the State. We will be hiring one Action Council Manager in each of the 39 regions. Each Regional Action Council Manager will be responsible for establishing and growing a Birth to Five Action Council to support expanding access to affordable, accessible, high-quality Early Childhood Education and Care services that meet the needs of families, especially those furthest from opportunity. The ideal candidate is comfortable in a “start-up” environment with the skills to learn in real-time, pivot quickly, and effectively engage a broad spectrum of community members. Join us as we transform early learning in Illinois!
Regional Family and Community Engagement Coordinator and Data/Admin job descriptions will be posted soon. Stay tuned!
Kick-Off Video
Our kick-off event video included:
Welcomes from ISBE, IDHS, GOECD, and Birth to Five Illinois leadership
An animation describing our work to elevate family and community voice
A brief presentation on the goals and plans for this work
Regional Data
The Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) data shared during the launch events provided a general overview of community characteristics and early childhood education and care services in each region. Part of the work of Birth to Five Action Councils will be to look closely at the data in each region to understand the local context. We invite you to explore this data and continue to think about the gaps and needs for your region. This data will be available on our website in both Spanish and Polish later this week.
Launch Event Evaluation
For those of you who attended a launch event but have not yet completed the survey, please do. We’d love your input! Someone from our team will follow up with you if you’d like to learn more.
Chicago Launch
We are working with the City of Chicago on how best to integrate Birth to Five Action and Family Councils with Every Child Ready Chicago (ECRC), the public-private partnership already in place to align prenatal-to-five supports across the region. We anticipate a Chicago launch event in March 2022.
Questions?
Both Spanish and English speakers can email info@birthtofiveil.com with any questions. Or feel free to fill out the Contact form on our website, available in Spanish, Polish, and English. If you have questions specific to your region, you can also contact your Area Coordinator:
Area 1, area1coordinator@birthtofiveil.com
Counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will
Area 2, area2coordinator@birthtofiveil.com
Counties: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Henry, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago
Area 3, area3coordinator@birthtofiveil.com
Counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Mercer, Morgan, Peoria, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford
Area 4, area4coordinator@birthtofiveil.com
Counties: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermillion
Area 5, area5coordinator@birthtofiveil.com
Counties: Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Randolph, St. Clair
Area 6, area6coordinator@birthtofiveil.com
Counties: Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson
Please feel free to share this email and information widely across your networks. We will follow-up soon with additional information.
Thank you!
The Birth to Five Illinois State Team