Webinars Begin This Week!

Birth to Five Illinois is looking forward to our Community Engagement Live Webinars, which begin this week! The Zoom links for all upcoming live webinar sessions (which will be held from 6-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays between March 8 through April 5) are now available on our website. There will be live Spanish interpretation during all of our webinar sessions. Habrá interpretación en español durante todas nuestras sesiones web.

New Resources 

Following our Virtual Kick-Off Events in early February, the Birth to Five Illinois State Team has compiled and condensed all of the questions we received to the best of our ability. Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page to learn more about the Birth to Five Action and Family Councils, how to join, how this regional system will work with existing early childhood collaborations, and more! FAQs will be posted in Spanish this week and in Polish the week after.
 
All Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) data and maps that were shared for each region during our Kick-Off Events are also available on our website in English, Spanish, and Polish.
 
Additionally, we now have Regional Notes from each Kick-Off Event session available on our website which summarize the general comments, strengths/assets, and needs/challenges identified during each regional session.

Zoom Links for March 8 and 10 

Please see below for the regions we will be convening this week, along with the Zoom links, Regional Notes, and Facebook events for each session:

• Tuesday, March 8 (Regions 12, 13)

  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97729785548?pwd=MTVCVm9ndk1QZzR6TmI2dTZYaGVTZz09

  • Facebook Event

  • Region 12 Regional Notes

  • Region 13 Regional Notes

• Tuesday, March 8 (Region 3)

  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/94595067107?pwd=NkZJV1pMelZEemxSb2h5dnJNS2pMdz09

  • Facebook Event

  • Region 3 Regional Notes

• Thursday, March 10 (Regions 20, 21, 30)

  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99489900339?pwd=cFdjdk5jOWp2K1Z6MVhhN0Ixd003Zz09

  • Facebook Event

  • Region 20 Regional Notes

  • Region 21 Regional Notes

  • Region 30 Regional Notes

• Thursday, March 10 (Regions 45, 50)

  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/96007554593?pwd=SGowVjFETkpiMzh4WFBPWGFJWUVvUT09

  • Facebook Event

  • Region 45 Regional Notes

  • Region 50 Regional Notes

If you haven’t already, please feel free to register, save the date, and submit questions in advance of your region’s Community Engagement Live Webinar on our website in English or Spanish.

Sign up for Ready4K

Illinois Cares for Kids (the State’s early childhood consumer education website administered by INCCRRA) is inviting all families to join Ready4K, a FREE, researched-based text messaging program for families with children between ages 0-11. Families can expect to receive three texts per week with fun facts and tips on ways to help their child learn and grow. Illinois families are welcome to sign up now! Click here to learn more.