WICS Live Broadcast: Interview with Region 51 Council Manager
Birth to Five Illinois: Region 51 (Menard & Sangamon Counties) Council Manager, Ashley Earles, was interviewed at a local Community Resource Fair. She shares how one of the findings in the Region 51 Early Childhood Regional Needs Assessment was that local families are not aware of the healthcare options available to them. The following clip was broadcast live on WICS News Channel 20 on September 13, 2024.
Closed Captioning:
Organizers say some families are not aware of their options when it comes to healthcare.
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We did a regional needs assessment currently and from that we found out that families just were not aware of the resources available to them.
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So when we joined this coalition, we wanted to really just make sure that we pushed that.
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Organizers say they are looking to have more community outreach events in the future.