Meet the Recipients / Conozca a los Beneficiarios
Birth to Five Illinois Funding Recipients
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- County: Adams
- County: Alexander
- County: Boone
- County: Brown
- County: Carroll
- County: Cass
- County: Clinton
- County: Cook (Chicago)
- County: DuPage
- County: Franklin
- County: Fulton
- County: Gallatin
- County: Greene
- County: Grundy
- County: Hamilton
- County: Hancock
- County: Hardin
- County: Jackson
- County: Jo Daviess
- County: Johnson
- County: Kendall
- County: Lake
- County: LaSalle
- County: Lee
- County: Macoupin
- County: Madison
- County: Marion
- County: Marshall
- County: Massac
- County: McDonough
- County: Menard
- County: Monroe
- County: Morgan
- County: Ogle
- County: Perry
- County: Pike
- County: Pope
- County: Pulaski
- County: Putnam
- County: Randolph
- County: Saline
- County: Schuyler
- County: Scott
- County: St. Clair
- County: Stephenson
- County: Union
- County: Washington
- County: White
- County: Whiteside
- County: Williamson
- County: Winnebago
- Region: 1-A
- Region: 4
- Region: 8
- Region: 13
- Region: 19
- Region: 20
- Region: 21
- Region: 24
- Region: 26
- Region: 30
- Region: 34
- Region: 35
- Region: 40
- Region: 41
- Region: 45
- Region: 47
- Region: 50
- Region: 51
- Type: Implementation
- Type: Planning
- Type: Subcontractor
- Adams
- Alexander
- Boone
- Brown
- Carroll
- Cass
- Clinton
- Cook (Chicago)
- DuPage
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gallatin
- Greene
- Grundy
- Hamilton
- Hancock
- Hardin
- Jackson
- Jo Daviess
- Johnson
- Kendall
- Lake
- LaSalle
- Lee
- Macoupin
- Madison
- Marion
- Marshall
- Massac
- McDonough
- Menard
- Monroe
- Morgan
- Ogle
- Perry
- Pike
- Pope
- Pulaski
- Putnam
- Randolph
- Saline
- Schuyler
- Scott
- St. Clair
- Stephenson
- Union
- Washington
- White
- Whiteside
- Williamson
- Winnebago
Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative
FY25 DETAILS
$97,356
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership
FY25 DETAILS
$90,228
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
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.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Greene County Collaboration
FY25 DETAILS
$52,000
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Little Village Education Collaborative
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.
Madison County Alliance for Children & Families
FY25 DETAILS
$83,604
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.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Margaret F. Lee Violence Prevention/Intervention Collaboration
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.
Menard County Family Collaborative
FY25 DETAILS
$62,000
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
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.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Monroe Randolph Partnership for Children and Families
FY25 DETAILS
$71,000
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
North Chicago Early Childhood Collaboration
FY25 DETAILS
$75,000
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
North Lawndale Early Learning Collaboration
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.
Northwest Illinois Early Childhood Consortium
FY25 DETAILS
$44,309
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.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
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.
Plano Area Alliance Supporting Student Success (PAASSS)
FY25 DETAILS
$78,000
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.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Ready. Set. Grow.
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.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Ready to Learn
FY25 DETAILS
$58,055
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.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.
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.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Regional Office of Education #13 Early Childhood Collaboration
FY25 DETAILS
$52,700
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
ROE26 IRIS Community Collaboration
FY25 DETAILS
$52,700
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Regional Office of Education #35 Early Childhood Collaboration
FY24 DETAILS
Create an Early Childhood Collaboration that will identify challenges and potential solutions to improve the services and programs available to families with young children in the area.
Create a study to discover how lack of child care impacts the local workforce and economy of La Salle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties.
Develop branding/logo and website for the Collaboration.
Sauk Valley STARS Early Childhood Education Coalition
FY25 DETAILS
$91,137
Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. (e.g., Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS).)
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.
Leading coordination between school districts, foundations, nonprofits, child care providers, and other business owners around ECEC issues.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.
Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families
FY25 DETAILS
$95,984
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Southernmost Illinois Early Learning Special Education Collaborative
FY25 DETAILS
$51,715
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
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.