Meet the Recipients / Conozca a los Beneficiarios 

 

Birth to Five Illinois® Funding Recipients

Scroll and click below to learn more about the Birth to Five Illinois funding recipients and the great work they are doing within their communities!

Addison Partners for Play, Learning, and Education (APPLE)

FY26 DETAILS
$48,000

  • Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems.

  • 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.

  • Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.

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ARELI (Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative)

FY26 DETAILS
$40,000

  • Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.

  • Facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.

  • Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.

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Boone County Maternal Child Health (MCH) Advisory Council

FY26 DETAILS
$75,000

  • Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. 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.

  • 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.

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Carbondale Community Cabinet for Children and Youth

FY26 DETAILS
$45,000

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Champaign County Home Visiting Consortium (CCHVC)

FY26 DETAILS
$72,000

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Clay County 0-5 Advisory Board

FY26 DETAILS
$36,000

  • Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.

  • Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Collaboration for Early Childhood

FY26 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Connect Home Visiting

FY26 DETAILS
$75,000

  • Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.

  • 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.

  • Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.

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Crawford County Kids Association

FY26 DETAILS
$64,000 

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children (DCCYC)

FY26 DETAILS
$75,000

  • Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems.

  • 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.

  • Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.

  • Facilitating conversations around ECEC needs and developing actionable strategies for solutions.

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Early Childhood Alliance of Niles Township

FY26 DETAILS
$75,000

  • 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.

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Early Childhood Coalition of the Illinois Quad City Area

FY26 DETAILS
$60,000

  • Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems. Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.

  • Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.

  • 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.

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Early Childhood Forum of Central Illinois

FY25 DETAILS
$75,000

  • Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Effingham County Early Childhood Coalition

FY26 DETAILS
$36,000

  • Aligning Coordinated Intake and referrals across systems.

  • 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.

  • 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 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.

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Enriching Partnerships for Early Learning (EPEL)

FY26 DETAILS
$75,000

  • 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.

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Evanston Early Childhood Council

FY26 DETAILS
$72,000

  • Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.

  • Providing in-person interpretation during ECEC Collaboration meetings and events.

  • 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.

Read More

Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative

FY26 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.

  • 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.

Read More

Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership

FY26 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.

  • 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 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.

Read More