Ashlyn Horn, Region 8 Administrative Support, goes live on WIFR to discuss how her Birth to Five Illinois Team uses Facebook to helps connect families with local resources and events in Carroll, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson Counties!

Read updates from Birth to Five Illinois: Region 53 (Mason, Tazewell and Woodford Counties) in this Mason County Democrat article!

Birth to Five Illinois returns to WEIU’s “Issues & Attitudes” with Angie Hunt (Region 11) and Ann Oswalt (Region 12).

Watch Melissa Breeden (Region 17 Council Manager) providing public comment about the slot gap in Pontiac and what Birth to Five Illinois is doing to improve local child care access.

Emily Cummings, Region 49 Council Manager, joins Senator Tammy Duckworth at a Labor Day roundtable to discuss child care affordability and access issues for familes in Rock Island County.

Janice Crow (Region 20 Council Manager) provides Birth to Five Illinois updates at the Mt. Carmel City Council meeting.

Listen to this NPR interview with Ashley Earlies, our Region 51 Council Manager, supporting families with young children in Menard and Sangamon Counties!

As part of their Councils’ efforts to support and increase the Early Childhood workforce, Birth to Five Illinois is co-hosting a free child care clinic in the Springfield (Region 51).

Birth to Five Illinois is co-hosting the Stronger Together Recovery & Community Festival in September in Sangamon County! Hear representatives from Sangamon County Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) talk about the upcoming event!

Read about the connection between child care and workforce stability and what the Birth to Five Illinois: Region 4 Team and Councils are doing about it in Boone and Winnebago Counties.

Listen to Keppen Clanton’s (Region 40 Council Manager) interview, where she discusses everything from local history, to her professional journey, to the challenges families face in Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin Counties and what Birth to Five Illinois is doing about it.

“McLean County has seen at least four childcare providers close in the past year, amid a wave of nearly 40 closures tracked in a four-county region served by Birth to Five Illinois: Region 17.”

Read this Birth to Five Illinois feature in Central Illiana Living, highlighting the family-driven efforts of the Team and Councils in Vermilion County (Region 54)!

Tammy Pollitt and Laken Waltz from the Birth to Five Illinois: Region 54 Team, discuss their Councils’ progress supporting families in Vermilion County.

Liz Gibson returns to the Morning Roundtable to share updates on findings in a new report and the community-led efforts her Team and Councils are facilitating to improve Early Childhood in Iroquois and Kankakee Counties.

Listen to Jim Walters (Region 33 Council Manager) and Alli Chasteen (Region 33 Family & Community Engagement Specialist) on Galesburg’s Morning News!

Mire esta entrevista de 30 minutos de Buenos Días Aurora con David Quiroz, Gerente del Comité de la Región 31. ((Watch this 30-minute Buenos Días Aurora interview with David Quiroz, Region 31 Council Manager. )

Listen to Ann Oswalt, Region 12 Council Manager, provide updates on the impact of Birth to Five Illinois in Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, and Richland Counties.

Watch (and/or read an interview with Abby Hoskins (Region 47 Council Manager), and two Region 47 Action Council Members, Maggie Fern, (4-C Recruitment and Retention Coordinator) and Rachael DeSpain, (Tri-County Opportunities Council Head Start Program Director).

On this Elevate Springfield podcast episode, Ashley Earles discusses Birth to Five Illinois’ progress, focusing on Early Childhood programs, community engagement, and mental health services.