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Birth to Five Illinois® News Coverage

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Community Group Asks Monticello to Help Spread Birth-to-5 Resource Guide

Heather Seitz, Region 39 Council Manager (Macon & Piatt Counties) makes city officials aware of the resource guides produced for families with young children and asks that they help distribute them.

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Centerstone to Host Community Health and Resource Fair

Birth to Five Illinois: Region 41 co-hosts community health and resource fair with Centerstone in Alton, Illinois (Madison County).

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Initiative Promotes Resources for Families of Young Children

The Region 1 Council Manager and Family & Community Engagement Specialist were interviewed by the community-driven work underway in Adams, Brown, Cass, Morgan, Pike, and Scott Counties.

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Civic Interest: Birth to Five Illinois

Birth to Five Illinois: Region 12 promotes an upcoming Community Resource Fair on WTYE!

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Becky Eager Updates Region 35 on Birth to Five Illinois Early Childhood Initiatives

At a government meeting in LaSalle County, Becky Eager, Region 35 Council Manager (LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties) provides an update on the Birth to Five Illinois efforts underway.

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Local Agency Advocating for Early Childhood Education in Knox, Warren, Mercer, and Henderson Counties

Jim Walters (Regional Council Manager) and Alli Chasteen (Family & Community Engagement Specialist) for Region 33 talk with The Burg about all the work underway, and what’s to come, to support children and families in Henderson, Knox, Mercer, Warren Counties.

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Champaign Public Library, Local Organizations Host Fatherhood Forum

Birth to Five Illinois: Region 9 (Champaign & Ford Counties) participated in a Fatherhood Forum to celebrate the importance of fathers!

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PRESS RELEASE: Birth to Five Illinois Wraps Up Fiscal Year with Major Impact Tools

Announcing the release of an Impact Report, infographics for every Illinois Region, and an animated Action Plan video to close out the fiscal year.

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Illinois Initiative Aims to Improve Childcare Access

“Families interested in shaping the future of early childhood care in Central Illinois can join the Family Council,” Melissa Breeden, Region 17 Council Manager.

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Kankakee County Health Department “Who Knew?” Podcast with Liz Gibson, Birth to Five Illinois: Region 32

Listen to Liz Gibson (Region 32 Council Manager) talk all things Birth to Five Illinois in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. She is interviewed by Kailee Zito, Health Promotion Coordinator for the Kankakee County Health Department and Region 32 Action Council member.

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PRESS RELEASE: Birth to Five Illinois Announces $2.5 Million Now Available

Announcing $2.5 million in subcontracts available for Local Early Childhood Collaborations!

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Talk 122 - Episode 408: Summer Shout-Outs & Community Connections

Birth to Five Illinois: Region 4 (Boone & Winnebago Counties) Family Council member (Olivia Carstens) and Action Council member (Shannon Scheffel) discuss the importance of Early Childhood Education and Care with the D100 Superintendent.

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Actions of the Hardin County Board

Janice Crow, Region 20 Council Manager, presents to the Hardin County Board.

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Crow Drops by Kiwanis Thursday to Talk Birth to Five Illinois Efforts

See what Janice Crow, Region 20 Council Manager, shared at the Kiwanis meeting about the work of Birth to Five Illinois in Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Pope, Saline, Wabash, Wayne, and White Counties.

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Thank You from Hillsboro Police Department and Hillsboro School District

The Hillsboro Police Department and the Hillsboro School District acknowledge the vital role Birth to Five Illinois: Region 3 plays in Montgomery County.

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Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn Teams Up for New Birth to 5 Resource Hub

The Region 1-B-C (Cook County South) Action Council identified the need for a central resource hub for families. In partnership with the Children’s Museum of Oak Lawn, Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, and the Illinois Resource Center, that Early Childhood Resource Hub is now available!

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Illini Media Group Features Birth to Five Illinois on the Focus News & Public Affairs Podcast

Region 9 Council Manager (Jill Duden) and Family & Community Engagement Specialist (Melissa Watson) talk all things Birth to Five Illinois on this episode of the Focus News & Public Affairs Podcast.

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WALLS 102 Radio Interview with Birth to Five Illinois: Region 35

The Region 35 Birth to Five Illinois Team goes on air with WALLS 102.

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Birth to Five Illinois Gives Public Comment During Washington County Board Meeting

Brittany Gowler, Family & Community Engagement Specialist for Region 13, makes a call for new Council members at the Washington County Board Meeting.

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Plano Education Organization Distributes Free Bilingual Educational Booklets

The Plano Area Alliance Supporting Student Success (PAASSS) Community Collaboration is distributing free bilingual calendars with learning activities, made possible by Birth to Five Illinois funding.