Infant & Toddler Child Care Roadmap
New Resource! Infant & Toddler Child Care Roadmap New Report Provides Recommendations For Meeting the Demand of Child Care As a part of our policy agenda, Raising Illinois proposed the creation of a roadmap to meet the demand for high-quality child care in Illinois. Start Early, a Raising Illinois Lead Facilitating Organization, led the project…
Read MoreReflection on Family Leader Meeting
Family Leaders Share Challenges & Solutions for Accessing Early Childhood Programs On May 12, after celebrating Mother’s Day, the 12 Family Leaders hosted a Parent Town Hall, where we were joined by over 60 participants from throughout Illinois. After telling their individual stories and briefly reviewing the six Raising Illinois policy workgroups, Family Leaders facilitated…
Read MoreA Social Toolkit for Impact
Thank You for Being a Part of Raising Illinois! Now what? Use our “Social Toolkit for Impact” to let your networks know about the work happening in Illinois on behalf of infants, toddlers and families. Access Complete Social Toolkit for Impact Thank you for committing to be a supporter of Raising Illinois! By joining our…
Read MoreActúa Hoy Para la Intervención Temprana
Actúa Hoy Para la Intervención Temprana ¡Nuestros Bebés No Pueden Esperar! El programa de Intervención Temprana (EI) de Illinois brinda servicios críticos a niños menores de 3 años que tienen o están en riesgo de sufrir retrasos y discapacidades importantes en el desarrollo. En febrero de este año, el presupuesto propuesto por el gobernador JB…
Read MoreOur Response to Illinois’ FY 2023 Spending Plan
Illinois’ Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Plan & What it Means for Infants & Toddlers Raising Illinois applauds the Illinois General Assembly for approving meaningful, new education and care funding and measures in Fiscal Year 2023 for services that benefit infants, toddlers and those who care for them. The Illinois General Assembly approved the state’s Fiscal…
Read MoreYou’re Invited: Introducing Raising Illinois
Access the Virtual Event Introducing Raising Illinois: A Collective Effort Driven by Collective Voices Join us virtually on Thursday, March 17 to learn about Raising Illinois and our vision to solve high stake problems facing infants, toddlers & families. Come together virtually with advocates from across Illinois to demonstrate powerful and broad support of the…
Read MoreOur FY2023 Budget Proposal Response
Our Response to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Proposed Budget Raising Illinois is happy to see investments directed towards Illinois’ expecting families, infants and toddlers in the Governor’s latest budget proposal but more is needed. Earlier this month, Governor J.B. Pritzker introduced his administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) budget, which includes an increase of…
Read MoreIntroducing: 2022 Family Leaders
Introducing: 2022 Family Leaders Welcome to our 12 Family Leaders! We are thrilled and grateful to have you on board. In order for Raising Illinois to lead a movement that will fundamentally improve the lives of young children, we recognize that, in fact, families with those young children must inform the movement. Specifically, families from…
Read MoreOur Fiscal Year 2021 Accomplishments
Our Fiscal Year 2021 Accomplishments Raising Illinois members have a lot to be proud of as we look back at last fiscal year. From historic investments and implementations to noteworthy legislation and system improvements, Raising Illinois’ members contributed to positive change across Illinois last fiscal year (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021). In spite…
Read MoreFamily Leader Program, 2021 Application
Join Us! Raising Illinois’ Family Leader Program Applications for our 2021 Family Leader Program are available, due November 3 Do you know firsthand some of the challenges facing infants and toddlers? Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of Illinois’ little ones? Do you have volunteer experience advocating for early childhood issues…
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