Introducing: 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…
Read MoreRaising Illinois Aplicación para Líder de Familia 2021
Raising Illinois Aplicación para Líder de Familia 2021 Las solicitudes para nuestro Programa de Líder de Familia 2021 están disponibles, hasta el 3 de noviembre ¿Conoce de primera mano algunos de los desafíos queenfrentan los bebés y los niños pequeños? ¿Está buscando hacer una diferencia en la vida de lospequeños de Illinois? ¿Tiene experiencia como…
Read MoreSocial Media Toolkit
Help Us Get the Word Out About Raising Illinois Check out our Raising Illinois social toolkit for easily shareable posts & graphics Help us amplify the work of the Raising Illinois coalition by sharing our new website among your personal and professional networks! Check out our customizable sample posts and social media graphics below. Social…
Read MoreIL Prenatal to Three Agenda
Our work is guided by an ambitious, comprehensive, multi-year strategic policy agenda to ensure that Illinois’ youngest children and their families, especially those furthest from opportunity, are on a trajectory for success.
Read MoreVoices Kids Count 2021
Voices for Illinois Children Releases 2021 Kids Count Report The report outlines prevalent factors associated with childhood poverty and reviews the state’s poverty landscape. The most recent report from Voices for Illinois Children, released in July 2021, looks at child poverty across Illinois prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report shows that…
Read MoreEarly Childhood Funding Commission Report
Raising Illinois Applauds Release of the Illinois Commission on Equitable Funding for Early Childhood Education and Care’s Final Report Recommendations outlined in report provide ambitious path to strengthening Illinois’ early care and education system and the infants and toddlers it serves. Raising Illinois thanks Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Commission on Equitable Funding for…
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