Spring 2025 Community Events

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February 3, 2025 Join us this Spring! This Spring, Raising Illinois will be convening Community Events across our state to connect with Illinoisans and to hear firsthand what needs are top-of-mind as we begin to draft our refreshed Prenatal-to-Three Policy Agenda. This refreshed agenda will guide our work for the next several years, and we’re…

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Early Childhood Advocacy Day 2023

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Early Childhood Advocacy Day 2023 Advocates like you made the day a success! Thank you! On April 18, Raising Illinois along with our partners at Child Care For All, COFI, Illinois Action for Children, SEIU, Start Early and We, the Village brought over 300 advocates down to Springfield to advocate for Illinois’ youngest learners. Advocates…

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You’re Invited: Introducing Raising Illinois

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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…

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