Our Members
Raising Illinois stakeholders have a shared commitment to our mission—to address the root causes of disparities and create an equitable and cohesive early childhood development system of supports for expecting families, infants and toddlers and the communities in which they live. Our coalition is a diverse partnership of individuals and organizations, from both the public and private sectors, working together to advance meaningful and lasting changes for prenatal-to-three programs and policies. We believe all of Illinois thrives when its youngest children thrive.
Lead Facilitating Organizations
We would be nothing without the collaborative effort of our lead facilitating organizations. This group of stakeholders is responsible for high-level strategy around implementation of our policy objectives, decision making, project coordination, fundraising and reporting.
Contributing Organizations
Our contributing organizations throughout the state collaborate and guide the implementation of our agenda’s policy objectives. Below is only a partial list of our dedicated partners in this collective effort.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago(opens in new tab)
Blackburn College(opens in new tab)
Bridge Communities(opens in new tab)
BUILD Initiative(opens in new tab)
Chicago Department of Public Health(opens in new tab)
Child Care Lounge(opens in new tab)
Child Care Services Association(opens in new tab)
Child Trends(opens in new tab)
Children’s Garden Learning Center(opens in new tab)
Children’s Home and Aid(opens in new tab)
Chicago Department of Family and Support Services(opens in new tab)
Civic Leaders for Illinois Children
Clay County Health Department(opens in new tab)
Community Consolidated School District #93(opens in new tab)
Curious Little Minds(opens in new tab)
Erikson Institute(opens in new tab)
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Foresight Law and Policy(opens in new tab)
Fox Valley Montessori School(opens in new tab)
Harold Washington College, City of Chicago Colleges(opens in new tab)
Health Connect One(opens in new tab)
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services(opens in new tab)
Illinois Department of Human Services(opens in new tab)
Illinois Developmental Therapy Association(opens in new tab)
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map(opens in new tab)
Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development(opens in new tab)
Illinois Head Start Association(opens in new tab)
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Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)
Illinois State Board of Education(opens in new tab)
Kids Above All(opens in new tab)
La Rabida Children’s Hospital(opens in new tab)
Lake County, Illinois(opens in new tab)
Latino Policy Forum(opens in new tab)
M Street Pediatric Therapy(opens in new tab)
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MKH Early Education Center(opens in new tab)
National Louis University(opens in new tab)
New York University(opens in new tab)
Nurse-Family Partnership Illinois(opens in new tab)
Peoria Heights School District(opens in new tab)
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Regional Office of Education #33(opens in new tab)
Regional Office of Education #47(opens in new tab)
SAL Family and Community Services(opens in new tab)
Salvation Army (Midwest)(opens in new tab)
Shriver Center on Poverty Law(opens in new tab)
State of Illinois Early Child Home Visiting Program(opens in new tab)
Stephenson County Health Department(opens in new tab)
Stepping Stone Nursery School(opens in new tab)
Suburban Access Without Limits(opens in new tab)
University of Illinois at Chicago(opens in new tab)
University of Illinois System(opens in new tab)
Voices for Illinois Children(opens in new tab)
West Chicago Elementary School District #33(opens in new tab)