Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
Partners
ERIKSON INSTITUTE educates, inspires, and promotes leadership to serve the needs of children and families. Erikson is the premier graduate school dedicated to child development and also provides direct services to children and families. Erikson is a leader in influencing early childhood policy and advocates on behalf of all children so they can achieve optimal educational, social, emotional, and physical well-being. For more information or questions about the Report, email Erikson’s Policy and Leadership Department at policy@erikson.edu.
ILLINOIS EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSET MAP (IECAM) OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN provides information on existing services, the demographics of young children and their families, and state resources that serve young children. For more information on the data provided in this Report or to learn about additional early childhood data available, please email iecam@illinois.edu.
THE FISCAL POLICY CENTER AT VOICES FOR ILLINOIS CHILDREN provides timely, credible, and accessible information and analysis on fiscal issues that affect children, families, and communities. Their work focuses on state budget and tax policy, as well as fiscal aspects of Voices’ policy priorities, including education, health care, human services, and family economic security. For information or questions on the fiscal scan of the report, please email info@voices4kids.org.
RAISING ILLINOIS is a partnership of diverse individuals and organizations across Illinois committed to supporting our youngest generation by ensuring infants, toddlers and families can access high-quality health care, engage in quality learning experiences and establish economic security. Its leaders and data committee members provided guidance on the approach and selection of data indicators for the Prenatal to Three Supplement. Visit raisingillinois.briteweb.com to learn more about this prenatal to three coalition.
ILLINOIS RISK AND REACH ADVISORY COUNCIL
Thank you to the Illinois Risk and Reach Advisory Council for the time, thought and energy dedicated to developing the breadth and depth of this report to ensure its relevance for all early childhood stakeholders.
Tiffany Allen-Hampton
Tiffany Allen-Hampton Company
Luke Bandyk
Erikson Institute
Karen Berman
Start Early
Mara Botman
Circle of Service Foundation
Tim Carpenter
Formerly of Council for Strong America
Denise Castillo Dell Isola
Irving Harris Foundation
Charles Chang
Erikson Institute
Catherine Corr
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paula Corrigan-Halpern
Children’s Home and Aid
Ricardo Covarrubias
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
Representative Fred Crespo
Illinois State Representative
Maura Daly
Erikson Institute
Mary Doran
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Dana Garner
IFF
Ireta Gasner
Start Early
Phyllis Glink
Irving Harris Foundation
Andria Goss
Erikson Institute
Tasha Green Cruzat
Voices for Illinois Children
Cornelia Grumman
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Dan Harris
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Theresa Hawley
Formerly of Governor's Office
Keith Hollenkamp
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
Carisa Hurley
Illinois State Board of Education
Jamilah Jor'dan
Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
Katie Kelly
Pritzker Children's Initiative
Dan Kotowski
Kids Above All
Mitch Lifson
Voices for Illinois Children
Senator Kimberly Lightford
Illinois State Senate
Kimberly Mann
Illinois Department of Child and Family Services
Laura Mayka
Circle of Service Foundation
Kenya McRae
Illinois Department of Public Health
Catherine Milliken
Erikson Institute
Senator Julie Morrison
Illinois State Senate
Lauri Morrison-Frichtl
Head Start Region V
Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Illinois State Senate 20th District, Erikson Institute
Bryan Preston
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
Sylvia Puente
Latino Policy Forum
Teresa Ramos
Illinois Action for Children
Elliot Regenstein
Foresight Law + Policy
Jeremy Rosen
Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Deputy Governor Jesse Ruiz
Governor's Office
Linda Satterfield
Illinois Department of Human Services
Sara Slaughter
W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Danielle Stanley
Voices for Illinois Children
Robin Steans
Advance Illinois
Dawn Thomas
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
Brandon Thorne
W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Tara Townsend
IFF
Jaclyn Vasquez
Erikson Institute
Veronica Vidal
Erikson Institute
Noctis Zhang
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
Funders
The Risk and Reach Project is generously funded by an Anonymous Donor and by:
This project was made possible by grant number 90TP0057. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.