RFA for Pay for Success Technical Assistance Grants
The Institute for Child Success (ICS), a leader in Pay for Success (PFS) financing for early childhood programs nationally, has announced an Request For Applications for technical assistance to help jurisdictions move from interest in PFS to implementation. Three to five jurisdictions will be selected to receive technical assistance from ICS over 9-12 months. Service providers in one or more of those jurisdictions will also receive capacity-building training and assistance from the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Details on the competition can be found here.
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RESOURCES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM-BUILDING: FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-WIDE ACTION
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Building Community Health
Where we live, what job we have, our diet, our housing - these all affect our health and our lifespans, writes Co.Exist. To highlight the interconnectedness of community health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has highlighted the strengths and strategies of eight communities actively building an ecosystem that supports the health of its citizens - including young children and their families.
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Strengths of Rural Communities
In this blog post, family support coordinator Jennifer St. Cyr of WithinReach reports on a bright example of rural community system-building in Central Washington. "The tight knit network of community members and service providers...facilitates a feeling of no wrong door. Whether you are at the library, school, pediatrician, caf�, and yes, even on the bus, the chances are good that someone knows how to get you connected to support," she writes.
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For systems-builders: This video explores the medical-legal partnership that the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and MetroHealth have created to treat the health-harming social conditions that stand in the way of good health.
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For parents: This article from the Australian Raising Children Network helps parents understand what empathy is, why it's important and how to encourage it in their children.
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For service providers: A new article in The Atlantic explores how children are better situated for healthy development when they are part of trauma-informed classrooms and receive trauma-informed services.
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Early Childhood-LINC is a learning and innovation network developed by and for communities. Our mission is to support families and improve results for young children in communities across the country with a focus on accelerating the development of effective, integrated, local early childhood systems. We are currently made up of nine member communities across the country. Learn more about the innovative work of our communities.
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