Our 2020 conference planning is underway and we have a fantastic keynote speaker set to continue the racial equity conversation: Ijeoma Oluo. If you think your community or organization is doing great work around community systems and racial equity, we want to hear from you! Please consider submitting a conference breakout session proposal. You can find the application here. Submissions are due December 19, 2019.

Illinois Action for Children is thrilled to announce our new online collaboration platform, WeConnect! Get ready to take your community systems development work to a whole new level. It’s free to join and once you are approved and set up, you’ll have 24/7 access to:

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As part of the Community Systems Statewide Supports, our friends at the Ounce of Prevention Fund are seeking to support local communities in establishing and/or strengthening cross-system connections through providing technical assistance for cross-training. Please submit your online application by December 11, 2019. Questions about the opportunity can be directed to Carie Bires at cbires@ounceofprevention.org or 312-291-3160.

On-Demand Learning offers the opportunity for collaboration leaders, early childhood advocates, and community members to take learning into their own hands. Thanks to generous funding from Illinois State Board of Education, and in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood.

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