Events & Resources

"Systems change is about shifting the conditions that are holding a problem in place." — Ecosystems for Systems Change Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The CS3 team recently updated the Program Inventory Reference Guide . In its third iteration, the Program Inventory Reference Guide is a cross-systems resource for early childhood stakeholders and communities in Illinois. The purpose of the Guide is to equip early childhood read more

"Liberated relationships are one of the ways we actually create abundant justice, the understanding that there is enough attention, care, resource, and connection for all of us to access belonging, to be in our dignity, and to be safe in community." —Adrienne Maree Brown Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) On January 24, 2020, the CS3 team launched the Community-to-Community (C2C) Mentorship Program. The purpose of the C2C mentorship read more

"Children make up one-quarter of this nation’s population and all of its future." — Annie E. Casey Foundation Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) We hope that you had some time with loved ones to reset and recharge during the winter holidays. As we begin a new year, the CS3 team is looking forward to embracing new opportunities and working with more community collaborations in Illinois. We introduced several new community supports read more

"When a Flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower." — Alexander Den Heijer Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The CS3 team has two exciting opportunities for collaborations with upcoming deadlines: 2020 Partner Plan Act Conference Request for Proposals : Our 2020 conference planning is underway and we have a fantastic keynote speaker set to continue the racial equity conversation: Ijeoma read more

"We need to stop treating racial equity trainings like 8 hour degree courses, and start viewing them as continuing education opportunities." — FAKEQUITY Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The CS3 Team is thrilled to announce the launch of another new foundational support available to anyone interested in community systems: On-Demand Learning. CS3 On-Demand Learning provides free courses to help early childhood community read more