Events & Resources

“Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge: the serenity to accept the things we cannot predict, the courage to predict the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” —Nate Silver Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The CS3 Team is happy to announce another new foundational support available to community collaborations— the Community-to-Community (C2C) Mentorship Program read more

"There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard." - Arundhati Roy Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The CS3 Team is thrilled to announce the launch of a new foundational support, On-Demand Consultation . On-Demand Consultation is free and available to all Illinois communities that have a specific, short-term, technical assistance need. If you are interested read more

"Failure is a feeling long before it becomes an actual result. It's vulnerability that breeds with self-doubt then is escalated, often deliberately, by fear." - Michelle Obama Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) On July 17, 2019, CS3 hosted orientation for the Partner Plan Act Collaboration Institute’s second cohort of communities. The event marked the start of a year-long commitment to working with six collaborations on improving read more

"Programmatic interventions help people beat the odds, systemic interventions change the odds." - Karen Pittman Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The opportunity to submit a Request for Supports through the Partner Plan Act Collaboration Institute (PPACI) closed on June 21, 2019 . Thank you to the communities that applied. Six communities have been accepted into the Collaboration Institute’s second cohort. Please help us in read more

"Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love." --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) We have extended the deadline to June 21, 2019 for submitting a Request for Supports through the Partner Plan Act Collaboration Institute (PPACI). If your community is interested in applying, contact Grace Araya to set read more