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This Issue: July eAdvocate This month, we need your help to take action to protect critical ECE programs on the federal level! Don't miss other resources in this newsletter including available grants, scholarships, and advocacy opportunities. ...

WTTW Chicago Tonight: Black Voices featured our Senior Vice President of Programs, Shauna Ejeh, to discuss the end of pandemic-era federal funding at the end of September. Shauna addresses how the expiring child care funds will impact families and communities ...

Chalkbeat Chicago interviewed IAFC’s Assistant Director of Research, Marcia Stoll, about our recently published 2023 Report on Child Care in Cook County. The article highlights how COVID-19 emergency funds stabilized the industry during the pandemic, ...

“Power concedes nothing without an organized demand.” - Charlene Carruthers Community Systems Statewide Support (CS3) CS3 Receives ISBE Funding for SFY24 – SFY28 We’re very excited to share that ...

"In a world of possibility for us all, our personal visions help lay the groundwork for political actions." – Audre Lorde Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The Community Systems Statewide Supports ...