MEDIA STATEMENT 5.27.23 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES SMART START ILLINOIS IN FY 2024 BUDGET Today, the Illinois General Assembly passed the FY24 state budget (SB250), which includes funding for Governor Pritzker’s Smart Start Illinois initiative. This is a multi-year plan that aims to...
"It is precisely the people who are considered the least ‘likely’ leaders who end up inspiring others the most. Everyday people and everyday acts of courage eventually change everything.” - Ai- jen Poo Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) The...
" I think creativity is essential. And one of the things that oppression and racism has done to us, is rob us of that creativity, prevent us from imagining a new way of experiencing life and being together, to imagine what could be different if we stopped doing some of the things that are...
On March 23, 2023, IAFC's Wannetta Kinsey, Director of Family Resources, spoke on WLIT-FM (an iheart radio station) regarding CCAP and the services its provides. Listen to the interview. #News #News #ChicagoEarlyLearning #newsletter
"Race does not biologically exist, yet how we identify with race is so powerful, it influences our experiences and shapes our lives. In a society that privileges white people and whiteness, racist ideas are considered normal throughout our media, culture, social systems, and institutions." - ...
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare”-Audre Lorde Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) One of the many resources offered by CS3 are the On-Demand Learning modules, which are designed for...
“White privilege works by making the advantages white people have invisible while making the supposedly 'poor' choices of people of color hyper visible.”- Brittney Cooper , Author Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) Save-the-Date! The annual Partner Plan Act...
“ You have to get over the fear of facing the worst in yourself. You should instead fear unexamined racism. Fear the thought that right now, you could be contributing to the oppression of others, and you don't know it. But do not fear those who bring that oppression to light. Do not fear the...
“ Indeed, all the great movements for social justice in our society have strongly emphasized a love ethic .” – bell hooks Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) We are hiring! The CS3 team is pleased to announce that there are two open positions available...
“Our movements themselves have to be healing, or there's no point to them.” – Cara Page Community Systems Statewide Supports (CS3) Registration is now live for the annual Partner Plan Act conference! Find more details below or click here to register and learn more . For the first time,...