Events & Resources

“Movements are born of critical connections rather than critical mass.” ― Grace Lee Boggs, The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century CS3 Updates Registration is LIVE for Partner Plan Act Conference ! Equity from the Start: Strengthening Relationships for Systems Change As part of Illinois Action for Children’s read more

“History is not the past, it is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history." -James Balwin Community Systems Statewide Support (CS3) Update Introducing Yolanda Ortiz, New Program Manager ​ The CS3 team is excited to announce our new Project Manager Yolanda Ortiz joined the team on January 29, 2024!  Yolanda is a passionate educator and community advocate who proudly calls the Northwest side of Chicago read more

“Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, week, month, or year. It is the struggle of a lifetime. Never be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” - late Senator John Lewis Community Systems Statewide Support (CS3) Update Introducing Marquinta Thomas, New Vice President of Community Impact ​ The CS3 team is excited to announce that Marquinta Thomas is the new read more

“It is our dreams that point the way to freedom.” - Audre Lorde CS3 Updates Farewell to Grace Araya, Vice President of Community Impact On October 6, Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) celebrated Grace Araya’s last day as Vice President of Community Impact. Grace joined Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) in 2018 as the Director of the Community Systems Statewide Support s read more

“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 the CS3 team has been awarded the Illinois State Board of Education’s Community Systems: Training and Technical Assistance grant! The funding will run from SFY24 – SF Y28 and support CS3’s read more