Illinois Risk and Reach Report
Illinois Risk and Reach Report
About
The Illinois Risk and Reach Report is a collaborative effort of three organizations committed to ensuring young children have access to high-quality early childhood programs and services, and equitable opportunities to thrive.
ERIKSON INSTITUTE is the premier independent institution of higher education committed to ensuring all children realize their full potential. Erikson uniquely prepares child development, education, and social work leaders to improve the lives of young children and their families.
We bring the newest scientific knowledge and theories of children’s development and learning into graduate education, professional training, community programs, and policymaking. Our goal is to improve the lives of children and families.
ILLINOIS EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSET MAP (IECAM) OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN provides information on existing services, the demographics of young children and their families, and state resources that serve young children.
THE FISCAL POLICY CENTER AT VOICES FOR ILLINOIS CHILDREN provides timely, credible, and accessible information and analysis on fiscal issues that affect children, families, and communities. Their work sub-sectiones on state budget and tax policy, as well as fiscal aspects of Voices’ policy priorities, including education, health care, human services, and family economic security.
Funders
The Risk and Reach Project is generously funded by:
Advisory Council
Thank you to the Risk and Reach Advisory Council for the time, thought and energy dedicated to developing the breadth and depth of this report to ensure its relevance for all early childhood stakeholders.
Risk and Reach Project Advisory Committee
Senator Omar Aquino
Illinois State Senate District 2
Karen Berman
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Representative Avery Bourne
Illinois State House of Representatives District 95
Tim Carpenter
Council for Strong America
Denise Castillo Dell Isola
Irving Harris Foundation
Charles Chang
Erikson Institute
Trey Childress
formerly of the Office of the Governor
Catherine Corr
University of Illinois College of Education
Paula Corrigan-Halpern
Children’s Home and Aid
Veronica Cortez
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Mary Doran
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Ireta Gasner
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Phyllis Glink
Irving Harris Foundation
Andria Goss
Erikson Institute
Tasha Green Cruzat
Voices for Illinois Children
Diane Grigsby-Jackson
formerly of Illinois Department of Human Services
Cornelia Grumman
McCormick Foundation
Christina Hachikian
Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the University of Chicago
Dan Harris
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Theresa Hawley
Illinois Action for Children
Carisa Hurley
Illinois State Board of Education
Krishna V. Iyer
Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology
Kathryn M. Kelly
J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation
Jack King
formerly of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology
Mitch Lifson
Voices for Illinois Children
Sophie Milam
Social Policy Solutions
Krishna V. Iyer
Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology
Lauri Morrison-Frichtl
Illinois Head Start Association
Geoff Nagle
Erikson Institute
Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Erikson Institute
Andrea Palmer
formerly of the Illinois Department of Public Health
Sylvia Puente
Latino Policy Forum
Elliot Regenstein
Foresight Law + Policy
Ginger Ostro
formerly of Advance Illinois
Hilary Scott
UNICEF
Sara Slaughter
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Cynthia Tate
Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
Dawn Thomas
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
Brandon Thorne
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Tara Townsend
IFF
Molly Uhe-Edmonds
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Amy Zimmerman
Legal Council for Health Justice