Every Child_Every Promise Slide Presentation
Five
Promises:
Why?
We believe all children
deserve a healthy start, caring
adults, a safe place, effective
education, and opportunities
to serve others.
Five
Promises:
Why?
We believe all children need
excellent systems to support
the five promises.
Five
Promises:
VisionMission
A culture in which all families Engage the entire community in
are supported and every child delivering the Five America’s
receives every promisePromises to the children of
Dubuque County
Effective
Healthy
Start
Education
Opportunities
CaringSafe
AdultsPlaces
to Serve
Funding partners:
City of Dubuque
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Kendall Hunt Publishing
Medical Associates
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Theisen’s Home Farm Auto
Our Structure:
Board of Directors
VP of Programs CFGD
ECEP
Coordinator
Business
Out-of-School
Engagement
Time Task Team
Task Team
TransportatioData
nTask Team
Task Team
Our Structure:
Board of Directors
Doug Horstmann –Dubuque Bank & Trust
Crenna Brumwell –City of Dubuque
Kevin Schmitt –Honkamp Krueger
Nancy Van Milligen –Community Foundation
Chad Chandlee –Kendall Hunt
Brian Schatz –Medical Associates
Carmen Krantz –Eide Baily
Kurt Strand –McGraw-Hill
Lori Thielen –Heartland Financial
Louise Ottavi –Empowerment
Mayor Roy Buol –City of Dubuque
Rick Dickinson –Greater Dubuque Development
Sara Hasken –A.Y. McDonald Mfg
Scott Taylor -Cartegraph
Current Objectives
:
Our Community is highly engaged in our young people
Reliable Data-
support a community-wide data system
Youth Indicator Report-
(October 2011 release)
37 indicators
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aligned with the 5 Promises
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5 years of historical data
•
updated quarterly on the web
•
available to the entire community
•
Current Objectives
:
Our Community is highly engaged in our young people
Out-of-School Time-
lead a coordinated approach
LEAP-Leadership Enrichment After-School
Program
(September 2011)
partnership with Dubuque Community Schools
•
and youth service providers
$850,000 21Century Learning Grant
st
•
after-school programming at Dubuque’s 2 Title 1
•
Middle Schools (Jefferson / Washington)
OST Committee-developing a community-wide
coordinated/collaborative model for out-of-school time
Current Objectives
:
Our Community is highly engaged in our young people
Transportation-
create improved access
Freeway to Fun City
(Summer 2011)
partnership with ECIA / The Jule
•
and Dubuque Community Schools
expanded free bus service for school age kids
•
access to hundreds of summer programs
•
over 700 participants
•
EC|EP / Transit Action Group (TAG)
representing youth
•
partnership with ECIA
•
Current Objectives
:
Our Community is highly engaged in our young people
Child Care Access-
quality child care is available to all
Tool kit for Business
(Winter 2011-12)
web based business tool kit for parents
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employers supporting development
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includes child care information as well as health,
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nutrition, parenting and safety info
Business and Community Engagement
partnership with The Children’s Trust
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focus on early childhood
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Successes
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