Links & Resources


Request for Proposals
 RFP for FYE2011 (91K)
applications due electronically to ginnylyn08@gmail.com by April 9, 2010

Web Links To Childhood Services
 Iowa Community Empowerment Website
 Early Childhood Iowa
The Early Childhood Iowa web site serves as a site to promote Iowa's system of systems in the area of early care, health, and education.
 Every Child Counts
In May, 2004, the Child and Family Policy Center established a new advocacy division for its state work, Every Child Counts. The goal of Every Child Counts is to build a grassroots network of child advocates who can inform and influence Iowa policies. Every Child Counts will focus upon three policy arenas for the 2005 legislative session:
 Reach Out And Read
Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a program that promotes early literacy by bringing new books and advice about the importance of reading aloud into the pediatric exam room.
 Iowa Quality Rating System
 2010 CENSUS: IT'S IN OUR HANDS
The census affects many things including political representation and the allocation of billions of dollarsin government funding!
 Iowa Legislators
Keep yourself informed and contact your legislators on topics that matter to you.

Early Childhood Resources
 2007 Annual Report (376K)
 Children First Community Plan 2008 (270K)
Community Plan to guide Early Childhood decison making in Lee and Van Buren Counties
 2008 Annual Report (291K)
 2008 Executive Summary (451K)
Showcase of an example of services supported with Children First Empowerment Funds
 Taskforce topic calendar (36K)
 2009 Executive Summary (79K)
 2009 Annual Report (252K)

Board Meeting Agendas
 7/18/08 (32K)
 8-27-08 (112K)
 9-11-08 (104K)
 10-9-08 (118K)
 November Board Meeting (35K)
8:30am-12:30pm @ VBCH in Keosauqua
 12-11-08 (35K)
 1-8-09 (36K)
Retreat
 2-19-09 (36K)
 3-12-09 (35K)
 finance committee 4-6-09 (26K)
 4-9-09 (35K)
 5-14-09 (35K)
 6-11-09 (36K)
 7-9-09 (36K)
 8-13-09 (36K)
 9-10-09 (34K)
 9-10-09Finance Committee (27K)
 10-23-09 (33K)
CANCELLED DUE TO ADDITIONAL CUTS PENDING
 11/19/09 retreat (34K)
 12-10-09 (34K)
 1-14-10 (33K)
 2-11-10 (33K)
 3-11-10 (33K)

Board Meeting Minutes
 1-8-09 (28K)
 1-8-09Retreat (32K)
 2-19-09 (29K)
 finance3-12-09 (28K)
 3-12-09 (28K)
 4-6-09 Finance Committee (28K)
 4-9-09 (25K)
 5-14-09 (25K)
 6-11-09 (24K)
 7-9-09 (27K)
 8-13-09 (26K)
 9-10-09 (25K)
 Personnel/Finance Committees 9-10-09 (24K)
 11-19-09 Meeting and retreat (29K)
 12-10-09 informational only (24K)
 1-14-10 (26K)

Early Childhood Task Force Agendas
 1-14-08 (24K)
 4-21-08 (26K)
 06-30-08 (25K)
 7/14/08 (25K)
 08-18-08 (26K)
 09-15-08 (25K)
 10-20-08R&R (24K)
 10-20-08 (25K)
 retreat11-17-08 (30K)
 12-15-08 (28K)
 3-16-09 (25K)
 04-13-09 (25K)
 06-01-09 (28K)
 7-20-09 (23K)
 09-21-2009 (22K)
 10-19-09 (23K)
 retreat 11-16-09 (23K)
 3-1-10 (23K)

Early Childhood Task Force Minutes
 1-14-08 (43K)
 3-17-08 (40K)
 4-21-08 (45K)
 06-30-08 (30K)
 7-14-08 (26K)
 7-21-08 (37K)
 09-15-08 (25K)
 09-15-08 (26K)
 Roles & Responsibilites Minutes 10-20-08 (27K)
 10-20-08 (30K)
 retreat11-17-08 (30K)
 12-15-08 (28K)
 3-16-09 (25K)
 4-13-09 (28K)
 06-01-09 (24K)
 07-20-09 (25K)
 9-21-09 (29K)
 10-19-09 (30K)
 R&R10-19-09 (26K)
 Retreat 11-16-09 (26K)
 12-7-09 (29K)
 1-4-2010 (27K)


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