Weekly Digest: May 8, 2008

Discovery Website Highlight: Get Your Community Data Profile

In support of community decision-making and planning work that is going on in a number of Discovery communities, Sue Wilson from CHDI has developed data profiles for each Discovery community. These profiles have been uploaded to each community’s page on the Discovery website. To find the data profile for your (or any other Discovery community) visit the community page on the Discovery website and click on the “Data Profiles” tab. Stay tuned for downloadable versions of the profiles for each community.

While you are visiting your community page, please think about any updates you may want to make. You will soon be contacted about updating your community page.

Webinar: Financing Infant and Toddler Programs

In this time of economic woes and tight budgets, creative thinking about expansion of early childhood programs and policies is needed. Some states have developed innovative financing mechanisms that support services for at-risk infants and toddlers and their families.

The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center is hosting a web-based conference call on Thursday, June 5, at 2:00 pm on financing for programs serving infants and toddlers.  This webinar will feature the lessons learned from the implementation of an infant-toddler set-aside in Illinois' early childhood block grant and the establishment of an early childhood endowment fund in Nebraska. 

To learn more about this webinar or to register, visit the ZERO TO THREE Policy Center website at https://zerotothree.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=zerotothree&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fzerotothree.webex.com%2Fec0600l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D277947311%26siteurl%3Dzerotothree%26%26%26

A recording of the webinar and supporting materials will be posted on the ZERO TO THREE website at http://www.zerotothree.org/policywebinars for those who are unable to attend the live event.

Tool For Grant Seekers

Several libraries in Connecticut have become a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center.  The Foundation Center is a national clearinghouse on organized philanthropy.  Cooperating Collections are free information centers that provide detailed information about more than 90,000 grantmakers and how to apply for grants.

To learn more about this resource, contact one of the participating Connecticut libraries listed below:

GREENWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY
101 W. Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 622-7900

HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
500 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 695-6295

NEW HAVEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
133 Elm St.
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 946-7431

NEW MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
24 Main St.
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 355-1191

WESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Arnold Bernhard Plaza
20 Jesup Rd.
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 291-4840