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ALL OUR KIDS (AOK): EARLY CHILDHOOD
NETWORKS is a joint effort
between the Illinois Department of Human
Services, ten Illinois Health
Departments, family members, the Ounce
of Prevention Fund, and other local
agencies serving very young children and
their families. This pilot project is
designed to create a coordinated system
in order to help families receive the
services they need. |
THE GOAL
The overall goal of the Networks
is to ensure that all children under the
age of five years and their families
have the opportunity to receive the
services they need, from pre-natal care
to well-baby checkups to parenting
education to specialized services, all
to support the family and provide for
the best and healthiest start possible
for young children. |
Who Is Involved In The Networks?
The specific makeup of the Networks will
vary from pilot community to pilot
community. Each of the ten community
Networks includes a wide range of
service providers as well as family
members who are, or who could be,
recipients of local services. |
Network membership of the Kane County
AOK: Early Childhood Networks includes
representatives from agencies,
organizations,
and individuals throughout Kane County. |
African American Chamber of
Commerce
Association for Individual
Development
Aunt Martha's Youth Services
Aurora Child Development
Aurora Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
Aurora University School of
Nursing
Child and Family Connections
DCFS
Hospitals
Jayne Shover Easter Seals
Kane County Health Department |
Parents
Parent Support Groups
Physicians
Regional Office of Education
Tom Thumb Child Care
Two Rivers Head Start
School Districts U46, 129, 131
St. Nicolas Parish
VNA of Fox Valley
YWCAs of Aurora & Elgin
YWCA Child Care Resource
and Referral |
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| We continue to seek
support from other providers, parents
and community members and invite you to
our meetings. |
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Meetings: |
The AOK: Early
Childhood Networks meets the last
Thursday of each month (except as noted)
from 9 - 11 AM:
Video conferenced between
these two locations:
Aurora - 1240 N. Highland Ave.
Elgin - 1750 Grandstand Place |
2012 Meeting Dates:
January 26, February 23, March 29, April
26, May 31, June 28, July 26, August 30,
September 27, October 25, November (no
meeting), December 13 |
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Contact Info: |
Muneeza Azher, MPH
Community Health Initiative Coordinator
Kane County Health Department
630/264-7670
azhermuneeza@co.kane.il.us |
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What does AOK do? |
● Assesses the needs of
very young children (younger than five
years) and their families
● Links the children and their families
to appropriate services
● Assists service providers in working
together to close the gaps in services
● Informs others in the community about
the needs of very young children and
their families
● Explores the training needs of people
who work with very young children and
their families
● Evaluates the "systems" of services to
find out if families have difficulties
using the services and if these services
meet the needs of young children and
their families
● Provides leadership for policy
development to assure the health of very
young children and their families. |
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The
All Our Kids (AOK) Early Childhood Networks is a
maternal-child program ensuring that all
families with children under the age of five
years receive needed services — from pre-natal
care to well-baby checkups, parenting education
to specialized services.