United Way for Greater Austin July 23, 2020
Our purpose:
- Provide a learning community for early childhood stakeholders to share and discuss latest early childhood research
- Provide an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about, share and discuss community conditions
- Enable stakeholders to learn about progresses and challenges of coalition efforts and to provide feedback to in order to move the collective agenda forward
- Facilitate networking with fellow stakeholders
- Create a space for stakeholders to generate opportunities for action
Agenda
3:00 Welcome
- Meeting Norms
- Ice-Breaker
- Select Break-Out Group
3:10 Strategic Plan Year 1 Update – Alison Bentley
3:25 Strategic Plan, Coalition and COVID-19 Response - Workgroup Updates
- Healthy Beginnings – Shalyn Bravens
- Supported Families – Shalyn Bravens
- Quality Care & Education - Anna Lisa Conlin & Cathy Doggett
- Safe & Stimulating Communities - Cathy McHorse
4:00 Break Out Groups:
- Coalition 101
- Equity & Community Voice
- Messaging and Communications for families
- State policy & advocacy opportunities
4:30 Share out and SX6 Coalition Organizational News & Announcements
4:45 Learning Centers Session 5
https://www.unitedwayaustin.org/success-by-6-plan/
The first 2,000 days of every person’s life are foundational. Our Coalition strives to make the most of every child’s 2,000-day journey from birth to Kindergarten. The SX6 Strategic Plan is a community-wide roadmap that ensures all children in Austin/Travis County enter Kindergarten happy, healthy, and prepared to succeed in school and beyond.
The SX6 Coalition
- believes all children and families have inherent worth and an immense capacity to learn and thrive
- values diversity and strives for equity in everything we do
- honors the primary and vital relationship between parents/caregivers, families, and their children
- and agrees early childhood professionals should be provided with respectable working conditions and a living wage for their important work
Key points:
- Catch all the updates on the strategic plan and coalition - video and slides available (see below)
- The current challenges our community faces due to the COVID-19 public health pandemic are unprecedented. The constant changes, confusion, and fear have negatively affected our families with young children and as the Success By 6 Coalition, we must do our part to support the youngest Austinites. Simple messages for parents and caregivers can unite us in word, spirit, and a sense of community. As a member of the Success By 6 Coalition, the Leadership Team and Communications workgroup ask you to commit to sharing these five simple messages with families in English & Spanish (see below) – tag #SuccessBy6ATX
- Organizations & agencies that are members of the SX6 Coalition continue to innovate and respond to needs of families with young children in response to COVID-19. Be sure to read the News & Announcements to keep up with the latest information (see below)
- Want to learn more about the SX6 Coalition and how to get involved? Does your organization have new staff or Board members that want to learn?
- Join us for a SX6 Coalition Orientation Lunch & Learn on Aug 13 from 12-1 p.m.
- When: Aug 13, 2020 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
- Register in advance for this meeting
- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Early Childhood Framework for the Success By 6 Coaltion
July 23 SX6 Coaltion Meeting.pptxSX6 Stakeholder Mtg Advocacy Breakout.pptxJuly Announcements & Events from Sx6 Coalition Orgs.pdfSX6 COVID Messages for Caregivers .pdf
