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National Leadership
Seattle/King County is a pilot site in the
four-year Sparking Connections initiative sponsored by Families and Work
Institute
www.familiesandwork.org/sparking/home.htm. Our participation
continues to spark connections among developing programs that support
family, friend and neighbor caregivers across the nation. The 2004
annual Sparking Connections conference was held in Seattle and we
assisted in planning and facilitating the 2005 conference in
Brownsville, Texas. The Families and Work Institute has contracted with
CCR to assist in writing the Sparking Connections Summary Report.
As the coordinator of the Family, Friend and Neighbor Project in
Seattle/King County, CCR is recognized as a leader in the field. We are
frequently invited to contribute to others’ learning by sharing our
innovative, cutting edge approach to this complex work. Project staff
contributed to Bank Street College’s Institute for a Continuum of Child
Care research and report
http://www.bankstreet.edu/gems/ICCC/OPS15.pdf. We helped set the
agenda and provided an overview of our regional strategic plan and
policy approach for the SmartStart 2006 pre-conference session on
family, friend and neighbor care. CCR staff presented to Enhanced Home
Visiting Pilot program participants at the 2006 Early Head Start Zero to
Three Institute. Most recently, we have been invited to present our
program strategies at the upcoming (Fall 2006) National Association of
Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care conference in Atlanta.
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