Past Events
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Oct 24October 2023 Bright Spot: WI Preschool Development GrantFor October’s Bright Spot webinar, Kaitlin Ferrick will present on Wisconsin’s Preschool Development Grant Birth to Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant. The grant aims to increase access to high-quality, affordable, local early care and education opportunities in Wisconsin. The PDG B-5 Renewal Grant is based on the strategic plan developed by the Department of Children …
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Sep 12September 2023 Bright Spot: Vision Forward Screening Initiative
Tracey Stanislawski and Colleen Kickbush from Vision Forward will present September’s Bright Spot webinar. Vision Forward is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services on an initiative to implement functional vision screenings in Birth to 3 programs. The goals of the initiative are to increase identification and access to services to children with vision …
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Aug 22August 2023 Bright Spot: Children’s Health Alliance Food Security Initiative
August’s presenter is Geeta Wadhwani, the program leader for the Children’s Health Alliance’s Medical Home Initiative. She will discuss the Alliance’s food security initiative. Cross-sector partnerships between clinics and food pantries are critical to support children and family’s connection to nutrition and food resources, as well as to other benefits (e.g., TANF, SNAP, WIC) and …
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Jul 25July 2023 Bright Spot: Parents Reaching Out and Waisman family peer support expansion
At July’s Bright Spot webinar, Connie Stevens will present on the Wisconsin Sound Beginnings Parents Reaching Out program and the expansion of family-to-family support at the Waisman Center. Parents Reaching Out focuses on supporting parents of children newly identified as deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf plus. Parents Reaching Out provides a connection to a …
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Jun 27June 2023 Bright Spot: Community of Practice on Autism
For June’s Bright Spot, we will hear from the Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities (CoP ASD/DD). This group brings together diverse stakeholders from across the state to: learn together; exchange information, opinions, and resources; engage in partnerships and collaborative efforts. The CoP ASD/DD has been together since 2009 and …