OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND
33 W MONROE SUITE 1200, CHICAGO, IL 60603 theounce.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND GIVES CHILDREN IN POVERTY THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE BY ADVOCATING FOR AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE.

THE OUNCE PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, BIRTH TO AGE FIVE, AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN, THROUGH A MULTI-SITE NETWORK OF EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START DIRECTLY-OPERATED PROGRAMS, AND PARTNER AND DELEGATE AGENCIES, IN HIGH-NEEDS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CHICAGO AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, THE OUNCE DIRECTLY OPERATED TWO PROGRAMS AT THE EDUCARE CHICAGO SCHOOL, AND ONE PROGRAM AT THE HAYES CENTER, AND SUBCONTRACTED WITH EIGHT AGENCIES AT 15 GEOGRAPHICALLY- AND RACIALLY-DIVERSE SITES, SERVING MORE THAN 1,300 YOUNG CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THE OUNCE'S ILLINOIS BIRTH TO THREE INSTITUTE (IBTI) ANNUALLY REACHES APPROXIMATELY 2,000 AT-RISK YOUNG CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR STATEWIDE NETWORK OF HOME VISITING AND DOULA SERVICES. IBTI CONDUCTS SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 200 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN 28 COMMUNITY AGENCIES ACROSS CHICAGO AND THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS.

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