SUPPORTING FAMILIES TOGETHER ASSOCIATION INC
700 RAYOVAC DR NO 6, MADISON, WI 537112469 www.supportingfamiliestogether.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE CULTIVATE A SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONALS ACROSS WISCONSIN TO PROMOTE QUALITY, STRENGTHS-BASED, EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES IN ALL COMMUNITIES. IN EVERY WISCONSIN COMMUNITY, ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL AND ALL ADULTS EMBRACE THEIR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY TO CHILDREN.

WE OPTIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PRESENTS TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LIFE.

QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATIONLICENSING PREPARATION-IN DELIVERING THESE SERVICES, SFTA ALSO PROVIDES CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR REGIONAL CCR&R PARTNERS. THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A FIELD OF PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE QUALIFIED AND PREPARED TO PROVIDE LICENSED CHILD CARE. THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPORT QUALIFIED AND COMMITTED POTENTIAL CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS IN PREPARING FOR THE LICENSING PROCESS BY ENSURING SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS ARE ARRANGED AND APPROPRIATE POLICIES ARE IN PLACE. CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (BASE CONTRACT)-INCLUDING BOTH COMPONENTS OF ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS. WITH NEW DEFINITIONS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DATA COLLECTION PROCESSES PRIORITIZED. EACH CCR&R GENERATED THEIR OWN CUSTOMIZED WORK PLAN BASED UPON EIGHT OPTIONS FOR SERVICES: TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ONLINE COURSE CONVERSION, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF REGULATED PROVIDERS, ENGAGEMENT OF AUTOMATED 2 STAR AND PROVIDERS NOT PARTICIPATING IN YOUNGSTAR, CUSTOMIZED SUPPORTS FOR 4 AND 5 STAR PROVIDERS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS FOR TRAINING AND COHORT MODELS. THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS REGARDING ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SETTINGS ACROSS WISCONSIN. THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO INSPIRE, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN WISCONSIN IN WAYS THAT COMPLEMENT AND OPTIMIZE OTHER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES, SUCH AS YOUNGSTAR. YOUNGSTAR-IN COLLABORATION, SFTA AND CCR&RS DELIVER A PACKAGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, RATING, AND MICRO-GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS OF CHILD CARE PROGRAMS. THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF WISCONSIN'S CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES. CURRENT AREAS OF FOCUS ARE TO ENCOURAGE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE TAKEN AUTOMATED RATINGS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS AND TO MOVE PROGRAMS UP IN STAR LEVELS.

STRONG FAMILIESPARENT EDUCATION INITIATIVE-- THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION BOARD, SFTA BUILDS AWARENESS AND INNOVATIVELY SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO EXPAND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN WISCONSIN, WHILE THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORTS TO ENTITIES CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PARENT EDUCATION. PARENT LEADERSHIP COHORT-- WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE UW SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH'S WISCONSIN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, THE PARENT LEADERSHIP COHORT WAS LAUNCHED, BUILDING UPON THE SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PARENT LEADERS IN THE STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARENT CAFES. THE SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG THE COHORT OF PARENTS, WHILE THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS FOR EACH TEAM TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT WILL AIM TO INCREASE THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND/OR REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES).

HEALTHY CHILDREN WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE UW SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH'S WISCONSIN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, PREVENTING EXPULSION IN EARLY CARE IS A FIVE GRANT WITH A GOAL TO PREVENT EXPULSION AND ELIMINATE THE DISPARITY IN EXPULSION RATES FOR CHILDREN 0 TO 5. THIS WILL OCCUR BECAUSE THE INNOVATIVE MODEL OF TIERED SUPPORT WILL BE ADOPTED STATEWIDE, SUPPORTING BOTH A CHANGE IN HOW THE FIELD OF EARLY EDUCATION APPROACHES CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS AND A NEW STATE-LEVEL POLICY ON EARLY EXPULSION THAT IS WELL-INFORMED, WELL-FUNDED AND DRIVEN BY FAMILIES AND EARLY EDUCATORS IN WISCONSIN.

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