The Institute is pleased to announce that in January 2019, we began a new project, funded by The Staten Island Foundation, to coordinate and support the work of the Staten Island Alliance for North Shore Children and Families. The Alliance is a collective impact initiative, bringing together local stakeholders interested in improving the outcomes for young children and their families. Collective impact is a methodology that brings people and organizations together to achieve social change. Over the last couple of years, the Alliance has explored the barriers and opportunities that North Shore families, child care providers, social service agencies, higher education, and other important organizations and leaders encountered in the local environment.
The Institute will serve as the backbone organization for these coordinated efforts, partnering closely with the Alliance’s Steering Committee and working groups to refine policy principles and priorities, track regulatory and legislative progress that pertains to the Alliance’s agenda, recognize and amplify the expertise of Alliance members, and seek communications opportunities to influence change for North Shore families and children. The Institute will also work with the other relevant collective impact initiatives on Staten Island to strengthen the infrastructure needed to promote greater equity and drive social change within vulnerable communities. The Institute plans to work with the steering committee, the working groups, the parent committee, and community partners to identify activities and opportunities that align with identified priorities and to provide data and evaluation support to guide these actions and measure their impact.
Our newest team member, Jared Carroll, will lead the work of this project. He has begun meeting with all of the relevant stakeholders on Staten Island and is excited to help the Alliance move into its next phase of implementation. "It's been inspiring to learn about the strong community of partners that the Alliance has brought together. The spirit of collaboration is truly unique, and I feel lucky to be supporting their work."
This project is supported by The Staten Island Foundation, which has been a fundamental source of support in the collective impact work happening across Staten Island. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Betsy Dubovsky, stated, “We welcome the able Project Director that the Institute has brought on board for the Alliance work. We value the Institute’s strong expertise in the field of early childhood and its connections to relevant agencies and partners throughout the city and state and we look forward to collectively improving outcomes for young children and their families on our Staten Island North Shore.”
We welcome Jared to the Institute team and look forward to helping the Alliance improve early childhood education opportunities for young children and their families on Staten Island.
