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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Hello! There is an excellent, free opportunity for your community's early
childhood professionals to learn how to apply for federal stimulus funds for
Early Head Start. Many of you serve on committees or have partnerships
with a variety of community groups focused on early childhood care and
education. Please let your early childhood colleagues know about the free
webinar described below. <br> These funds are for public or private non-profit organizations, including
faith-based organizations or for-profit organizations, and must be used to
"support the enrollment of additional children and families as well as
create new teaching and other positions in Early Head Start programs."</span></font><br><br><div style="text-align: center;"> Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<br>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<br> Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br> katie.anderson@state.or.us, 503-378-2528<br></div><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><hr><b>From:</b> Mary Louise McClintock [mailto:MLMcClintock@oregoncf.org]</blockquote><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><span></span><b>Sent:</b> Fri, 29 May 2009 11:20:39 -0700<br><b>Subject:</b> Early Head Start Webinar<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">Dear Early Childhood Council Colleagues:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">The Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Ford
Family Foundation, and Children’s Institute are co-sponsoring a webinar
on June 9 for organizations that are interested in the new Early Head Start
funds that are available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">Oregon has been allocated $5.7 million in expanded Early Head
Start funds, but organizations must apply through a competitive process to
receive the funds. The RFP was issued a few weeks ago, and applications are due
July 9. (See the federal website <a href="http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Early%20Head%20Start">http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Early%20Head%20Start</a>
for more information.) This is a wonderful opportunity to expand Early
Head Start services and partnerships in Oregon, and we want to make sure that interested
Oregon organizations have the information they need to put together strong
applications. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">Mary Foltz, Developmental Consultant at the Early Childhood
Training Center at PSU, will be the webinar presenter. It is free of charge and
open to all. The information will be of interest to those who are planning to
apply for federal funds this summer as a lead or partner organization, as well
as anyone considering Early Head Start services in the future. The Obama
Administration has signaled its intent to propose additional Early Head Start
expansions in the coming years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">Attached is a Save the Date flyer that you can forward as you see
fit. We have sent it out already through the Head Start Association, local
commissions, and Healthy Start and Relief Nursery networks. We are also
sharing the flyer with the child care R&R system. We will have more
information next week about how to register, and I will forward that to you, as
well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">Please let me know if you have questions!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">Thanks –</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; color: rgb(99, 64, 2);">Mary Louise</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(28, 124, 156);">Mary Louise McClintock</span><span style="color: rgb(28, 124, 156);"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: rgb(28, 124, 156);">Early Childhood Program
Director</span></i><span style="color: rgb(28, 124, 156);"></span></p>
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION</span></p>
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