Mission

The mission of the ECCYC is to work in collaboration with communities, parents and stakeholders, to establish a collective body whose primary focus is improving the education, health and safety of children and families.

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Vision

To empower, advocate and effect change for families and children birth to eight through collaborative community engagement in Essex County, New Jersey.

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Lead Partners

• Programs For Parents
• ECCYC Health Committee Members

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Other Partners

Over 600 parent and stakeholder members who have participated in meetings, activities, testimonials, advocacy activities over the last 3 years including representatives from health care, providers, education and libraries.

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Learning Community Goals and Strategic Priorities

During the learning community, the Essex County Council for Young Children is focusing on the following goals:

1. Fostering true partnerships between families, parents, and community
2. Establishing Newark as a trauma-informed, healing-centered early care and education city

During the learning community, the Essex County Council for Young Children is focusing on the following specific priorities:

1. Identify, recruit and partner with key stakeholders that practice Trauma Informed Care and attend coalition meetings
2. Train coalition members in the principals of Trauma Informed Care
3. Identify and train 3-4 community champions for intense training

Highlights

• Visit ECCYC's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Essex.Council/

For More Information

Website: https://www.programsforparents.org/eccyc/

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