Apply To Be A Community Leader for Your Region

Apply To Be A Community Leader

Deadline: 5 p.m. August 17

Good afternoon!

As a current Community Leader, we are inviting you to apply to continue this important work! Early Care and Education Resource and Referral (ECERR) services help every family have access to resources and services that promote safe and healthy learning environments for young children. United 4 Children has been selected to oversee these efforts for the state of Missouri in collaboration with Community Leaders.

Community Leaders will:

Increase Awareness of:

• early childhood programs in the area

• resources in the local community

• the strengths and needs of the region

Promote Childhood Programs by:

• consolidating networking and advisory activities when possible

• conducting targeted community outreach activities

• recruiting providers to work in early care and education programs

Key Activities:

• Identify and collect information about local resources

• Partner with United 4 Children to keep resource database up to date

• Promote the mission and work of the ECERR at a local level

• Attend local stakeholder meetings

You can learn more about the role of Community Leaders and the selection process here.

If you are interested in applying, please click the button below to fill out the Community Leader Application no later than 5 p.m. August 17th.

Apply To Be A Community Leader Here

Once the application is closed, the selection committee will evaluate all submissions utilizing the rubric below. Stakeholders (community partners, area agencies, community members, etc.) will vote for the finalists when a region has more nominees than available spots. All nominees will be notified if they have been selected to be a community leader by August 31st .

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Hill, U4C coaching specialist, at hills@united4children.org or 314.531.1412 ext. 124.

Community Leader Selection Rubric

Evaluated Item	Potential Score
Application contains all requested items without error.	1
Serves as a current Community Leader. *	2
Has demonstrated experience in providing resources and referrals in the community.* *	3
Agency is prepared to provide up to 50% match in the form of in-kind, leveraged grants, or cash.* * *	3
Matching dollars are currently in hand.	2
Has read and agreed to expectations of Community Leader work.	2
Has detailed explanation of how all areas of their region would be given equitable access to resources and opportunities to provide input on regional decision-making.	2
Total:	15

Notes:

* Preference shall be given to community leaders who have successfully engaged in state agency initiatives related to coordinating regional ECE efforts, i.e. Regional Hub Readiness, Readiness 2.0, and various community leader activities.

* * 3 points for agencies providing exceptional information demonstrating experience. 2 points for partial information demonstrating experience. 1 point for agencies not elaborating on experience.

** * 3 points for agencies prepared to provide up to 50% of match. 2 points for agencies who can possibly provide up to 50% of match. 1 point for agencies who cannot provide up to 50% with an explanation on why.