Kane County IRIS Community

Quarterly Newsletter

March 2025

Greetings Kane County IRIS Users!

The Kane County IRIS community came together on March 17th, 2026, for our Year 5, quarterly meeting. If you couldn’t attend, you can catch up by reviewing the slide deck, which highlights top referring agencies, Year 5, Quarter 4 (October 2025–December 2025) data, and key discussion topics from the meeting. You can also watch the Zoom recording for full context.

During the Zoom meeting, participants reviewed key data from Year 5, Quarter 4 (October–December 2025) through an IRIS Data Dashboard discussion and shared the new early childhood pipeline in partnership with U-46 and local early childcare providers. The group also highlighted top referring and referral agencies, celebrated collective wins, and reviewed updates to onboarding materials, including a new training video in Spanish.

Participants engaged in meaningful partner feedback discussions, helping to inform ongoing collaboration and strengthen future IRIS efforts.

Be sure to view the complete slide deck for a detailed overview.

View Meeting Recording

Onboarding Supports

The IRIS onboarding document and new user tutorial are designed to support organizations during staff onboarding and transitions. These resources provide quick access to key tools, explain the basics of IRIS, and offer step-by-step guidance to help users get started effectively. The new user tutorial is also available in Spanish to increase accessibility and better support our Spanish-speaking partners. Both resources can be found in the Community Documents section on IRIS for easy access.

View the Onboarding Guide here and View the New User Tutorial here

Spotlighting Top Referral Agencies

A special shoutout to our Top Referral Agencies this quarter — Family Service Association of Greater Elgin, Kane County Health Department – iGrow Home Visitation Coordinated Intake, Aurora Police Department – CIU, Fox Valley United Way - SPARK, Family Focus Aurora - Parents as Teachers Program!

These dedicated partners have gone above and beyond in connecting families to essential services and strengthening collaboration across our IRIS network. We’re grateful for their continued commitment to building a more connected, supportive community in Kane County!

We’re thrilled to share we have surpassed 15,000 referrals—thank you to all our partners for making this possible!

Our IRIS community now includes 250 organizations representing multiple sectors — including behavioral health, primary care, dental, parenting resources, substance use services, basic needs (such as food, clothing, and emergency shelter), senior services, juvenile and adult probation, early childhood, K–12 education, youth support, veteran services, and more.

The most recent additions to our IRIS community include:

Senior Service Associates
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
The Tri-City Salvation Army
Central Community Unit School District 301
Pediatric Health Associates

Please take a minute to explore their services on IRIS and refer community members in need.

Did you know? You can come to us for the following supports:

You are unable to reach a partner
Interested in discussing workflow
Require additional training or a refresher
Due to changes in staffing, you need assistance updating profile contact information
Data questions
Need help connecting to other IRIS communities

Do you have any suggestions or questions about IRIS?

Your input is invaluable, and we're eager to hear from you. Feel free to connect with any of the Community Managers.

Kim Peterson | Lorena Nunez | Joe Walsh | Michelle Meyer | Cindy Rodriguez

Have you bookmarked the Kane County IRIS log-in page?

You can easily access the link on the AOK web page:

AOK Webpage>Initiatives>IRIS.

Kane County Health Department www.kanehealth.com