ACTIVE working groups under the
Program Quality, Alignment & Access Subcommittee

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HOME VISITING INVESTMENT TASK FORCE

The Home Visiting Investment Task Force was approved by the ECLC on April 23, 2020 to develop a strategy to scale a continuum of home visiting services in Colorado and guide the release of the future funding solicitations from the Office of Early Childhood, including Federal MIECHV funding. The strategy will support planning for state budget requests, the solicitation of new federal funding opportunities, and alignment with philanthropic funding for home visiting.

Please visit the Home Visiting Investment Task Force webpage for additional information, reference materials, meeting schedule, and agendas.

EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS WORKING GROUP

The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Working Group was approved by the ECLC in 2021 to guide the implementation of the Colorado Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grant: Health Integration Prenatal-to-three Program (CO-ECCS). This project works to advance Colorado’s maternal and early childhood systems of care.

For more information about the ECCS Grant, details on how to join the ECCS Working Group, and to view the meeting schedule, agendas, and other meeting materials, please visit our ECCS Working Group webpage.

COLORADO SHINES BRIGHTER STRATEGIC PLAN WORKING GROUP

The Colorado Shines Brighter Strategic Plan Working Group was approved by the ECLC in 2020 to create a Landscape Analysis of organizations advancing the Colorado Shines Brighter Strategic Plan and to develop recommendations to update Colorado’s plan by December 2020. The Working Group met again in 2021 and 2022 to inform updates to the Colorado Shines Brighter Strategic Plan. For more information and to view Working Group meeting schedules and materials as well as updated Strategic Plan documents, visit our Colorado Shines Brighter webpage.

INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Advisory Council was approved by the ECLC in 2023 to will make recommendations to improve the perinatal, infant, and early childhood system of care and continuum of care, including policy, workforce, capacity, strategy, and sustainable funding approaches. ​The working group will address the whole-person health and well-being domain of the Early Childhood Colorado Framework.

Please visit the IECMH Advisory Council webpage for additional information, reference materials, meeting schedule, and agendas.

For more information on PQAA Working Groups, please contact Shannon Wilson at shannonm.wilson@state.co.us