By continuing to shift the awareness to family voices and lived experience, we hope to move the narrative and culture of systems change in Hawai‘i, in a positive direction.
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The ECAS Policy Team and the Commit to Keiki Steering Committee built a diverse agenda for the 2025 Legislative Session. The end of Session is the time to celebrate wins, discuss challenges and identify opportunities.
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On behalf of the ECAS backbone staff, we wanted to send out some words of encouragement during these very trying times that are inevitably impacting all of us and those that we support.
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Carefully twisting many fibers will create a strong and cohesive cordage to support Hawai‘i’s youngest keiki. The IECBH convening of cross-sector leaders was an opportunity to champion systems-level strategies and there is great interest to keep this momentum going.
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The CLSD Wahiawa Collaborative provides coaching for teachers and families to improve pre-literacy skills.
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Improved access to lactation consultation reduces inequities in health care access and improves outcomes for children and families.
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Hawai`i Zero to Three Court helps children and families facing trauma and toxic stress.
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Network partners are bringing their collective wisdom and shared experience to the project of understanding the ecosystem of support for keiki and ‘ohana across Hawai`i. Click here for the Systems Learning Blog.
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Family Hui Hawai`i (FHH) has guided language and literacy development programming in the Wahiawa community on O`ahu as part of Hawai`i’s Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant, in collaboration with Read to Me International and the ECAS network’s Words Matter strategy.
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The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is an important federally funded program that increases access to nutritious, well-balanced meals for keiki in child care settings. ECE providers are partners in increasing food access and nutrition security and ensuring that our youngest keiki and their families can thrive.
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In May 2023, 45 cross-sector stakeholders from 30 organizations attended the Healthy Keiki, Healthy Future Convening.
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