In Minnesota, Designing and Re-designing Systems that Work
Minnesota has gathered a group of community-based organizations and tribal nations to envision pathways to early childhood statewide systems. Host Karen Ponder and BUILD executive director Susan Hibbard discuss state-funded initiatives with Jovon Perry, director of Economic Assistance and Employment Supports at Minnesota’s Children and Family Services, and Cindi Yang, director of the Child Care Services Division of Children and Family Services.
Minnesota ha reunido a un grupo de organizaciones comunitarias y naciones tribales para visualizar caminos hacia los sistemas estatales de la primera infancia. La anfitriona Karen Ponder y la directora ejecutiva de BUILD, Susan Hibbard, discuten iniciativas financiadas por el estado con Jovon Perry, director de Asistencia Económica y Apoyos de Empleo en los Servicios para Niños y Familias de Minnesota, y Cindi Yang, la directora de la División de Servicios para Niños y Familias de Servicios de Cuidado Infantil.
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