Bridgeport Prospers/United Way Work in National Spotlight

The Bridgeport Prospers initiative to improve outcomes for the youngest children--known as The Baby Bundle--is featured on the recently-launched website of the National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers (NCIT). The website, called the NCIT Online Solution Center, is funded by the Pritzker Children's Initiative and is designed to focus on solutions, providing resources and guidance for those working to be champions for infants, toddlers, and their families. The Bridgeport Prospers/United Way work was one of three cases chosen for the website launch.

"The NCIT and Bridgeport Prospers are allied in our focus on the first three years of a child's life. During this period, rapid brain development lays the foundation for all future learning, behavior and health," commented Allison Logan, Executive Director of Bridgeport Prospers. "We are honored to have our work recognized by the NCIT."

The NCIT Online Solution Center is a resource for policymakers, influencers, and early childhood leaders to find the latest information and tools for developing impactful, data-informed policies and programs for infants and toddlers. Along with case studies, the site includes state and community data on infants, toddlers and their families; guidance on building pre-natal to three plans; and information on measuring impact, messaging to garner investment support, and work happening around the country so that decision makers and advocates can connect with each other.

The Baby Bundle is one strategy of Bridgeport Prospers, a local collective impact movement devoted to changing outcomes for children, from cradle to career. It is a member of StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to bring communities together around data to make decisions and improve results for kids. Bridgeport Prospers is an initiative of United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, a leading catalyst for social change.

For more information, see:

@http://www.unitedwaycfc.org/category/bridgeport-prospers-pr

https://www.thencit.org/

https://www.thencit.org/see-whats-working