News and Notes From Invest in Children -- October 2023
Invest in Children Seeking Social Program Administrator Position
Invest in Children is looking to hire a Social Program Administrator (Program Manager) to join our team and lead several important family-centered programs that are central to our work to ensure the well-being of all young children in Cuyahoga County.
This important position on our team will spearhead our work with the FamilySpace, and Early Childhood Mental Health programs, in addition to other efforts related to early childhood development and kindergarten readiness.

As the staff lead for these efforts, the selected candidate will manage the programmatic and contractual relationship with program partners, ensure effective and efficient program implementation, monitor program progress toward established benchmarks, identify and seek additional private funding, and coordinate with other staff and partner agencies in program evaluation and promotion.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in social program administration and building collaborative relationships with inside and outside stakeholders.

Interested candidates for this exciting position can learn more and apply using the button below. The posting closes October 28th.
FamilySpace Program Seeks Consultant to Facilitate Development of Replication Guide 
With funding provided by Invest in Children, United Way of Greater Cleveland -- on behalf of the five organizations that collaborate on the very successful FamilySpace program -- seeks to engage a consultant to develop a replication guide that will support the successful expansion of the FamilySpace model. The FamilySpace model was built on a cross-sector partnership among government, non-profit and private agencies. The successful consultant must have the ability to facilitate consensus across all FamilySpace stakeholders throughout this process and to synthesize input through an organized and iterative process. The selected consultant will also be required to document the process outputs in the form of a manual that will be publicly shared with other communities interested in program replications.  
Available Funding from The Neighborhood Safety Fund (NSF)
The NSF is a donor-advised fund of the Cleveland Foundation, established through a partnership with the City of Cleveland. This fund, seeded with a $10 million investment in 2023, will perpetually invest in evidence-based interventions and solutions to reduce violence and promote safety across the City of Cleveland.
 
Organizations with a current 501(c)3 status working on a mission to intervene and prevent community violence can apply. Organizations without 501(c)3 status are still eligible to apply using a fiscal agent with the capacity to support and are financially healthy with current 990 forms on file. Funding will be for program efforts from December 2023 through the end of 2024.
 
The application process is open now through November 15th. Applications will be accepted on the Cleveland Foundation website Grants Gateway portal only. No paper applications will be accepted. 
MomsFirst Program Makes a Big Difference Jasmine's Life
MomsFirst is a City of Cleveland program, funded in part by Invest in Children, that offers case management and home visiting services to pregnant moms until their baby reaches 18 months.

MomsFirst helps hundreds of new moms and dads every year. One recent success the program had shows how supporting a mom during and after pregnancy is about so much more than helping her get needed medical care.

Read Jasmine's inspiring story of her journey of overcoming loss, having another child, and of getting started in her own business.
Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood
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