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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Baby TALK (Teaching Activities for Learning and
3 Knowledge) celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Baby TALK is a state model which serves every
5 family with a child from birth to age three, providing
6 information, encouragement, children's books, and activities;
7 its mission is to positively impact child development and
8 nurture healthy parent-child relationships during the critical
9 early years; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Established in 1986 by Founding Executive
11 Director Claudia Quigg, Baby TALK, Inc., is a non-profit
12 organization committed to a collaborative model, working
13 together with community hospitals, schools, libraries, health
14 clinics, and literacy programs to deliver services that are
15 accessible and relevant to families' needs; this includes going
16 where the parents already are, including health care providers,
17 human services agencies, neighborhoods, and homes; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In 1986, Baby TALK first raised the money to begin
19 visiting parents of newborns in local hospitals, and in 1989,
20 the organization began training professionals including
21 teachers, librarians, social workers, and nurses; in 1996, Baby
22 TALK became one of three pilots for Harvard Children's
23 Hospital's Touchpoints program started by T. Berry Brazelton,
24 and local Touchpoints training began; in 1997, Baby TALK staff
25 began teaching early childhood courses at Millikin University;
26 and
 
27     WHEREAS, By 2004, Baby TALK in the Decatur area had served
28 families of approximately 25,200 newborns; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Some of the reasons Baby TALK has been so
30 successful are the outstanding services to families delivered

 

 

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1 in a unique outreach service delivery; the integrated
2 collaboration with other professionals and organizations that
3 serve young families; an individualized approach to family
4 needs; and the diverse population that is served; in addition,
5 Baby TALK uses a unique approach to literacy that supports
6 parents and children in developmentally appropriate ways;
7 therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we recognize the twentieth anniversary of Baby TALK, and we
11 applaud the efforts of all those involved in providing such
12 valuable services; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Baby TALK as an expression of our esteem and
15 gratitude.