Save the Date: October 9th, 8:30am - 10:30am, Downtown Library - Community Learning Center Auditorium l Breakfast, Timely Updates and Conversation About CCVoucher + Community Updates + Networking

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM EST
Informal Networking: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Location - Leighton Auditorium in the St. Joseph County Library Community Learning Center

Engage, collaborate, and stay informed about early care and education progress and challenges as well as initiatives making a positive difference in St. Joseph County.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 AM – Hearty Hot Breakfast (come hungry!)

9:00 – 9:05 AM – Welcome

9:05 – 10:30 AM – Presentations & Discussion

"NEW" Language and Literacy Lab at Saint Mary’s College – Dr. Susan Latham

TIPS ECHO Updates (TIPS = Trauma Informed Preschool Supports) – Dr. Jimmy Venza & Team, The Lourie Center (Baltimore, MD)

Brightpoint Update – Lesa Cassel, Family Support Services Manager

Roundtable Conversation – Indiana’s Changing Landscape: Child Care Vouchers, Family Services, and Program Impact (panel of local & state leaders)

We Welcome Announcements from Community Members (open to all attendees)

10:30 – 11:00 AM – Networking (meeting space available until 11:00 AM)

Parking:

• Adjacent SJCP Library parking lot on Main St

• Street parking

• Wayne Parking Garage, 121 E Wayne St, Downtown South Bend, IN 46601

Questions:
Terri Kosik | 574-298-3353 | tkosik@saintmarys.edu