Acting for Our Children
You are a crucial part of Our Children, Our Community, Our Change – and your involvement can be as simple as starting a conversation. We will provide you with all of the resources you need to help you harness the EDI data to spark change and action!
Our Children, Our Community, Our Change seeks to build a movement of organizations, institutions, and individuals working across the District to move our community’s practices and policies to better support young children and their families. Together, we can identify barriers, establish citywide priorities, and create stronger systems to support children and families.
How Do I Get Involved?
CHECK OUT THE TOOLKIT:
HOST A CONVERSATION
Citizen's Action Guide
Facilitation guide to champion early childhood data, with helpful resources to lead a conversation on the EDI
Discussion to Action Template
Complementary questions to help you plan a conversation around the EDI data
Sample Meeting Invitation and Follow-up Note
Email templates to promote your gathering
Sample Meeting Agenda
Meeting template to get started
SHARE THE DATA
PowerPoint Data Presentation
Comprehensive presentation, with numerous EDI maps and facilitation notes (via Dropbox)
Citywide Subdomain Trends
Presentation supplement with the EDI subdomain charts
EDI Domain Maps
Download individual maps for each of the EDI's five domains
Ward-Level Maps
Download domain and vulnerability-focused maps (via Dropbox)
EDI Map Packet
Full PDF pack (via Dropbox)
DISCUSS THE EDI WITH YOUR SCHOOL/CENTER
Acting on the Domains: Schools and Centers
Ways your early childhood school or center can utilize the EDI domains for actionable change
Understanding the EDI School Report
If your school/center collected EDI data, quickly navigate your report
Sample Teacher Letter
If your school/center collected EDI data, thank teachers for their participation
Using Citywide Data
If your school/center did not participate in the EDI, take concrete steps to harness the outcomes locally
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
EDI in DC Overview (English)
Fact sheet to further explain the EDI in DC
EDI in DC Overview (Amharic/ የአማርኛ ቋንቋ)
Amharic language fact sheet to further explain the EDI in DC
EDI in DC Overview (Spanish/Español)
Spanish language fact sheet to further explain the EDI in DC
Additional Request Form
Submit a request for more tools/resources
EDI Items by Domain/Subdomain
Learn about each subdomain and measurement item
Profiles of Children in Subdomains
Better understand the EDI subdomains and what it means to be "ready" for school
Glossary of Terms
Define the EDI terminology
Healthcare Professionals Overview
Fact sheet for those in healthcare to better understand how the EDI outcomes can be beneficial in their daily work
Health Educator Overview
Fact sheet for educators in the healthcare field to use the EDI outcomes with students
Have another idea or request? Contact ourchildren@raisedc.org so we can support you!
SHARE BACK
Share with Our Children, Our Community, Our Change your commitments and your actions, individually or collectively. You’ll inspire others to act and help demonstrate how we can, together, create a stronger system for children and families in DC: