In partnership with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Rural Development, the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Early Childhood Development will host a webinar to kick off the release of the USDA-RD and HHS-ACF Joint Facilities Resource Guide to Strengthen and Expand Child Care Facilities in Rural Communities. The resource guide includes best practices, innovative approaches, success stories and a list of federal resources available to rural communities looking to expand the local availability of child care facilities.

Presenters:

• Katie Hamm, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, ACF, HHS

• Justin Maxson, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA-Rural Development

• Nicole Barcliff, Co-Chair, National Children’s Facility Network and Senior Policy Director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

• Barb Fabre, Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Visioning, LLC, White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, MN

• Duane Yoder, President, Garrett County Community Action Agency

• Rusty Smith, Associate Director of Rural Studio and Associate Professor in the School of Architecture, Auburn University

Register for this webinar:

https://acf-hhs-gov.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_s9DXyVm4SnOgmH-CPDj7lQ