Northwest Institute of Research

Management and operation of Research and social services with a focus on early childhood. Service dollars are provided to qualified organizations. The 2022-2023 annual review of the early learning resource center region 1 indicated we met all goals and performance standards. Elrc region 1 issued over 41 million dollars to child care programs on behalf of subsidy clients and to providers in the form of grants. Grant funds included arpa funding. The regional leadership council convened virtually to facilitate collaborative conversations sharing ideas for improving services and activities available to children and families including supports for navigating the covid-19 pandemic and providing health and safety and social emotional supports

The jam (joyce's amazing miracle) team was originally created as a support team for dr. joyce a. miller during her battle with glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. As part of her post-surgical recovery, dr. miller transformed her jam team into a foundation under her non-profit corporation. The jam team will be a driving force in realizing dr. miller's vision that all parents should be able to go to work every day knowing that their children are cared for and receiving the best early childhood education and child care possible. The jam team will accomplish this vision through a number of initiatives, ranging from assisting needy families with scholarships to the establishment of miracle spaces and miracle micro-centers.

Provides knowledge, skills, and financial assistance supporting families to access early learning services, assisting providers to elevate their quality star rating. Collaborating with community partners to connect families to resources to support their child's growth and development with the goal of improving the quality of early care and education.