All young children and families receive regular, ongoing and comprehensive services and supports they need. There is a way to fund the services and supports needed by young children and families. Services and supports for young children and their families are organized in ways that families can easily use them.
Families participate in decision making at all levels and find the services they receive beneficial.
There is a systematic approach to effectively serving culturally, racially and linguistically diverse children and families. The FICC is co-sponsoring these awards. The coveted award was presented to each community by its congressional representative. In addition, community representatives met with administrators from the Federal agencies, members of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, responsible for the care of young children at a special all day gathering on May 22, 2000. There, community representatives and Federal officials discussed how federal statutes and regulations have affected the community's ability to provide integrated services and supports to all children and their families.