Four Cornerstones, Four Key Strategies
Children and communities thrive when parents and caregivers feel supported and have equitable access to resources and information.
The Bright Futures Roadmap is a community-wide strategy to support the health and well-being of the youngest children and families in Jefferson, Gilpin and Clear Creek counties.
Our theory of change outlines how the Bright Futures Roadmap collaboration will achieve our vision for the future of Jefferson County: All families have the support they need to promote their child’s health and well-being for sustained success in school and in life.
Triad Bright Futures supports and celebrates partners’ work around the four cornerstones of the Roadmap within the framework of our guiding principles.
Four Cornerstones of the Bright Futures Roadmap
Early Care & Education
Families have a variety of high-quality early care and education options that meet their needs, provided through a mixed-delivery system.
Family Support & Home Visiting
Families are supported in their role as a child’s first and most important teacher with family support services that meet their diverse needs.
Mental Health Consultation & Support
Families, child care programs, providers have access to mental health consultation to fully support the social-emotional development of children and mental health of adults.
Screening, Assessment & Referrals
A robust screening, assessment, and referral system that works to address physical, social-emotional, behavioral, and social determinants of health.
Mountain Communities of Clear Creek and Gilpin
Implement community-driven solutions from the community needs assessment for access to child care and family resources in Gilpin and Clear Creek.
Goal 1: Strengthen and sustain multi-stakeholder collaboration and shared capacity building between parents, childcare providers, public services, community organizations and others in Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties. Expand collaboration in public health space.
- Facilitate bi-monthly Clear Creek County Early Childhood Working Group collaborative meetings
- Develop a collaborative meeting space for early childhood stakeholders in Gilpin County
- Support and facilitate cross-county childcare efforts in alignment with the Clear Creek Economic Development Corp Resilience Team
- OUTCOME: Stakeholders across the childcare landscape will feel connected with a shared vision and stakeholder voice, knowledge and expertise will be aligned. Gaps and opportunities for continued capacity-building and community focused solutions will be identified and addressed.
Goal 2: Expand access to quality childcare in Clear Creek County with the implementation of two childcare pilots:
- Summer preschool program in collaboration with the recreation and school district
- Extended care during the school year at Georgetown Community School
- OUTCOME: Increased parental sense of belonging; Increased knowledge about community resources.
Goal 3: Collaborate with parents and community stakeholders to develop and implement a family engagement strategy in Gilpin County.
- Convene with parents and assess interest and desires for family activities.
- Develop family engagement project plan and implement family activities.
- OUTCOME: Sense of belonging will increase for Gilpin families. Solution-oriented projects will gain momentum with a shared vision.
Evaluation Plan
The Bright Futures Roadmap evaluation plan is designed to guide TBF and our partners in understanding the impact of our work on children, families, and professionals.
Read the Full Roadmap
Download the full Bright Futures Roadmap document to understand how the cornerstone strategies intersect and examples of collaborative cornerstone initiatives.