Lead Consultant Pritzker Children's Initiative Grant
CT Data Collaborative, CT
Allison Logan received her undergraduate Degree in Music Education and a Masters in Eary Childhood Sciences and she fell in love with teaching young children and was especially interested in how the arts influenced a child’s learning and development.
In 2010, Ms. Logan began working in Bridgeport, CT as an embedded coach in numerous elementary classrooms throughout the city. In 2015, she became Early Childhood Manager at the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, under Bridgeport Prospers, their StriveTogether, Cradle to Career, Collective Impact Initiative and in 2018 became Executive Director. It was here where she and community partners focused on the prenatal to three years, through the creation of the Bridgeport Baby Bundle- a bundle of both universal and targeted supports, along with authentic community engagement. The nationally recognized “Bundle” was awarded one of ten, three-year, community investment grants by The Pritzker Children’s Initiative.
Through the 7 years, Allison was able to help advance the impact of the Baby Bundle throughout the city, including the advancement of developmental screening, expansion of Reach Out and Read, increasing access to Doula care, and the honor of being the first pilot site for the state’s ARPA funded Universal Home Visiting pilot with Bridgeport Hospital. Ms. Logan recently transitioned out of her role in Bridgeport and now is the CEO/Founder of Logan Consulting & Company, LLC, and co-founder of CT 359, continuing to advance PN-3 best practices, policies, and supports to other communities, with a keen focus on the transformation of statewide PN-3 systems, through a 3-year Community Systems Grant, funded by The Pritzker Children’s Initiative.
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VW14 - Cross-sector Community Collaboration to Improve Birth Outcomes
Monday, April 15, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT