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 2021-2022 annual review of the early learning resource center region 1 indicated we met all goals and performance standards. Elrc region 1 issued over 21 million dollars to child care programs on behalf of subsidy clients and to providers in the form of grants. Grant funds included cares and crssa 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 Northwest Institute of Research, which manages the child care works (ccw) subsidized child care program for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, operating as early learning resource center (elrc) region 1, serving erie, crawford, mercer, and venango counties. 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, preparing them for grades k-12 and beyond. The jam team will accomplish this vision through a number of initiatives, ranging from assisting needy families with scholarships to the establishment of the miller family miracle center, as a state-of-the-art early childhood education center designed to operate 24/7, utilizing global best practices, in her hometown of erie, pa.

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.