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Let’s Grow an IRIS Network Together!

Every community has families who need support. The challenge? Services often exist in silos, leaving families to navigate a confusing maze of providers and programs on their own. That’s why CPPR created IRIS—a community-based referral system that connects providers and makes it easier for families to get the help they need. 

IRIS is more than technology—it’s a movement powered by partnerships. Across Kansas, Illinois, and other states, IRIS helps communities plant the seeds of collaboration, grow trust among partners, and harvest real results for families.

 

Steps to Growing an IRIS Network

1. Spark the Vision

Every network begins with a champion. The champion looks like you! A local leader of schools, health providers, nonprofits, and early childhood advocates who come together around a shared purpose: making it easier for families to access the right services at the right time.

2. Build the Network

IRIS combines a user-friendly referral platform with robust implementation support. This empowers local leadership teams to build buy-in, accountability, and long-term sustainability. Leaders and organizations gather to create a system that reflects their community’s unique needs.

3. Celebrate the Impact

IRIS works. Together, communities are achieving: 

  • 130,000+ referrals completed nationwide
  • 685+ Kansas partners across healthcare, education, housing, and early childhood
  • 54 Illinois counties and 57 school districts engaged
  • Thousands of families connected to housing, food, child care, and healthcare

 

Voices of Champions

This is the power of IRIS. It’s not just a referral tool – it’s a community problem-solving engine.

“You have to have a vision and a plan for your community. You have to be organized and tenacious. …If using IRIS to eliminate even one or two barriers makes the client feel valued and their needs get met, this is success.”— IRIS Champion with a Kansas public health department

 

Ready to Grow a Network?

Whether you want to strengthen connections in your community or lead the charge as an IRIS Champion, we’re here to help. Together, we can build something powerful. Contact us today at connectwithiris.org to learn more about growing an IRIS Network in your community.

 

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