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This chronicle portrays Verónica del Jesús Chay, “Aunt Vero,” a prominent member of the community who works to guarantee her food sovereignty with a backyard garden.
read full case study Transforming Battle Creek’s early care and education system The care and education children get in their early years has a lasting impact on their futures, families and communities. Children who take part in quality early care...
The Vice President for Community Investment leads the organization’s community and economic development work in the City of Battle Creek and utilizes learnings from that work to impact communities across the country. Serves as a visionary and mission-driven leader responsible...
Amid New Mexico’s ongoing teacher shortage, San Juan College’s Educator Academy is helping aspiring educators enter the classroom with confidence through hands-on preparation, paid residencies and mentorship. For Navajo educators like Tonniale Clichee and Lana Nacki, the program offers a...
In this episode, host Manuel González travels to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to explore how workforce development, philanthropy and innovative economic policies are helping create opportunity for families across Southern New Mexico.
Louisiana families can stretch their grocery dollars on fresh, nutritious food while supporting local farmers and strengthening local communities.
Today, Haitian families face growing barriers to safety, mobility and opportunity. The termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians living in the United States adds to those challenges and will have profound consequences in the United States, Haiti, and throughout...
Across the Caribbean, traditions of giving have long been rooted in something deeper than financial contributions. They are grounded in relationships among families, neighbors and communities that share a commitment to build a better future together.
Once a Global Fellow, always a Global Fellow. Members of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) Global Fellows Network (GFN) carry this truth with them throughout their lives, reflected in how they center community in their work and in the enduring...
Michigan’s Clean Slate law has removed nearly 1.5 million convictions from people’s records, expanding access to jobs and housing, but advocates say barriers like driver’s license suspensions still limit access to economic opportunity for many residents.
A study of 30,000 Americans examines what they aspire to, the barriers they face, and their confidence in the future across different life stages, backgrounds, and socioeconomic status. The McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility, in collaboration with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation,...
Explore stories about W.K. Kellogg Foundation grantees showing how leaders of all ages are creating conditions where children, families and communities can thrive.
Lift Orlando shows how neighborhood residents, philanthropic leaders and community organizations transformed West Lakes into a thriving community for children and families through bold collaboration and coordinated investment.
Recorded live at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, New Mexico State Poet Laureate Manuel González welcomes United States Youth Poet Laureate Emeritus Amanda Gorman for a rare conversation about poetry, purpose and the courage to find your authentic voice....
Hundreds of leaders, educators, artists and young people gathered to imagine a world where children are at the center of every decision at the inaugural Every Child Thrives Festival.
Wisdom moves both ways in a living room. See how young leaders and Sherri Shepherd explored building a future for children together.
This bonus episode explores the transformative power of hope, belonging and second chances through the lived experiences of three members of Somos o No Somos who completed DACC’s life-changing Personal and Career Discovery Course.
The Director of Talent Planning and Acquisition leads the design, development and execution of enterprise-wide workforce planning, career pathing, talent acquisition, and succession planning strategies that enable the organization to attract, acquire, and retain the human capital needed to achieve...
In New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, young people and elders are working side by side to build a healthier future. Through food, environmental stewardship and community connection, Sankofa Community Development Corporation is creating spaces where knowledge, leadership and opportunity are...