Public spaces for public good
April 17, 2026
Opening in fall 2026, the Central Station Early Childhood Center, a new, affordable, high-quality ECE center will serve 100 local children, from infants to preschoolers.
Opening in fall 2026, the Central Station Early Childhood Center, a new, affordable, high-quality ECE center will serve 100 local children, from infants to preschoolers.
Through a tuition-free coding program, Mississippi Coding Academies is preparing residents for well-paying tech jobs, strengthening the state’s workforce and keeping talent rooted in local communities.
Communities across the municipal district of Sitalá, Chiapas, Mexico collaborated to improve water infrastructure for clean drinking water.
Employee ownership helps keep local businesses in their communities while giving workers a chance to build wealth. Through employee stock ownership plans, workers can become owners, strengthening businesses, families and local economies.
Mississippi is addressing high infant mortality through doula support, home visiting and extended postpartum Medicaid coverage for mothers and babies.
Home visiting programs in New Mexico are helping children and families thrive through research-backed, relationship-based support during the first five years of life. First Born and More, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, pairs trained home visitors with parents to promote healthy pregnancies, early literacy, social-emotional development and school readiness. Serving more than 1,000 families in 2024, the program connects caregivers to vital resources, strengthens parent-child relationships and improves outcomes for babies and young children across rural and urban communities.
Sixteen leaders from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Global Fellows Network (GFN) in Mexico recently gathered in Mexico City to explore healing-centered leadership practices based on empathy and accountability.
What began as a parent advocating for her children grew into leadership helping families influence the systems meant to serve them. Her story highlights the power of parent voices in shaping early childhood policy.
Louisiana’s first universal home-visiting pilot in New Orleans shows how early, in-home support improves outcomes for mothers, babies and families.
A Mississippi mother found a new opportunity through Women in Construction, a tuition-free program from Moore Community House that combines skilled trades training with child care, transportation and job placement to help women build stable careers and support their families.
Libraries, parks unite communities for the 10th National Day of Racial Healing, fostering connection.
Louisiana and Mississippi face some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the nation. Programs like Family Connects in New Orleans, Delta Health Center’s home visiting model, Medicaid and SNAP help families access care, afford groceries and prevent costly emergencies.