Supporting entrepreneurs of color boosts racial equity
The pandemic has hit Michigan’s small businesses hard. Nearly a quarter of small and medium businesses have closed since February of 2020, and ...
Education
If kids can see it, they can be it
The partnership between W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) and Grand Valley State University (GVSU) creates pathways to success for students ...
Health
Rewriting the narrative for New Orleans children
In 2017, Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies (IWES) coined the slogan “children are sad, not bad,” spurring a community-wide campaign on buses ...
Racial Equity
A landscape of racial healing spaces
Initiatives of Change USA (IofC) leads the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) network in Richmond, Virginia. This growing coalition is using community ...
Jobs
A good career is a good series of jobs
The SOURCE and Mercy Health collaborated to create the RISE Up program in Grand Rapids, Michigan. RISE Up provides access to training funds, ...
Unlocking opportunities for justice-involved people, families
Millions of people are eligible to have their criminal records expunged. Most never do; it requires money, time and the knowledge to navigate ...
Food Systems
Seeding the next generation of cultural farmers
Every child deserves access to healthy and affordable food. Across Albuquerque, kids are increasingly accessing food through community and school gardens. SouthWest Organizing ...
Education
Haitian scholarship spawns leaders for community growth
The impacts of the expansions of Haitian Education & Leadership Program (HELP) and Action Toward Initiatives and Volunteering for Education in Haiti (ACTIVEH) ...
Racial Equity
Summer reading club = safe space for community healing
The American Library Association’s (ALA) Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Great Stories Club is a project supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. ...
Leadership
Courageous leaders advance racial equity
Transformational leaders bridge divides in communities to create positive change for children and families. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network (WKKF CLN) ...
