Initiatives
The work of our past is the platform for our future. While all of these initiatives began before the launch of our new strategic framework, they help set the context for the future and offer useful lessons for working under our refocused mission and vision. While our investments in these bodies of work continue, we are not accepting any new grant proposals within them.
ENLACE is a multi-year initiative, launched in 1997, to strengthen the educational pipeline and increase opportunities for Latinos to enter and complete college. ENLACE consists of 13 partnerships in 7 states that are working to increase the number of Latino graduates from high school and college. Learn More |
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Supports the creation of locally-owned food systems that strengthen local businesses while promoting a safe and nutritious food supply. Food and Society projects focus on three major areas: market-based change, policy change, and institutional support. Learn More |
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A multi-year national initiative that energizes and equips rural organizations and networks to shape policy that will improve the lives of rural people and the vitality of rural communities. Learn More
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An effort to help communities embrace active living and healthy eating. Nine grantees, located in a variety of rural and urban communities, will work together with diverse organizations within their communities to develop action plans for creating healthier communities. Learn More
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Designed to help communities play a greater role in solving their own problems. KLCC aims to mobilize and support grassroots leaders, especially from within communities that traditionally have been left out of the public policy and community decision-making processes. Learn More
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A national initiative to help communities unite resources to better prepare children for school. Seeking both "ready children" and "ready schools," SPARK supported five-year implementation plans of grantees in seven states and the District of Columbia to smooth the transition to school and align preschool and elementary school settings. Learn More
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Focuses on young people aged 16-24 who have been failed by the traditional school system. The goal of this national initiative is to create a new credentialing system that is valued alternative to the high school diploma and associates degree. Learn More
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Provides a unique opportunity for emerging leaders youth, women and people from communities of color to connect with social entrepreneurs, corporate social innovators, and new wealth creators. Learn More
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A five-year program that began in 2004, working toward a critical vision: School-based health care will be financially stable, available, and accessible to children and families, and supported as a consumer-centered model of quality care throughout the United States. Learn More
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Connects Battle Creek residents and organizations to help kids have more success in school, increase economic opportunities for families, and make neighborhoods stronger and safer. Learn More
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Assists local organizations that wish to host visits by experts invited to come into the community to share specialized knowledge, talent, or experiences. The program’s purpose is to stimulate new ideas and foster innovative thinking. It provides a context for long-term dialogue and relationship building. Learn More
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