Born To Thrive In Elkhart County

Welcome to a community where every child is nurtured with love and support from the very beginning. The Building Strong Brains initiative believes that every child is born to thrive! Our coalition is focused on building a comprehensive, systems-based approach to helping children succeed.

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Our Organizational Sponsors

With effort and collaboration, we can build a system supporting children under age 6 and the families who raise them so that every child is prepared when they enter elementary school.

A group of organizational sponsors has come together to work collaboratively.

Welcoming the Building Strong Brains Assistant Director

Brian Replogle joined the Building Strong Brains Coalition in August as its assistant director. A retired firefighter and EMT-A from South Bend, Brian is a dedicated father to his son, Austin, and has been a passionate advocate for families and children—both with and...

Encouraging Infant Interaction, Language, and Literacy Development

Thank you to SmartNoggin for donating over 100 Baby’s First Book of Sounds to Elkhart County partners for distribution to families. Marcia Haut, SmartNoggin Founder, lived and worked in Elkhart County for years and we are thankful for this donation to support young...

Onboarding Network Analysis through Visible Network Labs

We are continually learning and evolving as we build a strong, sustainable Building Strong Brains coalition. A key part of this complex effort is measuring our shared impact and planning strategic next steps. With the help of Visible Network Labs, we’ll gain deeper...

Welcoming Goshen College as the 11th Building Strong Brains Organizational Sponsor

We are excited to welcome Goshen College as our newest organizational sponsor. Our organizational sponsors help BSB by: Prioritizing early child development as a focus for the organization, evidenced by board agreement. Agreeing to share, to the extent possible,...

Growing Connections and Shifting Mindsets

August Family Child Care Networking Event Thank you to Geminus for visiting family child care providers in Elkhart County to invite them to the Family Child Care Networking event held last month. Each provider received a bag filled with information, resources, and...

Connecting with and Supporting Parents and Families

Launching Beyond the Blues Beyond the Blues is a group for pregnant and postpartum women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) that will be launching at Oaklawn’s Goshen location in September. The group came about through collaboration between members of...