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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Parents & Caretakers

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.

Growing Partnerships: Triple P, Elkhart Public Library, and a new CAPS program

Starting March 18, the Elkhart Public Library’s main branch downtown will host the first-ever Triple P for Baby group sessions. To learn more, read this blog post on our website. CAPS has a new program called Nurturing Care Groups. We are excited about this and eager...

Supporting and Empowering Parents Navigating Resources

One project funded by the Lilly Endowment grant will strengthen support for expectant and new parents through an Enhanced Community Resource Navigator Cohort program. This initiative expands resource navigation services in communities where improved outcomes are most...

Bright by Text is now Lantern!

As Bright by Text celebrates 30 years of service as an accessible village for parents, it’s being renamed Lantern, which “symbolizes the company’s role in guiding families and lighting the way to education, wellness, and connection. Like a lantern lighting the path,...

Launching Findhelp.org to Support Parents

findhelp.org is a web portal that simplifies searching for local community programs that offer free and reduced-cost services, helping support individuals with living a healthier life. We’ve been working hard to develop the information on this amazing platform. We...

Our Success is Interconnected

This graphic highlights the three active pillars of Elkhart County’s coalition. A fourth factor of economic self-sufficiency is represented with a dotted line because this is outside the scope of Building Strong Brains, yet it significantly impacts the outcomes for...

Transforming Early Childhood in Elkhart County

Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded a $7.5 million grant to fuel the progress of Building Strong Brains. The Community Foundation is the financial agent for the grant, which resulted from hard work by a number of community partners and amazing philanthropy in the early...