Celebrating Collective Opportunities

Beacon Health System received a $5.4 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration for the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health. The Healthy Start Initiative will aim to improve birth outcomes, promote...

Convening and connecting across the network

The Building Strong Brains Coalition continues to strategically learn together, develop, and implement action strategies, as well as identify ways to overcome barriers to progress. These diagrams show how the three action team focus areas are evolving to be more...

Collaborating on a checklist

Caitlin Wynne, a member of the Community Supports for Children and Families Action Team who works as a school social worker at Bristol Elementary, reached out to ask if the Building Strong Brains network had a kindergarten readiness tool for public use. Caitlin was...

News from the teams

Communications Support Team Surveyed the community to learn about Elkhart County early childhood messaging Conducted a branding workshop Launched social media. Follow Building Strong Brains on Facebook Developing and planning a website refresh Data Support Team...

Networking events

Family Child Care Professionals   Family Child Care Professionals had their first networking meeting in April with the goal of building a dynamic network for professionals who understand the unique challenges and provide support, through training, resources, and...