Convening and connecting across the network

Building Strong Brains continues to lead, facilitate, and support convenings across the network with a focus on the three focus areas of Maternal and Child Health, Quality Child Care and Early Learning Environments, and Community Supports for Children and Families....

Evolving Building Strong Brains Structure

Building Strong Brains continues to evolve with the needs of the collective work of the coalition and the identified opportunities to leverage and align resources, dialogue, and efforts. As a result of this necessary evolving structure, Building Strong Brains now...

Convening cross-sector action teams

Building Strong Brains includes three action teams focused on the pillars of work that comprehensively span the full early childhood system. They are: Maternal and Child Health; Quality Child Care and Early Learning Environments; and Community and Family Supports. On...

Inspiring a love of reading

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is live and operational in Elkhart County. Crossroads United Way is the official affiliate in Elkhart County, joining other United Ways already active as affiliates in the state of Indiana. Children 0-5 years old can be signed up to...

Implementing the Leadership Table

The Leadership Table is a part of the evolving governance structure of Building Strong Brains. Composed of context experts, content experts, community connectors, and strategists from Elkhart County, the Leadership Table will provide strategic advice that is...