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Stay up to date on the latest developments in Building Strong Brains’ efforts and early childhood issues impacting Elkhart County families.

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...

Congratulating Candy Yoder

Candy Yoder will retire from her role as Chief Program Officer at the Community Foundation of Elkhart County at the end of 2024. Candy joined CAPS in 1989 as a program coordinator and served as president and CEO beginning in 2009. She joined the Community Foundation...

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