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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.
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...
Celebrating Progress and Looking to the Future
On November 13, the Building Strong Brains coalition convened at Goshen College to celebrate the collective progress and continue to identify ways to advance this important early childhood work. Teams shared about their current work and planning for next steps. Below...
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