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RACIAL EQUITY
In the coming weeks, members of WKKF’s executive team will speak at The Atlantic Festival and the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). At The Atlantic Festival, Dr. Alandra Washington will address the role of racial healing in equitable artificial intelligence (AI), while Dr. Carla Thompson Payton will discuss the challenges facing families and communities and the kind of policy solutions needed to ensure that all children can thrive. At CGI, our President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron will join Hillary Clinton in a fireside chat on racial equity, followed by a panel featuring two WKKF Racial Equity 2030 grantees: Namati and Partners in Development Foundation. Join us as we champion solutions promoting opportunity for all.
HAITI
Jim Ansara, founder of Build Health International (BHI), transitioned from running a construction business to leading efforts in global health infrastructure. BHI, a grantee of the Kellogg Foundation, builds sustainable health care facilities in underserved regions, including Haiti, where Ansara led the construction of a teaching hospital run by WKKF grantee Partners in Health after the 2010 earthquake. His work now spans 20 countries, improving health care access in resource-limited settings.
MICHIGAN
The Masa Education Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, led by Dr. Santos Ramos, offers Hispanic and MiXicano (Xicano/Mexican) youth programs focused on their history and culture. Its summer Emergent Leadership Program includes leadership development, community gardening and creative expression. Partnering with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the center works to foster pride and a sense of belonging in the local MiXicano community.
POLICY
National Skills Coalition, a WKKF grantee, released a report called State Financial Aid for Non-Degree Credentials: Models and Considerations for Policy and Program Design. The report is part of its Making College Work for Working People initiative and helps policymakers and advocates understand how to create financial aid for students in non-degree programs. The report does this by reviewing six programs from five states: Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Virginia and Washington. It ends with suggestions for making these programs fair and focused on positive outcomes for all students.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Brilliant Detroit, an early childhood nonprofit supporting underserved communities, plans to expand its neighborhood-based model beyond Detroit to Philadelphia, Chicago and Cleveland. The organization, founded in 2016, operates 24 hubs in Detroit and has shown success in improving children’s reading levels. As it expands, the group will rebrand as Brilliant Cities and aims to share its model with other organizations at no cost, helping communities nationwide. We’re proud of this brilliant WKKF grantee!