Data Dashboard
See Real Change in Action
Access our data dashboard to track Kent County’s progress toward equitable education, family stability, and career readiness initiatives in real-time.
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Join Our Impact Network
Connect with community leaders, content experts, and change-makers working together to improve outcomes for every child and family in Kent County through our data-informed collective impact model.
ConnectUS
Expert Guidance for System-Level Change
Partner with ConnectUS, our specialized consultancy that facilitates collective impact initiatives and empowers communities to achieve sustainable transformation.
We Are KConnect
A Network Built for Community Impact
KConnect is a network that connects community leaders, content experts, and system change-makers with the goal of improving the prosperity of every child and family in Kent County.
Our data-driven, collective impact model works directly with communities affected by inequities to connect existing systems. We ground our work in research and lived experience.
200+ organizations working as one. Join KConnect to amplify your community impact.
Creating equity at every life milestone from prenatal care through education and into career development.
Data Dashboard
Measuring Our Community Impact
KConnect’s data dashboard provides real-time insights into education, workforce development, household income, and more.
By using data as a tool for equity, we give organizations and leaders the fuel to drive systemic change.
Prosperity Index
The Prosperity Index measures how much progress has been made on all of KConnect’s key goals, from where we started (baseline) to where we are now.
How to Read the Data:
Baseline = 1,000
Above 1,000 = Better than baseline
Below 1,000 = Worse than baseline
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Meet Our Focused Teams
Align & Design Teams™ & Cross-Cutting Workgroups
KConnect’s Align & Design Teams™ and Cross-Cutting Workgroups unite partners across sectors to turn ideas into action and strengthen systems through equity-driven collaboration.
Policy & Advocacy
To advance equitable policy solutions that remove systemic barriers and create opportunities for every child and family in Kent County.
Workforce Development
Promote workforce development as a shared community responsibility focused on creating economic opportunities for everyone. By enhancing job quality and ensuring thriving wages, supporting individuals from unemployment to sustained career growth.
Diverse Educators
To cultivate a more diverse educator workforce in Kent County by developing a culturally responsive, inclusive pipeline rooted in a 360-degree approach to equitable education, where educators of color feel supported and valued, and students of color experience belonging, wellbeing, and increased academic and social success.
Real Stories, Real Change
Explore a showcase of stories from those benefiting from KConnect and its partners’ collective efforts.
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The Latest from KConnect
Read the latest updates and thought leadership from KConnect and its community partners.
KConnect Holds Its First Advocacy Day in Lansing: Moving from Shared Agenda to Shared Advocacy
KConnect's Funding Partners
