Are you ready to chart a better future for children?

We are at a unique time in our history with great uncertainty and great opportunity for community-driven innovation.

Fellows gain critical knowledge and skills to help communities heal and transform systems so they work for everyone. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) Community Leadership Network with the Center for Creative Leadership® is an innovative fellowship for local leaders to connect, grow and lead collaborative, transformational change on behalf of children, families and communities.

80
Fellows
18
Months
Hands-on
Training,
Professional
Leadership
Coaching,
Peer Learning
Strong
Leadership
Networks
Transformative
Change in
Communities

WKKF Community Leadership Network Class 4

The WKKF Community Leadership Network aims to catalyze collective energy to meet the needs of this moment by launching class four of its innovative fellowship program. The application will be open from Aug. 5 to 28, 2025 and require answers to several essays, an updated resume, a short video and two letters of recommendation. Get ready now by reviewing the program details, talking with your employer and determining if the fellowship is right for you.


The application period for Class 4 is now closed.

Leadership in Action

Hear from fellows who participated in Class Three of the WKKF Community Leadership Network fellowship to learn more about their experience.

Over 18+ months, class three fellows from Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans came together to grow as individuals and as a unified community. The WKKF Community Leadership Network fellowship helped them take their passion, commitment and work to the next level. See the highlights and impacts from their leadership journey.

Class Three Fellowship Reflections
Problems, Polarities and Possibilities
Let’s Talk About Trust

“The fellowship has given us an opportunity to come together as leaders and have a space for one another. And also to think through what we are trying to accomplish for our children and how we do that together, as opposed to in silos.”

— Class Two Fellow, New Mexico Cohort

Stay connected to meaningful change.

Follow the fellows’ journey, learn alongside them and receive updates about future application opportunities.

WKKF Community Leadership Network