Welcoming Class Four to Battle Creek, Michigan!

Class four of the WKKF Community Leadership Network kicked off in February with the first in-person gathering in Battle Creek, Michigan. This fellowship brings together 80 dynamic leaders in local communities and the national child- and family-serving ecosystem to connect, grow and lead collaborative, transformational change on behalf of children, families and communities.

Over the next 18 months, the fellows will be learning about themselves and each other; growing their leadership skills; and building strong, connected networks to help communities heal. They will simultaneously focus on transforming systems—policy, practices and beliefs—so they work for everyone.

Hear directly from some of the class four fellows about their feelings coming into the fellowship, their vision for growing over the next 18 months and how their experience will benefit children and families in their communities.