KENTUCKY How a place-based partnership is creating paths to opportunity after high school In the heart of southeastern Kentucky, communities are working together to ensure every young person can build a future close to home. The Appalachian Cradle to Career Partnership (APPC2C) is aligning education, workforce and community systems to expand access to postsecondary pathways…
KENTUCKY A rural region transforming opportunity Across the rolling landscape of southeastern Kentucky, the Appalachian Cradle to Career Partnership connects communities, people and resources to work toward a future where all rural students succeed. AppC2C is a place-based partnership: a community coalition that connects nonprofits, businesses, schools, philanthropy and more, bringing together neighbors to build…
COLORADO Rocky Mountain Partnership wins on a ballot measure by centering youth This case study tells the story of how Cradle to Career Network member Rocky Mountain Partnership used a youth-centered strategy to help pass a local school ballot measure in November 2022. Rocky Mountain Partnership is a group of cross-sector partners and community members in…
KENTUCKY improving cradle-to-career outcomes when rural and urban communities advocate together, every child benefits The Appalachian counties of Eastern Kentucky seem to have little in common with the city of Louisville. Covering thousands of miles, the counties climb over forested mountains and plunge into deep hollows, causing many residents to live in relative isolation. The…