Our Approach

Milwaukee Succeeds unites our community around a shared vision of success for every child, in every school, cradle to career. We achieve that vision by collaborating with partners on local and national levels.

 Collective Impact

We use collective impact to approach systems change. This means that we:

Have a common agenda for change-making

Have a common agenda for change-making

Use the same methods of data collection as our partners

Use the same methods of data collection as our partners

Take on different work to achieve a unified goal

Take on different work to achieve a unified goal

 
Engage with partners to maintain trust and motivation

Engage with partners to maintain trust and motivation

Have backbone staff to support the whole network

Have backbone staff to support the whole network

 

In partnership with nearly 70 other communities in the national StriveTogether network, our approach is racially centered, data driven and guided by lived experience.

See how Milwaukee Succeeds’ child care Civic Infrastructure compares to our national partners HERE

Partner Spotlights

  • SKY Schools

    SKY Schools is a key high school success partner. Through their curriculum, both teachers and students learn to adopt habits that result in a healthy body, mind and outlook.

  • United Way

    The United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County as long been a supporter of Milwaukee Succeeds’ work. Their aim is to drive strategic impact in health, education and financial stability.

  • Proveedoras Unidas

    Proveedoras Unidas, a longtime ECE Coalition partner, supports Spanish-speaking family child care programs by promoting their professional development and ensuring compliance with DCF.