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

  • Wellpoint Care Network

    A proud member of our ECE Coalition, Wellpoint Care Network promotes healing through comprehensive prevention, intervention and crisis resources, ultimately helping communities thrive.

  • City of Milwaukee Health Department

    A key local partner, the City of Milwaukee Health Department works to improve and protect the health of everyone who lives, works and plays within the city of Milwaukee.

  • Data You Can Use

    A longtime partner - and current Autonomous Youth Council Placement site - Data You Can Use helps people access data and make it useful in improving community conditions around Milwaukee.