This data tells a story. Not one of individual deficits, but one of systems that perpetuate oppression and allow harm to the most vulnerable. To achieve better and more equitable outcomes for every child and family, we need to support one another as humans AND work to upend the systems that enable these results to occur. Nelson Mandela once said that \u201cthere is no keener revelation of a society\u2019s soul than the way in which it treats children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Communities are better when we work together differently<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>The StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network is focused on economic mobility, especially for kids and families of color and those experiencing poverty. To achieve this goal, we talk about engaging \u201cadjacent sectors.\u201d I often get confused expressions or eye rolls when I use this term or questions about what fresh jargon we\u2019re using. I reflected and remembered that the StriveTogether approach is built on multiple sectors co-designing and co-developing better outcomes. We are circling back to our roots by embodying the notion that communities are better when those who make them up work differently together.<\/p>\n