Inaugural class of WKKF Community Leadership Network convenes in Battle Creek - W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Foundation
Contact: Wade Nelson
312.835.5317
wade.nelson@wkkf.org
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Today, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)
convenes the inaugural class of the WKKF Community Leadership Network,
marking the foundation’s re-entry into leadership development. This
group of 120 community-based established and emerging leaders will
develop their leadership skills over the three years of the fellowship
with the overall aim of helping vulnerable children and their families
achieve optimal health and well-being, access to good food, academic
achievement and financial security.
To address the issues associated with poverty and racial inequity, the
cohort of fellows is composed of an inclusive, intergenerational mix of
voices drawn from the community and whose work will be done in the
community. The inaugural class brings a diverse set of perspectives and
includes clergy members, school principals, tribal leaders, community
organizers, youth advocates, a newspaper publisher and a state senator.
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