Hope Starts Here, in partnership with the Kellogg Foundation and Kresge Foundation, aims to make Detroit a city that puts children first.
It began as a series of important conversations to advance Detroit’s early childhood development system. Through advocacy and planning, more than 18,000 Detroiters—families, childcare providers, healthcare professionals, educators and more—contributed to Hope Starts Here’s initiative.
Hope Starts Here supports the Detroit community to advance early childhood development. Each team’s strategies are carried out through a broad network of Community Champions who believe in our mission.
The Hope Starts Here initiative began, along with the creation of Strategy Teams and the Stewardship Board for reporting oversight.
Six months in the making, The Strategy Teams and Hope Starts Here finalize the 10-year framework, action plan and success factors.
The Hope Starts Here office and implementation teams are launched to make sure that Detroit is a city that puts children first.
