Making Connections Network

Making Connections-Denver is one of ten sites throughout the United States who are involved in the ten-year initiative sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The network functions as a learning community of local leaders, residents, faith-based organizations, government, businesses and schools.

Partners in the various MC sites share their ideas and experiences about what is successful in their communities and some of the challenges they face. Members of the network work together to discover what approaches can produce results and demonstrate how better connections to economic opportunity, social networks and effective service can strengthen families and their neighborhoods.

Here are some of the highlights of what other Making Connections sites are working on:

Seattle, WA - Making Connections Seattle/White Center is building a workforce pipeline to increase family income and earnings in the White Center community, which boasts a vibrant mix of immigrant and refuge families. Click here for more information

Oakland, CA - Making Connections - Oakland is working to break down the barriers that have prevented immigrant families from owning homes through the Lower San Antonio Multilingual Home Ownership Center, which offers one-stop assistance in several languages. Click here for more information.

Des Moines, IA - Making Connections - Des Moines is working to expand economic opportunities for families through increased job opportunities and by leading a crackdown on unscrupulous lenders who have preyed upon low income home owners with unfair fees and unreasonable interest rates. Click here for more information.

San Antonio, TX – Making Connections - San Antonio has created five neighborhood sectors to serve as a base for improving conditions for some 130,000 residents, using programs such as leadership-building courses and developing neighborhood barter systems. Click here for more information.

Milwaukee, WI - Families, community organizations, government and employers are joining together through Making Connections - Milwaukee to promote a new workforce development strategy that is helping improve job opportunities and setting a standard for other cities to follow. Click here for more information.

Indianapolis, IN - Making Connections - Indianapolis is working with city officials, community groups and faith based organizations to build coalitions to improve schools in the city and to build a framework for revitalizing communities. Click here for more information.

Louisville, KY – Making Connections - Louisville operates a coordinated campaign to increase assets for working families. Click here for more information.

Providence, RI – Making Connections - Providence is building a leadership development program to get more participation in troubled communities. Click here for more information.

Hartford, CT – Making Connections - Hartford is working to expand employment opportunities through a mentor program for youth. Click here for more information.