Education is a partnership, from the kindergarten classroom to the apprenticeship certificate to the college degree, one where schools, employers, and neighbors work selflessly together to break down barriers and build success every family can reach. That foundation is laid long before age five, so investing in childcare and early learning for our youngest residents, birth to five, is how we make sure opportunity takes root everywhere, for everyone, in Rockford. 

Mental health is as important as physical health; if our children can’t focus at school and our adults can’t excel at work, then our community can’t reach its full potential whether it’s for our first responders, adolescents or employers. Investments in mental health uplift our workforce, our economy and our neighbors on every block.

Mental health is as important as physical health; if our children can’t focus at school and our adults can’t excel at work, then our community can’t reach its full potential whether it’s for our first responders, adolescents or employers. Investments in mental health uplift our workforce, our economy and our neighbors on every block.