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Alignment Rockford
Alignment Rockford is an organization that supports the improvement of academic and lifelong success for youth and students in Rockford by engaging partners across the community in programs and initiatives that respond to gaps and needs identified by Rockford Public School District 205.
Our Work
Our work supports students from the moment they are born until they enter college or start the career of their dreams. It’s truly a team effort, with partners from RPS 205, the business and nonprofit communities, neighborhoods, and grassroots initiatives all working together to design and launch programs that meet the biggest needs.
Early Childhood
School readiness paves the way for academic and lifelong success. Our littlest kids have big potential and we want to make sure they are ready to learn. Our focus on early childhood gets kids ready to start kindergarten strong.
Supporting Students
Learning happens at different paces. Discover resources and support to help every student stay on track and reach their potential.
Connecting Community
Alignment Rockford creates systemic change by connecting community resources around issues affecting students and families in the community.
Resources
Alignment Rockford supports students and families with resources and information to help in the educational journey. Find parenting advice, local family support services, homework help, and learning resources here.
Get Involved
A community relies on its public schools. Businesses need a strong school system to recruit talent and develop the next generation of leaders. Community leaders know that education drives economic development. Neighborhoods want great schools for their families. When we focus on our schools, we all win.
Alignment Rockford brings us all together to make a difference. Get involved with Alignment and make a big impact!
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Better Together
Our potential is achieved because of the great people and organizations who support Alignment Rockford. Thank you to our donors who make it all possible!
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🌟 Please join us in welcoming our 2025 summer interns! 🌟
We’re thrilled to have @rockforduniversity students Jocelyn Solis, Daquan Bates, Keniya Parks-Collins, Kesha Smith, and Nicolas Rolando joining the Alignment Rockford team this summer. Over the next five weeks, they’ll be ...supporting in all areas of our work.
These future leaders bring passion, fresh perspectives, and a deep commitment to Rockford’s youth and families. We’re so excited for the work ahead—and even more excited to learn with and from them.
Let’s give them a warm welcome! ✨
#Internship2025 #AlignmentRockford #StrongSchools #ReadyToLearn #FutureLeaders #RockfordIL
🌟 Please join us in welcoming our 2025 summer interns! 🌟
We’re thrilled to have @rockforduniversity students Jocelyn Solis, Daquan Bates, Keniya Parks-Collins, Kesha Smith, and Nicolas Rolando joining the Alignment Rockford team this summer. Over the next five weeks, they’ll be ...supporting in all areas of our work.
These future leaders bring passion, fresh perspectives, and a deep commitment to Rockford’s youth and families. We’re so excited for the work ahead—and even more excited to learn with and from them.
Let’s give them a warm welcome! ✨
#Internship2025 #AlignmentRockford #StrongSchools #ReadyToLearn #FutureLeaders #RockfordIL
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Our wonderful Ready to Learn partners at RPS 205 are providing great opportunities for parents and caregivers to connect worh each other and learn more about how to support their children’s hrowth and development through The Illinois Action for Childrenu to Illinois Action for ...Children for the community parent support saturation funds that help our region have trained facilitators and resources for programs like these. 🌀❤️💫
The Incredible Years parenting series has provided for a group of dedicated parents who have just c...
www.rps205.comWe are so excited to work with Discovery Center Museum to advance early childhood support and resources for our families in the Northern Illinois region! Kudos to Lana Paris and her team who value community-focused planning and collaborative co-design 👏✨
Great work!
Imagine this: Every newborn in Winnebago County gets a free home visit from a nurse and other wraparound support. Families receive care, connections to resources, and answers to all their questions. We are working together with our partners to make sure all newborns get a winning start. 💙
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#support #family #rockford #community
Imagine this: Every newborn in Winnebago County gets a free home visit from a nurse and other wraparound support. Families receive care, connections to resources, and answers to all their questions. We are working together with our partners to make sure all newborns get a winning start.
...#support #family #rockford #community
A Winning Start for Winnebago! 🎉
Yesterday we celebrated something powerful: the official launch of Winning Start Winnebago—a universal newborn support system designed to ensure every baby in our county gets a strong, healthy beginning. 💛
Winning Start Winnebago, with ...Winnebago County Health Department (Rockford, IL) will welcome every family of a newborn living in Winnebago County with a nurse home visit and other wraparound supports at no cost to the family.
This is what it looks like when a community asks first about its children. 💙 We’re building a future where every family feels seen, supported, and celebrated.
#WinningStartWinnebago #HealthyBabies #SupportEveryFamily #EarlyChildhoodMatters #MaternalHealth #DoulaSupport #RockfordIL #wccmhb
Imagine a community that asks first about its children.
Winning Start Winnebago was the shared community vision of organizations and individuals from across the community, including Winnebago County Health Department (Rockford, IL)), Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, RPS 205, ...YWCA Northwestern Illinois, Mathew Johnson, as well as providers and our health systems who helped inform the work greatly: Brightpoint Northern Region, Crusader Community Health, Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Rockford, Mercyhealth Rockford Region, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, and UW Health SwedishAmerican
Supported by the Pritzker Family Foundation and the half-cent Winnebago County Community Mental Health tax, the year-long collaborative efforts that led to the development and launch of Winning Start Winnebago are a powerful example of what’s possible when we keep our vision centered on the child.
Thank you to Discovery Center Museum for hosting our launch!
🎉 A Winning Start for Winnebago! 🎉
Yesterday we celebrated something powerful: the official launch of Winning Start Winnebago—a universal newborn support system designed to ensure every baby in our county gets a strong, healthy beginning. 💛
Winning Start Winnebago, with... @winncohealth will provide:
✔️Nurse Home Visits for every newborn family living in the county at no cost to the family
✔️Doula Development Program to expand access to birth support
✔️Maternal Mental Health tools like Credible Minds to support emotional well-being
✔️Wraparound supports like housing, transportation & early development.
This is what it looks like when a community asks first about its children. 💙 We’re building a future where every family feels seen, supported, and celebrated.
#WinningStartWinnebago #HealthyBabies #SupportEveryFamily #EarlyChildhoodMatters #MaternalHealth #DoulaSupport #RockfordIL #wccmhb
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