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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.

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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.

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Supporting Students

Learning happens at different paces. Discover resources and support to help every student stay on track and reach their potential.

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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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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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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

Great article by Kevin Haas about Winning Start Winnebago. Read to learn all about it

Great news for families in our county! Winning Start Winnebago!

💐 Friends and @followers of Alignment Rockford--Please join us for the announcement of Winning Start Winnebago- Welcoming Babies, Connecting Families, a groundbreaking new initiative to support every newborn and their family in Winnebago County.

The public launch event for Winning ...Start Winnebago will be held this Monday, May 12 at 2:30 PM at Discovery Center Museum, and we invite all of you to join us in celebrating.

😍🥳Families who attend will also be welcomed to enjoy the museum at no cost from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, thanks to the generosity of our great partners at the Discovery Center Museum.

This is an amazing accomplishment of our organization Alignment Rockford and our great partners at Winnebago County Health Department (Rockford, IL) and other wonderful partners throughout the process, including RPS 205, YWCA, Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, Rockford Regional Health Council, UW Health SwedishAmerican, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Mercyhealth Rockford Region, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, Crusader Community Health, and others!

How do you build Strong School? Start with real conversations. Our the @Rockford Public School District Strong Schools are diving into what staff, students, and families need to create stronger, more connected school communities.

https://alignmentrockford.org

How do you build Strong School? Start with real conversations. Our the @Rockford Public School District Strong Schools are diving into what staff, students, and families need to create stronger, more connected school communities.

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#school #strongschool #community ...#family

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