CONE HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ALIGNMENT WORK | Community Alignment is a new term to many, but it is an integral part of the work of Ready for School, Ready for Life. It is the process of connecting with new partners, vetting local and state programs that could help children and families, and keeping referral information up-to-date for Routes to Ready partners like Children’s Home Society, GenerationEd and Guilford County.
The Community Alignment work serves as a catalyst for coordination for young children and families in Guilford County. If a family without stable housing connects to the Routes to Ready system through one of our partners, they’ll get access to updated, vetted resources that can help. If a new mother needs postpartum support, the Agency Finder or public-facing Community Portal will offer a range of helpful referrals. Ready for School, Ready for Life helps power the data sharing that makes it possible for families to get the resources and referrals they need.
By keeping the Agency Finder up-to-date and using it with other data, Ready Ready can see what is working well and what families still need in Guilford County. As a collective impact backbone non-profit, Ready Ready will also share helpful information with other groups so we can work together to solve big challenges families face.
Ready Ready received a recent grant award from Cone Health System to support and expand our community alignment work. We are honored to receive this important support and grateful to have a philanthropic partner that wants to invest in helping families with young children overcome health and developmental obstacles in order to make sure children are ready to start school strong. Community Alignment is a driving force behind the Routes to Ready system of care—and it transforms how families experience support in our community.