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The Groundswell Initiative is all about communities responding to the unique needs of students and families locally, to realize better outcomes in education \u2013 early childhood through postsecondary.<\/p>\n
Groundswell members are the boots on the ground in a campaign to realize a Big, Bold Future for Kentucky \u2013 with education at the core.<\/p>\n
Real, sustainable change happens locally – one child, one family, one neighborhood, one community at a time.<\/p>\n
At the Prichard Committee, we commit to supporting you as a Groundswell member by sharing rich and important information with you that helps you act locally. We have curated resources<\/a> relevant to our body of work in early childhood education, K-12, higher education and quality of life, that we hope will help you as you advocate locally and statewide for a Big Bold Future for Kentucky\u2019s students. Click here to view our Groundswell Advocacy Toolbox.<\/a><\/p>\n We also commit to helping tell your story of local commitment and progress. Together, we hope to inspire others to join us, building a Groundswell for a Big Bold Future.<\/a><\/p>\n We hope you\u2019ll join Kentuckians across the Commonwealth as, together, we build a Groundswell.<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text single_style=””]RESOURCES:<\/strong> Community Profiles<\/a>, Engaging Community Voices Facilitator Guide<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Join the Groundswell” heading_tag=”h3″ main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:36px;”][\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_raw_html]JTVCZmMlMjBpZCUzRCUyNzMlMjclNUQlNUIlMkZmYyU1RA==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_size=”no-padding” css=”.vc_custom_1677616119756{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Kentuckians Working To Improve Education Outcomes at the Local Level” heading_tag=”h3″ main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;”][\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text single_style=””]The counties in GREEN<\/strong><\/span> below are the areas of the state where we currently have Groundswell members. 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