“Growing Together” is a collaborative approach to building more opportunities for Akron residents of every age with a specific focus on Akron’s youth and aging populations.
To learn more about the status of each City initiatives, key intended outcomes or performance indicators, click on the item you wish to learn more about below to get additional details.

Strengthening the Community’s Early Childhood Systems

Supporting Initiatives:

Pilot Unified Early Learning System

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Fund Infant Mortality Reduction Grants

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Align Early Childhood Coalitions (Prenatal-8)

Align Early Childhood Coalitions (Prenatal-8) Banner Click here to learn more about it.

Cultivating a Coordinated Ecosystem for Student Success and Youth Opportunity

Supporting Initiatives:

Improve Access to Community Learning Centers

Improve Access to Community Learning Centers Banner Click here to learn more about it.

Expand Out-of-School Time Investments

Expand Out-of-School Time Investments Banner Click here to learn more about it.

Strengthen Akron After School Partnerships

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Expand APS College and Career Academies Partnership

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