Community

“Every place we are should be a better place because we are there.”
– Samuel C. Johnson

Our mission is to be a catalyst for positive and lasting change leading to healthier environments and communities.

Community

The community issues we choose to tackle serve as a microcosm of the challenges facing the nation as a whole. Committed, informed leaders and citizens engage in constructive dialogue to craft local solutions that can have national implications. A monumental local public/private partnership has emerged to help ensure 4-K students are prepared for success in school. Focus on the soaring crisis of African American infant mortality in Racine and the nation gave rise to The Greater Racine Collaborative for Healthy Birth Outcomes and its five-year plan to cut these mortality rates in half.

The Johnson Foundation hosts public informational briefings and selective public events to benefit key, local non-profit organizations. Conference guidelines detail criteria used to determine meeting topics and partners.