Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative Kalamazoo (ELNC-KZOO) is a project of the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative in Grand Rapids Michigan, a nonprofit organization that is vested in changing the current reality of vulnerable children by implementing an intentional Early Childhood Education service system aimed at providing, expanding and sustaining the capacity of high quality early care and education programs in the vulnerable neighborhoods. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website a
“We exist in a collaborative partnership to increase access to high quality, culturally relevant, two generational early childhood education and support within our most vulnerable neighborhoods to enrich Kalamazoo families as a whole.”
"We envision a thriving community where all children and families have access to early learning opportunities, within their neighborhood, and are equipped to develop their full potential, ending the cycle of generational poverty."