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Regional Target Champions

Recruiting and Supporting Target Champions

These champions have committed to the community wide movement ensure an additional 71,000 children and young people (up to age 35) are on a path to social and economic mobility, and have committed to Knowing and claiming their number’ towards this target and setting annual target(s) to the Cradle to Career outcome(s) their work ladders to. 

Target Champions can be school districts, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, coalitions, local governments, neighborhood groups, businesses, or other entities that have a direct impact on Cradle to Career outcomes.



Empower Target Champions 

  • Target Champions are key groups or organizations that set and commit to outcome-level goals aligned with at least one Cradle to Career milestone. 
  • They determine how many more children and young people will meet Cradle to Career outcomes as a direct result of their efforts.
  • These champions can include nonprofit organizations, coalitions, local governments, neighborhood groups, school districts, higher education, businesses, and others that directly impact Cradle to Career outcomes. 
  • We are positioned to support up to 3,100 youth through 7 of the 11 confirmed Target Champions. We anticipate their impact alone to be up to 60,000 by 2030. This will increase as more targets are confirmed! 

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Learn More about becoming a Regional Target Champion

Contact Jody Nowicki, Senior Director of Collaborative Action, JodyNowicki@RMPBackbone.org, with additional questions or to learn more.