Collaborative Action

Real change happens when people work together.

At Achieve Brown County, we bring together community members, organizations, businesses, schools, healthcare providers, and families to take action around the issues that matter most for children and youth.

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Action Teams (noun)

A group of community members, organizational representatives, and subject matter experts who work together to solve a shared challenge and improve outcomes for children and families.

At Achieve Brown County, Action Teams turn ideas into action. Using data, lived experience, and collective expertise, they identify opportunities, develop solutions, test pilots and move community-wide efforts forward.

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Current Collaborative Action Work

Why Early Literacy?

Today, only 54% of Brown County third graders are reading at grade level.

Because reading success begins long before third grade, our current collaborative action efforts focus on two key outcomes:

  • Kindergarten Readiness
  • Early Grade Reading

By supporting children and families early, we can help more young people stay on track for lifelong success.

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Community Wide Initiative

forWORDS
a literacy initiative

Our early literacy work happens through forWORDS, a countywide initiative built on the belief that literacy is a shared responsibility

Through Action Teams and community partnerships, forWORDS is helping create a community where every child has the support they need to enter school ready to learn and read proficiently by third grade.

Current Action Teams include:

  • Built Literacy Environments Team
  • Kindergarten Readiness Team
  • Developmental Screeners Team
  • Early Literacy Asset Map Team
  • Early Literacy Convening Planning Team
  • Evidence Based Literacy
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Want to Join an Action Team?

We’d love to hear from you!

Contact us

Upcoming event

Early Literacy Convening

  • Wednesday, November 18, 2026
  • 9:00–3:30 (Check-in & breakfast starts at 8:15 am)
  • No cost to attend
  • Brown County Central Library – Downtown Green Bay
Reserve your spot
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How We Work


Achieve Brown County is part of the StriveTogether network, which provides tools, coaching, and proven approaches for improving outcomes for children and youth.
Our Action Teams use a collaborative improvement process that brings together data, lived experience, and community expertise to test ideas, learn, and drive meaningful change.

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