Achieve Escambia is a collective impact partnership that organizes parents, educators, business owners, health providers, faith-based leaders, community organizers, residents, philanthropists, government employees, first responders (both civilian and military), and elected officials.
To do this, Achieve Escambia creates the space to have authentic dialogue, rooted in data and action, where the needs of children, students, families, and adults are prioritized. We see equity as the recognition that the barriers marginalized people face are due to deliberate actions and biases and therefore require us to dedicate a greater amount of resources to dismantle them.
We are grateful to steward this work on behalf of the community. And we are proud of our unique role in fostering collaboration across sectors to make lasting change countywide.
How we influence change is both innovative and research-based.
We maintain a strong leadership structure that brings senior community leaders together regularly to support the work on the ground where practices must improve. We emphasize data-sharing, relationship-building, shared learning, conflict resolution, commitment to action, follow-through, and continuous improvement. The daily alignment between practitioners, leaders, and investors is built on best practices from our national partnership with StriveTogether and our state partnership with the Florida College Access Network.
We know this is not easy; if it were, it would have been done long ago. It takes a strong, independent organization to bridge systems together, challenge the status quo, and create lasting change. Achieve Escambia is building the trust to drive momentum and accelerate action in our community.
How Change Happens
Data and Continuous Improvement
Achieve Escambia is building a common agenda for the future of doing good in our community by using data as a flashlight and continuous improvement as a roadmap.
Our partners at StriveTogether, the Florida College Access Network and locally are committed to learning to improve – and to get better at getting better.
Collective Action Networks organize partners around aligned goals, strategies, and a common agenda, while our smaller teams target impact and improvement on the ground as they drive action toward change.
Our teams include dozens of partners from early learning through college and career training who come together with a single goal: improving the education outcomes and long-term career prospects for everyone. Together, teams:
Tackle ways to help more students and adults access and complete the FAFSA, the No. 1 priority in affording education beyond high school.
Work with early childhood screening providers and pediatricians to ensure all infants, toddlers, and children are screened for developmental milestones at every well-child visit.
Organize a cross-sector group of early childhood educators, businesses, and community organizations on effective approaches to preparing children for school.