Over the last decade I’ve worked with a number of education-based organizations. During this time I realized that projects focused on community building ended up having the greatest impact on student life. Brightlane Learning is an organization dedicated to improving communities at all levels. The more I learned about the organization the more I wanted to be a part of its mission.

As the child of an educator in a small town, I learned from an early age that schooling directly shapes how a community functions. Quality education is not only foundational to the economic life of a community, but also its civic life. Without a solid education system, accessible and accountable to all citizens and residents, we cannot properly confront the challenges we collectively face.

Keith is the Education Support Coordinator at Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis, Colonial Park Apartments, and Wheeler Mission Center for Women and Children.