Jeremiah White is the Implementation Success Manager serving at Hope Starts Here (HSH), Detroit’s Early Childhood Collaborative. Diversity among partners is a critical asset of community change – Mr. White invests his efforts toward building a culture of accountability through organizing partners for equitable contributions. Prior to joining the HSH, Mr. White served as the Collective Impact Manager at the Flint & Genesee Literacy Network in Flint, MI.

Mr. White was born and raised in Flint Michigan. He is dedicated to serving and improving the life outcomes of children and families. Mr. White was awarded the Emerging Scholars Award and LEAD Scholarship honor at Fisk University, located in Nashville Tennessee, while earning his Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology. Mr. White has also been certified as a Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Professional and Scorecard Administrator through Clear Impact Academy. Mr. White is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, the Epsilon Upsilon Lambda Graduate Chapter. He is also actively engaged in community and serves as a Youth Advisor/Mentor to the Alpha Esquire Mentoring and Leadership Group, supporting young men of high school-age to succeed in school and transition to post-secondary education.

Working with a sector-leading organization, Hope Starts Here, much of Jeremiah’s work is covering new ground for the children and families in Detroit. While research provides insights into both distances already covered and the territories ahead, there are certainly more opportunities and challenges to be faced. Mr. White, a community-change agent, is committed to driving bigger outcomes, larger effects, and sustainable scale, commensurate to the life-skills gap facing the children and families of his community.