The Power of Community-Driven Change

About this episode

Joe Woodward discusses community-driven change and his work with the Stand Together Foundation.

Joe Woodward, Director of Wichita Operations for Stand Together Foundation, leads local efforts to advance bottom-up solutions for economic mobility. His work focuses on strengthening families and neighborhoods, fostering innovation in education, and empowering community members to help one another overcome barriers. In this episode of Let’s Get Personal, Joe shares his own educational journey and evolving career path. He also offers insight into how Stand Together supports innovation through...

People in this episode

Host: Kristin

Guest: Joe Woodward

Topics covered

• community-driven change
• economic mobility
• education innovation
• family strengthening
• neighborhood empowerment

Keywords

• community
• economic mobility
• education
• innovation
• families
• neighborhoods
• barriers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stand Together Foundation

Places: Wichita

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