Who We Are
Contact Us“No society can long sustain itself unless it’s members have learned the sensitivities, motivations and skills involved in assisting and caring for other human beings.”
– Urie Bronfenbrenner
At its heart, C-IMPACT is a group of people who are both committed to Urie Bronfenbrenner’s statement and are unwilling to take a passive stand on how we live up to it.
We believe all systems of education, health, social and public services, employment, and care should and can work better together. At the service level. At the big system level. Everywhere. Every time. For Everybody. Check out Our Theory of change for more.
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Our Mission
To improve the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults by transforming care, education, health, employment and social and public service systems and practices through collective impact models and ecological systems approaches.
Our History
After a decade as faculty at another Hopkins Center, Dr. Chris Swanson founded the IDEALS Institute, an applied research and implementation unit focused on improving the lives of children, families and vulnerable adults.
Our Leadership
Executive Director & Co-Founder – Dr. Chris Swanson has devoted his career to breaking down silos between sectors of care, education, health, social services, business, government, and public policy…
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder – Jon Farley most recently served in the same role with the IDEALS Institute at Johns Hopkins University. There he brought his expertise in helping startup organizations scale their revenue and impact to achieve mission goals and operational stability…
The Problem
The Solution
