Open Space, Bright Future
Each Leadership Development Academy of Rock County participant works with a small group of their fellow class members to plan and execute a collaborative project that addresses a community need. These projects and their results are presented each May and serve as the program's capstone experience.
Open Space, Bright Future
The Smashing Barriers team intends to create an environment that promotes trust and safety for children residing inside of the Family Services Domestic Violence shelter. This will be done by creating an early childhood development room and connecting adult sitting rooms using existing office and living room spaces. Existing spaces will be used by knocking out two closets, one window wall, constructing a half wall to separate the new adult living room space from the other space, removing old flooring and replacing it with new flooring, and decorating and equipping the space with therapeutic age-appropriate toys.
Project Resources
- Press release: DEFY Domestic Abuse partners with Leadership Development Academy for Children’s Play Space fundraiser
- Link: GoFundMe fundraising campaign
- Link: Amazon Wish List
Project Updates
Team details
Team name
Team Smashing Barriers
Year completed
Team members & employers
Jessica (Jess) Schroeder, City of Janesville IT Tech
Danny Silverthorn, ANGI Energy Systems
David Froeber, Rock County Facilities Superintendent
Matthew Huettl, Clinton Community School District
Crystal Fox, KANDU Industries
Marcia Galvan, SW WI Workforce Dev Board
Danny Silverthorn, ANGI Energy Systems
David Froeber, Rock County Facilities Superintendent
Matthew Huettl, Clinton Community School District
Crystal Fox, KANDU Industries
Marcia Galvan, SW WI Workforce Dev Board