Stunio /// Drive Jackson /// Jackson County, MI
Elevate Jackson
A community workforce portal built to deliver Goal B of the Drive Jackson 20-Year Vision Plan: Invest in Education and Learning.
Prepared by Stunio for the Drive Jackson campaign · August 2026
Drive Jackson · Goal B
Invest in Education and Learning
so that everyone has access to best-in-class education, leading to widespread prosperity, enabling all residents to thrive
B.2.5 is the linchpin. Attraction and retention only work when residents and employers can actually find each other. That takes a working platform where opportunities are posted, matched, and tracked.
B.1Enhance the quality of education for youth
B.1.1Connect students to wraparound services
B.1.3Improve access to early education programs
B.1.4Build partnerships between schools, businesses and community organizations
B.2Promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
B.2.1Create career opportunities with upward mobility
B.2.2Accessible skill development and adult education
B.2.4Expand networking and mentorship opportunities
B.2.5Launch a talent attraction and retention campaign
How does a county actually do this?
Workforce development fails without a centralized platform.
Siloed initiatives
Colleges, employers and agencies each run their own programs, and none of them see each other
No shared data
Enrollments, completions and placements aren't tracked county-wide, so progress can't be proven
Invisible opportunity
Residents can't find what exists; employers can't find local talent that's ready
What it takes
One shared platform where every partner posts, matches and measures on the same rails
Anchor institutions supporting this initiative
Jackson College
Est. 1928
Baker College
Jackson Campus
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
Henry Ford Health
Innovations
JAMA
Jackson Area Manufacturers Assn.
The solution
One portal for the whole county.
The Elevate Jackson Community Portal connects residents, local businesses and the City of Jackson on a single hub: a white-label of the Stunio platform, built specifically for Drive Jackson.
Residents enroll and get matched to opportunities
Businesses post jobs, internships and shifts
City resources: housing, childcare, transit, training
Live participation and placement reporting
Proven Stunio technology, carrying Drive Jackson's name and Jackson's brand
Plan to platform
How the portal delivers Goal B
B.1.4
Partnerships between schools, businesses and community organizations
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Business directory & groups: every Jackson County employer on one hub
B.2.1 / B.2.6
Career opportunities with upward mobility, aligned to local workforce needs
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Opportunities hub: jobs, internships and shifts matched to residents
B.1.1 / B.2.2
Wraparound services and accessible skill development for all ages
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City resources: housing, childcare, transportation and training in one place
B.2.5
Opportunity-oriented talent attraction and retention campaign
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Placement & engagement reports: proof the campaign is working
The opportunity
Free for every Jackson County business.
For a full year.
For a full year.
Drive Jackson funds the initiative. Every business in the county gets full platform access at no cost for twelve months to test, grow, and build this program alongside the Chamber and Drive Jackson.
1Drive Jackson invests
2Businesses join free
3We build it together