ECONOMIC
GROWTH
-Promoting
efforts to attract more industries that pay competitive wages
-Retaining local graduates for the betterment of
our community
-Increasing community awareness through
entrepreneurship
EDUCATION
-Importance of re-evaluating the educational system
-Role of testing
-Student stimulation
-Mechanisms for encouraging innovative teaching methods and incentives
-Supporting the value of meaningful mentoring
POVERTY REDUCTION
-Promoting opportunities for quality /affordable housing
-Initiating/reinforcing more support to proven mentoring organizations
ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE
-Addressing the inequities in health care and promoting opportunities for change
-Workers uninsured due to high costs of insurance
-Employers unable to offer insurance because of high premiums
-Exploring fresh ideas and effective methods used by other communities
J. CRAIG GORDON "NEW IDEAS..TRADITIONAL VALUES"
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