Strategies to address racial disparities in upward economic mobility

During the Hickory City Council meeting on June 15, City Manager Warren Wood provided an update on the Racial Disparities Report and outlined the next steps. After reviewing a timeline of previous work and a summary of the report findings, he discussed 10 initial strategies to address racial disparities in upward economic mobility: (1) job creation, (2) connecting people to local job opportunities, (3) support efforts to create a regional vocational training facility, (4) support The Chamber of Catawba County's employment diversity efforts, (5) form a workforce development working group, (6) promote small business development assistance, (7) support the community's efforts to address the needs of the underserved, (8) continue offering a pre-summer event for the community, (9) promote workforce diversity within the City of Hickory, (10) continue to measure data consistently and transparently and report on progress.

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