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Education

Goal

Reduce the percentage of Coastal Georgia residents between the ages of 16 to 24 that are neither in school nor working (22% in 2019).

Strategy

In collaboration with community agencies, develop solutions to provide workforce development and training from “cradle to career”.

Action Plan

  • Convene agencies to share the vision and commitment
  • Drive collaboration among agencies and leverage resources to develop a plan that optimizes workforce development, both long and short term
  • Identify quantifiable targets for each agency
  • Fund agencies based on achievement of agreed upon targets
  • Support agencies that collaborate to achieve agreed upon goals
  • Ensure agencies/programs are adequately staffed with volunteers
  • Revitalize UWCGA volunteer center to develop a robust community/volunteer action network