City of Greensboro Comprehensive Community Safety Plan: Fiscal Years 2025-2030

PILLAR TWO: OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS, AND CONNECTION

GOAL

We will create equitable pathways for change and growth for all of the community by ensuring the community knows about opportunities, services, and resources.

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OBJECTIVE 2.1

Ensure equitable pathways to engage individuals who have been disengaged with education and employment opportunities.

STRATEGIES Strengthen educational access by collaborating with Guilford County Schools (GCS) and other

STRATEGIES Implement comprehensive

workforce development and training strategies, with a focus on disconnected youth and other higher-risk individuals. Support entrepreneurial pathways.

educational institutions to expand outreach programs. Partner with correctional institutions to connect residents returning from incarceration to reentry planning services and support for successful returns into society.

TIMELINE OCTOBER 2025 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Partner with workforce development agencies to create tailored vocational training programs. • Host job fairs and skills workshops focused on in-demand industries. • Work with local businesses and entrepreneurship programs to offer workshops on starting and managing a business. • Create a small business grant program to support aspiring entrepreneurs.

TIMELINE OCTOBER 2025 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Reengage disconnected youth with educational and vocational opportunities. • Develop partnerships with community organizations to provide tutoring and mentoring services. • Partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) to increase pre release support and re-entry planning.

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