- Need to understand the significance of UGA's impact on the local and regional economy
- Need to diversify the economy away from UGA
- ACC is two worlds, over- and under-educated, need to plan for the level of jobs in inner-city areas, foster entreprenuerism, and find needs at tech skills
- Address under-employment issues
- Protect sustainable jobs
- Address re-entering people from criminal justice system
- Establish community value statement of employment practices
- Impact of the regional economy on local employment
- Employment opportunities that will provide job skills, adequate health care, dependable transportation, child care and affordable housing
- Suitable jobs for suitable job skills
- economically
- Research current market for existing jobs, desired jobs, wages, and pay scales
- Engage small & large businesses and entrepreneurs (living wage?)
- Acquisition of jobs and employment opportunities that will sustain families.
The initial work program involves at least three sets of activities:
- Define the issue. Take sufficient time to determine the scope of work for the subject area. The focus is, "In what ways does the subject affect persistent poverty?"
- Measure. To identify bench marks for communicating the problem, measuring progress and ensuring accountability. "What needs to be understood in order to craft meaningful change strategies?"
- Implementation strategies. To determine the most effective way to address the problem. To determine the most effective way to include considerations of culture, family and race on successful recommendations.