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Economic Opportunity
To strengthen local and regional economies by investing financial and human capital in community-focused businesses and the organizations that support them.
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Key Places and Natural Resources
To protect and enhance locally-valued natural resources, recreational opportunities and historically and culturally significant sites by engaging and supporting communities to develop and carry out a shared vision and plan of action.
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Children, Youth & Families
To foster meaningful opportunities for the region's youngest children and youth - particularly those facing poverty - by empowering and equipping families, organizations and communities to establish and carry out a common vision and plan of action.
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Organizational Effectiveness
To build the leadership capacity of partner organizations by empowering and equipping board, staff and volunteers to more effectively carry out their respective missions.
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Fund Development
To provide a diversified revenue stream that will allow the foundation to sustain its regional mission-specific activities while responding to issues and opportunities as they arise.
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The following themes will be reflected across all key focus areas:
- Engage and care for the rapidly growing aging community by recognizing the importance of seniors as a resource and understanding the need to help seniors stay in their own homes and communities if they desire to do so.
- Increase the awareness of diverse economic cultures by supporting and engaging those facing poverty and ultimately help impact their opportunities for success.
- Focus on ways to help new Americans and the growing immigrant population become welcomed, engaged and supported in their respective communities.
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