Community

At the Initiative Foundation, we believe that thriving communities require healthy public-private partnerships.

Strong public-private partnerships help to sustain and grow local businesses, provide a skilled workforce, create quality jobs, support children and families, and provide an environment that helps attract and retain quality jobs and workers.

From 2012-2016, the Initiative Foundation's goals to help communities thrive are to ...

• Increase regional business growth and sales revenue.
• Increase workforce training services and caring adult connections for children and youth.
• Improve quality of life by improving access to, and awareness of, natural resources and recreational amenities.

We do this through the following activities and programs:

• Innovation Fund Grants
• Thriving Communities Initiative
• Other Community Initiatives