Community

At the Initiative Foundation, we believe that thriving communities require healthy 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.

Our 2017-2019 priorities are strategically targeted to:

• Support and grow existing nonprofit and for-profit businesses
• Enhance kindergarten readiness for children living in poverty
• Help new entrepreneurs with start up businesses and social enterprise ventures
• Cultivate the next generation of leaders living and working in our region

We do this through the following activities and programs:

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