Create a vibrant, creative, and educated community where our diversity is celebrated and anyone can achieve success.
As the Toledo-Lucas County region strives to improve educational performance outcomes and civic engagement, educational programs specific to climate issues can be incorporated into schools and community empowerment initiatives. An environmentally literate community can self-organize and build programs such as local gardens, recycling programs, and civic campaigns for pro-environmental policy. Education empowers citizens to be guardians of their natural world.
Increasing equitable access to education provides all members of the region with a solid foundation for job-readiness and the opportunity for upward mobility. Reducing educational and cultural disparities among disadvantaged populations empowers communities throughout Toledo-Lucas County region to self-organize and remove barriers, such as indifference or cultural distrust, and can encourage active participation in public decision-making processes.
Employment gaps persist along lines of educational attainment. The Toledo-Lucas County region can increase its own competitive advantage by recognizing these cracks in information access and by fostering cradle-to-career initiatives. Continuing to promote and grow the region’s cultural and arts programs can also boost the local economy and help to define the region as a tourism destination for culture and the arts, which would ultimately contribute to the region’s economic vitality.
As the Toledo-Lucas County region strives to improve educational performance outcomes and civic engagement, educational programs specific to climate issues can be incorporated into schools and community empowerment initiatives. An environmentally literate community can self-organize and build programs such as local gardens, recycling programs, and civic campaigns for pro-environmental policy. Education empowers citizens to be guardians of their natural world.
Increasing equitable access to education provides all members of the region with a solid foundation for job-readiness and the opportunity for upward mobility. Reducing educational and cultural disparities among disadvantaged populations empowers communities throughout Toledo-Lucas County region to self-organize and remove barriers, such as indifference or cultural distrust, and can encourage active participation in public decision-making processes.
Employment gaps persist along lines of educational attainment. The Toledo-Lucas County region can increase its own competitive advantage by recognizing these cracks in information access and by fostering cradle-to-career initiatives. Continuing to promote and grow the region’s cultural and arts programs can also boost the local economy and help to define the region as a tourism destination for culture and the arts, which would ultimately contribute to the region’s economic vitality.
- Develop programs to foster the development of strong youth/community sustainability leaders
- Support and enhance cultural resources in order to strengthen industries that support individual creativity and innovation
- Support and grow the Aspire Initiative, which is working to improve education opportunities in Lucas County from cradle to career
- Be an advocate: start or join advocacy groups encouraging arts in education and after school programs
- Engage in discussion: recruit mentors, advocates, and leaders. Pursue a broad range of opportunities for public dialogue, including free public lectures, panel discussions, and structured settings for small-group dialogues
- Encourage youth: support and encourage the youth in your community--they are the next generation of leaders
- Get involved: support or volunteer in a local civic, social, or religious group; voice your opinion via print or electronic media; join your neighborhood or community block group; run for office; participate in local government meetings
