This report was completed in conjunction with The Bay Area Partnership, a collaboration of business, environmental, social service, and health care organizations. The findings published here were made possible by the innovative ground work of the Bay Area Partnership and the focus of its members on leadership, collaboration and an honest evaluation of our community's status. Early on, the Bay Area Partnership established the following goals, and invited all Bay Area communities to use their early findings as benchmarks. We have found them to be important touchstones for our own work and are grateful to the Partnership for its groundbreaking work. We are particularly grateful to Ed Schoenberg and Mary Sulloway for their arduous work in developing much of the data for this report and their ongoing support for the Bay Area Partnership.
All children succeed in school and are prepared for lifelong learning.
Families Families of all kinds are strengthened, preserved and are able to flourish. Jobs People acquire and retain jobs and achieve economic independence. The cycle of violence is ended. The frail, disabled and chronically ill are ensured independence and dignity. Equality Discrimination and inequality are eliminated.