Summit participants formed working groups to plan strategies and design activities to achieve the five goals, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of existing community resources, the opportunities that existed, and the barriers that would have to be overcome to realize each resource goal. The results of the working group sessions were pulled together in a summary of the summit. Create one or two community goals that make everyone . Provide activities for youth not in school. Make parks safer and encourage neighborhood ownership of parks through clean-up and beautification activities, and by providing more structured, supervised activities without user fees.
Healthy Starts Educate the community on healthy starts.
Advise employers how to implement healthy start services, such as day care or health fairs. Encourage schools, hospitals and churches to coordinate services to parents. Marketable Skills Develop and strengthen basic skills taught from kindergarten through 12th grade. Establish a social mentality that all career options have value. The summit affirmed the view of the delegates to the Presidents.