We serve as a guide and facilitator for community members to learn from and understand each other so that the goal of providing high quality educational and training experiences, linked to future learning and work, can become a reality community-wide. Click to return to top of page. Most communities have trouble developing stable working alliances among business, education, government and community based organizations , since they often don t have the experience of working shoulder to shoulder with colleagues from a variety of sectors who speak different languages and have different expectations. Change requires the involvement of many people, often with seemingly different goals and points of view. We have found that all community partners must be involved in this discussion and often times they need help in negotiating their way through the process.
Most local programs focus on specific populations for limited periods of time.
Communities need to break down the barriers between these programs and foster a spirit of collaboration for lifetime enrichment. Change requires flexibility in designing strategies that work. Change requires a shared vision among community decision makers. Change requires building the capacity of those involved to sustain efforts over time. Click to return to top of page.