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In 5 to 10 years, I hope our community…

Family & Parenting

Priorities (15 Responses)

• Be a national leader in raising families
• Have strong moral fabric and spiritual depth
• Be a place where families can thrive, rich with traditions and resources for support
• Attract young families
• Support single parent families
• Eliminate suffering from abuse and neglect
• Focus on strengthening internal (family) vs. external (aesthetics)

Resources (6 Responses)

• Stress “family”
• Build indoor family activity center
• Offer respite services for caregivers
• Offer help for single parents and grandparents
• Engage more businesses and civic organizations to support family model

Education (5 Responses)

• Increase educational opportunities for families
• Offer classes for caregivers with simultaneous classes for parents
• Get more parent involvement in schools
• Shift priorities from prom dresses
• Have more parents teach children values


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