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ThriveUnion urges Indian Trail to join countywide anti‑poverty collaboration
Summary
Keith Adams of Common Heart presented ThriveUnion’s strategic plan and invited the Town of Indian Trail to join a countywide collaboration aimed at improving upward mobility and reducing food insecurity; he cited local data showing rising food insecurity and historical low upward mobility in Union County.
Keith Adams of Common Heart told the Indian Trail Town Council that ThriveUnion, a cross‑sector collaborative, is seeking municipal partners to address persistent low upward mobility and rising food insecurity in Union County.
Adams summarized regional research and local indicators, referencing a widely cited mobility study and local food‑security data: "Two years ago, the food insecurity rate in Union County was about 7 and a half percent. Today, it's 11.9%," he said, noting that Union County showed less mobility growth than peer counties in the earlier Chetty analysis. Adams described ThriveUnion as "a collaboration" of social‑service providers, faith groups, nonprofits and a few employers, formed to combine grassroots work with policy change.
He said ThriveUnion’s membership is open and that the organization charges a modest membership fee ("for a government institution such as yourself is $300"), and he asked council to consider Indian Trail joining and participating in ThriveUnion’s monthly meetings and projects. Adams emphasized that addressing poverty will require employers, social services, faith groups and local government working together.
Council thanked Adams for the presentation; no formal action was taken at the meeting. Adams provided a website (thriveunionnc.org) and an email (thriveunionnc@gmail.com) for residents and governmental entities interested in learning more or joining.
The presentation underscored local concerns about child poverty, transportation barriers to employment, and the need to involve businesses in solutions.
