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Thrive Union asks Indian Trail to join countywide anti-poverty collaboration
Summary
Keith Adams of Common Heart presented Thrive Union's findings on stagnant upward mobility in Union County, cited local indicators of rising food insecurity, and asked the town to join the collaborative (membership $300) and participate in coordinated efforts to improve economic mobility.
Keith Adams, a coordinator with Common Heart and a founder of the Thrive Union collaborative, told the Indian Trail Town Council on Oct. 30 that Union County has shown no measurable improvement in upward mobility since a 2013 study and that local indicators of need are rising.
"Thrive Union is a collaboration here in Union County," Adams said, describing the network of nonprofits, social services and community members that began organizing in late 2018 to address poverty, food insecurity and barriers to economic mobility. He asked Indian Trail to consider institutional membership in the…
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