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Local agencies and employers outline practical fixes for childcare, transit and support needs
Summary
A panel of county navigators, nonprofits and employers highlighted everyday barriers to work—childcare, transportation, driver'9s licenses, mental health—and presented community solutions including employer-sponsored daycare, on-demand transit, mentoring and short-term assistance.
A series of panels at the summit brought together navigators, nonprofits and employers to identify recurring barriers that prevent residents from connecting to or staying in work and to describe pragmatic partnerships that have produced results.
Navigators from Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership and United Way described a five-level approach (crisis response, referrals, relationship-based coaching,…
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