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Economic Opportunity & Employment Plan <br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />KEY ACTIVITIES: REDUCE <br />UNEMPLOYMENT, INCREASE GED ACHIEVEMENT, ESTABLISH <br />COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />W`. COMMUNITY RESOURCES: STAKEHOLDERS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, <br />GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PACE EH, EDUCATORS <br />GOAL 3.A: REDUCE BARRIERS BY CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY <br />AND INCREASED EMPLOYMENT IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BY 2026. <br />i -ey <br />K <br />Activities <br />Community <br />( Resource <br />%measure <br />Ben km* <br />l <br />Healthy <br />People 2030 <br />State Health <br />Improvement <br />Plan <br />Environmental <br />P...1 Pu* Flealth <br />J Stam <br />OBJECTIVE 3.A.1: Decrease the percentage of individuals in Indian River county 25 <br />years and over with no high school diploma or GED by 1.5% <br />year -over -year through 2026 from a baseline of 10.6% in 2019. <br />',-. Measure: FLCharts; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. <br />Decrease percentage of adults without GEDs by <br />1.5% year over year through 2026. <br />• Kev Action Steps: <br />Offer GED instruction on varied schedules, in <br />convenient locations throughout Indian River <br />county. <br />OBJECTIVE 3.A.2: Increase the average annual wage by 5% by 2026 from a <br />baseline of $47,113 in 2020. <br />Measure: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. <br />Increased average annual wage by 5% by 2026. <br />Kev Action SteDs: <br />Expand the scope, marketing, impact and candidate <br />retention of paid apprenticeship programs in Indian <br />River county. <br />Host quarterly community resource fairs, rotated <br />geographically across Indian River county, each year <br />through 2026. <br />GOAL 3.B.: DECREASE THE INDIVIDUAL POVERTY RATE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />10% BY PROVIDING STEPS AND A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS TO ADVANCE OUT <br />OF THE POVERTY CYCLE. <br />OBJECTIVE 3.B.1: Conduct an inventory of economic opportunity resources in <br />Indian River county to include a county gap analysis by 2026 <br />from a baseline of 0 in 2019. <br />Livable Indian River Action Plan 21 <br />42 <br />