Our Initiatives

Invest in Targeted Job Creation
The foundation aims to help the Delta region become an area with thriving economies, growing populations and diverse industries with living-wage jobs. We invest in:

• Initiatives that increase job creation through a focus on tourism
• Capstone support for community-backed business expansions or relocations

Engage and Develop Youth
After-school programming encourages positive behavior and offers kids a safe place to channel their energy. To provide all school-age children access to outside-the-classroom programming, we invest in initiatives that:

• Support evidence-based youth programming and projects to increase access to safe places
• Address youth idleness
• Encourage positive behaviors

Support Pre-K-12 Educational Improvement
The foundation supports educational improvement efforts that engage students and enable them to reach their full potential. We invest in programs that focus on underserved students by:

• Supporting new high-quality educational options
• Improving existing charter and district options

Improve Public Safety
We believe lowering overall rates of crime and helping all community residents feel safe will have a direct impact on the basic quality of life in target counties. We will support programs that:

• Improve public safety through identification, study and application of effective crime reduction programs
• Improve public perception of community safety through citizen engagement and enhance citizen and law enforcement relationships