Our Work

Five ways we're building change in Mooretown.

Each pillar has a goal, a set of initiatives, and the partners who make them possible.

Goal: Increase job opportunities, entrepreneurial support, and workforce readiness.

Mooretown Business Incubator & Entrepreneurship Hub: Establish a hub with free business coaching, micro-loans, and legal support for small businesses.
Workforce Training & Placement Program: Partner with local businesses, community colleges, and workforce agencies to provide job training in high-demand sectors (e.g., healthcare, logistics, tech, construction).
Community Hiring Pledge: Work with the DA, sheriff, and police chief to support second-chance employment for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Youth Apprenticeship & Internship Program: Partner with the school board and local businesses to create paid apprenticeships for high schoolers.

Partners namedLocal businesses · Community colleges · Workforce agencies · District Attorney · Sheriff · Police Chief · School Board

Goal: Ensure affordable, safe, and quality housing for Mooretown residents.

Mooretown Homeownership Initiative: Partner with HUD-type city programs, local banks, and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to provide first-time homebuyer grants and credit counseling.
Affordable Housing Development: Work with city planning and private developers to build mixed-income housing, incorporating tax incentives for affordability.
Housing Repair & Energy Efficiency Grants: Leverage federal and state funds to assist homeowners in making necessary repairs.
Mooretown Safety & Beautification Program: Launch a community-led effort with the sheriff, fire chief, and police chief to reduce crime, clean vacant lots, and restore public spaces.

Partners namedCity programs · Banks · CDFIs · City planning · Private developers · Sheriff · Fire Chief · Police Chief

Goal: Break the cycle of poverty by investing in education from early childhood to career.

Mooretown Early Learning Academy: Partner with Ignite Classical School and local schools to expand early childhood education access.
Third-Grade Success Initiative: Expand Project Seek to ensure all third-grade boys are reading at grade level, with tutoring and family literacy programs.
After-School & Summer Enrichment Programs: Work with local schools, churches, and nonprofits to provide free after-school STEM, arts, and sports programming.
Scholarship & College Access Program: Partner with the Community Foundation to fund scholarships for first-generation college students.

Partners namedIgnite Classical School · Local schools · Project Seek · Churches · Nonprofits · Community Foundation

Goal: Improve access to healthcare, mental health services, and food security.

Mooretown Health & Wellness Center: Establish a community health hub in partnership with local hospitals and clinics to provide free screenings, telehealth services, and mental health support.
Mental Health & Trauma Support: Expand Project Care to provide faith-based counseling and crisis intervention.
Food Security & Nutrition Program: Expand the Morning Star MBC Community Garden and launch a mobile fresh food market in partnership with local farmers and food banks.

Partners namedLocal hospitals · Clinics · Project Care · Morning Star MBC · Local farmers · Food banks

Goal: Address systemic inequities and promote community-led public safety strategies.

Alternative to Incarceration Program: Work with the DA and courts to expand diversion programs for nonviolent offenses.
Neighborhood Policing & Violence Prevention: Partner with the police chief and sheriff to implement a community policing model that builds trust.
Community Resilience Hub: Expand the Community Lighthouse initiative to provide emergency shelter and resources during crises

Partners namedDistrict Attorney · Courts · Police Chief · Sheriff · Community Lighthouse

Partners

Named across the five pillars

These are the organizations and offices named in our strategic plan.