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| Maintain
safe neighborhoods |
Violent
crime
Property crime
Community security |
North
Carolina has been making progress in reducing many types of
crime. However, people also need to feel safe from disasters
and secure that, in an emergency, they will receive prompt
and competent assistance. |
| Promote
adequate & affordable housing |
Home
ownership
Housing availability
Home affordability
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Most
people understand the difference good housing
makes, not only for individuals and their families, but
to the community as a whole. North Carolina, however, faces
a significant challenge in meeting the demand for adequate
and affordable housing. Central cities need more
affordable housing and some parts
of the state are plagued by substandard and overcrowded
housing. |
| Deliver
responsive community-based care |
Child
day care
Long-term care
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If
it takes a village to raise a child, it takes that same
village to nurture an adolescent, support the parents,
grandparents, and
-- increasingly -- lend a helping hand to the great-grandparents.
Support services can make the difference between a family
that thrives and contributes to the community and
a family immobilized by financial and emotional
overload. |
| Welcome
racial & ethnic diversity |
Community
involvement
Financial participation |
For
all the ties that bind North Carolinians together, there remain
wedges that drive us apart and lingering gaps in income,
health, and school achievement. Yet our communities will
never achieve their potential, will never be truly vibrant
places to live and grow, until we embrace all members of the
community equally and profit from their contributions to civic
life. |
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