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18 <br /> some <br /> Strategies & Initiatives: Human Services <br /> Promote job opportunities that provide thriving wages or increase quality of life. <br /> • Develop systems to connect people to job opportunities in the county. <br /> • Perform a gap analysis to determine necessary policy changes around minimum wages and subsidized employment <br /> opportunities. <br /> Streamline access to community resources. <br /> • Streamline and expand food access to reduce hunger. <br /> • Establish and advertise a centralized online database of non-governmental organizations to improve equitable access <br /> to community resources. <br /> • Support coordination between regional,county,and municipal transportation systems by securing additional <br /> funding. <br /> • Increase equitable access to high-quality cellular service and broadband,especially in rural areas. <br /> Prevent widening of the achievement gap. <br /> • Establish public-private partnerships to provide low-or no-cost after-school,weekend, and summer childcare. <br /> • Partner with local schools to provide additional resources and outreach aimed at alleviating instability and improving <br /> at-home learning environments. <br /> • Partner with schools to provide extra support for students with disabilities and their families. <br /> • Establish a scalable technology support program to provide free or low-cost computer and peripheral rentals by <br /> expanding the existing Chapel Hill Laptop Lending Program. <br /> • Provide technology training on relevant platforms to the community. <br /> •IHP HA ERTY ORANGE • • o yy , <br /> G NORTH cAROLINA ._ 7 �y' <br />