Draft Goals & Objectives: Big Idea 4

Glencoe is welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant. The community cares about being inclusive and provides a variety of housing, community services, health resources, and jobs to support a diverse group of people. In its commitment to its residents, Glencoe believes that the value of a practice of inclusion is that it embraces all people and enables everyone to make a contribution to the community.  There are ample opportunities for community events and gatherings.

INSTRUCTIONS: Review the Draft Goals below and share your feedback via the form at the bottom of this page. For more context and detail on each of the goals, click the arrow next to each to read the Draft Objectives. Then click here to move on to the other Big Ideas!

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GOAL: Attract diverse residents, visitors, and workers, by proactively creating a welcoming environment that allows everyone to have a quality life, work, or visiting experience.
>> Objectives…

1. Design marketing and recruitment strategies that target different populations who could become residents, visitors and workers.
2. Expand the range of housing options to serve a variety of ages, abilities, lifestyles, life stages, and incomes.
3. Support and increase community events that bring people together consistently. 
4. Enhance accessibility within the built environment for all ages and for people living with disabilities. 
5. Encourage a variety of programs, things to do, and amenities, that are attractive to residents of all ages and interests.
6. Create an ongoing process to assess how welcoming the community is to its residents.
7. Create more opportunities specifically for teenagers in the community (programs, things to do, places to go, and job opportunities).

GOAL: Encourage and expand diversity in civic leadership and municipal operations.
>> Objectives…

1. Seek diversity as part of recruitment, hiring, onboarding and retentions strategies for Village staff and board and commission members.
2. Host programs and conduct trainings that equip Village staff and leadership with the skills needed to work in a diverse environment (via education relating to antiracism, cultural competence, managing implicit bias, working across differences, etc.).
3. Review policies and procedures to embed inclusive practices where possible.

GOAL: Maintain and expand local access to mental health resources and counseling for residents.
>> Objectives…

1. Work with local mental health organizations and New Trier Township to assess how residents are currently accessing what services are available and whether or not residents are accessing.
2. Provide ongoing training to Village staff on chronic stress, trauma, secondary trauma, PTSD, etc.