Neighborhood Challenge: Connect & Recover Challenges

Local businesses for years have struggled to compete with large competitors across industries. The current situation has re-kindled the solidarity of the community and the care for one another, your local. There's an opportunity for local businesses to re-connect with the local community. 'Love Your Local' was the first step, now we are suggestion the next phase - 'Love Your Local 2.0'.

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The pandemic has created an unprecedented situation where employers are struggling to find workers despite record-high unemployment. There are many reasons for employees to choose not to work even if the business they work for is open and running, including care responsibilities for children or other family members, and fear of coming to work because of high risk for contracting COVID (underlying conditions, age, or high... more »

Businesses and workers will face great challenges as staffing needs change during and after the crisis. A major factor in economic recovery will be connecting local talent to jobs.

Many small businesses won't be able to rehire former employees who are not available to return. Many displaced workers will need to focus their job search and career paths in new directions while long-standing sources of employment will go... more »