Building a Better Newton Initiative...
The Community Foundation For Greater Atlanta Newton Fund, The Newton County Community Partnership and Main Street Covington invited to citizens, civic groups, the faith based community, educational groups, and governmental agencies to participate in a community development strategy session on Saturday Jan. 19th 2008 as part of the Martin Luther King Celebration. The goal was to begin a conversation about the issues that are affecting our community and how we can we work together to build a foundation for collaborative community action.
There were over 200 attendees at the Building a Better Newton Breakfast and meeting. They participated in a series of round table discussions on the following issues:
1) Crime and Safety
2) Education
3) Employment
4) Health
5) Housing
6) Transportation
7) Hot Topics