Promoting Safety, Health and Well-being

The North San Diego County Promise is committed to supporting the social, emotional, and physical well-being of the North San Diego County region’s children, youth and adults and see it as the foundation for helping them reach their fullest potential in grade school, college, career and life. Our Safety, Health and Well-being goals include:

  • Assuring all children and young adults are safe and secure in their homes, schools and community;

  • Assuring all children and young adults are socially, emotionally, mentally and physically thriving;

  • Addressing mental health challenges;

  • Addressing housing insecurity;

  • Addressing food insecurity; and

  • Addressing domestic violence.

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Fostering Early Childhood Success (Prenatal through Third Grade)

Fostering and providing substantive resources to support the success of our youngest children is the greatest investment our communities can make in the future of the North San Diego County region. Research establishes that children who are more prepared to enter kindergarten are less likely to drop out, less likely to require public assistance, and less likely to be a victim or a perpetrator of a violent crime. This is a very positive return for each of the many diverse and interconnected communities we serve. The North San Diego County Promise’s Early Childhood Success goals include: 

  • Assuring every child enters school kindergarten-ready; and

  • Assuring every child is proficient in early literacy by the end of third grade.

Stimulating College and Career Readiness (Middle School and High School)

In today’s competitive world, we need to ensure the North San Diego County region’s students graduate prepared for college and career. High school is no longer the finish line in our society and more of our students must be fully prepared to go on to post-secondary education upon graduation from high school. The North San Diego County Promise is working to ensure more of our students graduate from high school college- and career-ready. Our College and Career Readiness goals include: 

  • Assuring every student graduates from high school college- and career-ready, earning a “C” or better in A-G coursework; and

  • Assuring every high school graduate enters a post-secondary degree or certificate program.

Increasing Post-secondary Success and Completion

Every North San Diego County region resident should be encouraged and have the option to go on to post-secondary education. It’s our responsibility as a greater community to make sure our youth are supported and prepared to successfully complete a degree, certificate or military program upon graduation. By doing so, we all benefit, because a more educated community improves our economic prosperity and overall quality of life. The North San Diego County Promise’s Post-secondary Success and Completion goals include:

  • Assuring every student completes a post-secondary program, earning a college degree, certificate, or market-valued credential; and

  • Assuring every graduate enters a livable-wage career.

Championing Racial Justice, Equity and Inclusion

The North San Diego County Promise is committed to increasing racial justice, equity and inclusion by:

  • ·Developing and administering a Racial Justice Assessment Tool, and analyzing data and reporting results to all partner organizations to facilitate changes to policies, procedures and practices that increase diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism awareness and education initiatives throughout North San Diego County and beyond

  • Developing and administering a Racial Justice, Equity and Inclusion Survey, analyzing data and reporting results to all partner organizations to facilitate changes to policies, procedures and practices that increase diversity. equity, inclusion and antiracism awareness and education initiatives throughout North San Diego County and beyond;

  • Encouraging partner organizations to provide racial justice, diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism professional development opportunities for their employees and other stakeholders;

  • Encouraging partner organizations to provide high-frequency, organization-wide racial justice, diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism education, particularly in response to emerging community and national incidents; and

  • Creating and distributing to all partner organizations a model Racial Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Antiracism statement, and explaining why adopting such a statement is important.

Advancing Workforce Development

The North San Diego County Promise is committed to advancing workforce development by:

  • Collectively organizing public, private and non-profit stakeholders to advocate for resources, jobs and support services to address employment needs in North San Diego County;

  • Assisting agencies and organizations that serve diverse populations of clients who are faced with  challenges and barriers to employment, including low-income status, limited English proficiency, racial and/or ethnic discrimination, physical and mental health conditions and homelessness; and

  • Linking partner organizations to appropriate workforce development resources, programming and funding support.

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