The Partnership for Prosperity

The Partnership for Prosperity grew out of a group convened by Mayor Allen Joines, the Winston-Salem Poverty Thought Force. In February 2017, the thought force issued a report that included 56 recommendations to alleviate poverty. Among those recommendations was one that led to the partnership as an entity that will coordinate the poverty fight, raise public awareness of it, and advocate for policy changes on a local and state level. 

The partnership includes the executive director and the community engagement associate and will grow in the months ahead to include those living in low-resource neighborhoods as well as organizations with which the partnership can align.Our work is supported by grants from United Way of Forsyth County, BB&T, the city of Winston-Salem, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Wake Forest University and Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina.

We will work to ensure that people living in low-resource neighborhoods know the ways in which many local organizations can help them break down barriers and access resources. We will also raise public awareness about challenges people in low-resource neighborhoods.