ETCOG Wins Achievement Award from National Member Organization for Rural, Set, Go! Workforce Strategy Public Forum Series
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Rural, Set, Go! is an intentional strategy to engage community leaders, business leaders, and community members in candid conversations about the factors influencing their local workforce and economic development needs.
The forums began in 2021 to address some very basic needs for sustainable growth, including increased access to education, workforce, and economic development resources, the challenges of opportunity deserts which are defined as lack of broadband access, lack of basic services such as transportation, child care resources, training and skills development and access to jobs. Approximately 500 attendees joined the 2022 forum series, which took place weekly from March 22 to June 7 in East Texas rural counties.
“Workforce and economic development needs cannot be fully addressed without ensuring our agencies and staff are fully engaged with these less populated counties. Rural, Set, Go! addresses this challenge and will make all of our investments in the workforce more effective. I am so proud of our team at ETCOG, and Workforce Solutions East Texas, for bringing this series to life and enhancing our services in East Texas,” said ETCOG’s Director of Workforce & Economic Development, Doug Shryock.
ETCOG has been a long-time member of NARC, whose member organizations are composed of multiple local governments that work together to serve American communities – large and small, urban and rural. Eleven projects submitted from regional planning agencies across the nation received Achievement Awards.
The Achievement Awards were presented during an awards ceremony held at the recent NARC 56th Annual Conference & Exhibition held in Columbus, Ohio.
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About the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC)
NARC serves as a national voice for regions by advocating for regional cooperation as the most effective way to address a variety of community planning and development opportunities and issues. NARC’s member organizations are composed of multiple local governments that work together to serve American communities – large and small, urban and rural. For more information about NARC awards, conferences, and leadership, contact Melissa Lowe, Melissa.Lowe@narc.org, or visit www.NARC.org. About ETCOG
The East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) is a voluntary association of counties, cities, school districts, and special districts within the fourteen-county East Texas region. ETCOG assists local governments in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit, and coordinating for sound regional development. Established in 1970, ETCOG, either directly, or through its contractors, provides programs and services for East Texas seniors, employers, and job seekers. ETCOG and its contractors also build the 9-1-1 emergency call delivery system, provide peace officer training and homeland security planning services; and deliver rural transportation services, business finance programs, and environmental grant funding for the region. www.etcog.org
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East Texas Council of Governments | (903) 218-6400 | www.etcog.org
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