Focus areas

Learn more about our programs, initiatives and successes by exploring the following focus areas:

Aging and Health

Aging &
Health

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Community Economic
Development

Local government
support

Natural Resources
& Resilience

Planning &
Placemaking

Transportation
& Mobility

Workforce
& Talent

Our Regional Goals

Our nine-county region is a beautiful and vibrant place, comprised of 70 communities and 2.25 million people. Those of us who live, work and play here want to see our area thrive. Our contribution is to focus on expanding opportunity and improving regional quality of life across seven focus areas. These align with our regional goals in our current strategic plan that guides our work through 2022.

01

Growth:

Manage cross-jurisdictional collaboration for coordinated regional growth

02

Mobility:

Expand regional mobility choices and connections

03

Health:

Improve the health and resilience of individuals, communities and our region

04

Economic Development:

Facilitate business and infrastructure investments in our local communities and regional economy

05

Talent:

Provide talent strategies and solutions for a qualified and competitive workforce

06

Innovation:

Support and champion our local governments

07

Operations:

Enhance Centralina’s operations, infrastructure and partnerships

Our Impact

We strive for our work to make a difference for our region, local governments and the individuals who call Centralina home. It’s the impact we have at these three levels that fulfills our mission and makes us proud to be public servants.

Individuals

We provide direct health, aging and workforce services.

Communities

We support elected officials, local governments and their staff by providing technical assistance, training and expertise.

Region

We identify opportunities and drive action by facilitating area-wide planning, collaboration and problem-solving across public and private sectors at the regional, state and federal levels.