City leaders meeting to discuss race and social equity in Columbia

Local leaders met on Tuesday night to discuss race and social equity in Columbia. Last fall, officials started the city’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2019, and one of the five priority areas where the city needed improvement was social equity.

Some key objectives and actions that the city highlighted were, strengthening three low to moderate income neighborhoods by increasing neighborhood activities, increasing healthy eating/active living, increasing access to health care, participation in outdoor and cultural activities, and help first time buyers achieve home ownership.

Representatives from the Heart of Missouri United Way, City of Columbia, University of Missouri and Diversity Awareness met at Hickman High School to discuss ways the city could move forward.