Diversity, inclusivity topics in Westmoreland Community Action survey
A survey open through Feb. 22 will help Westmoreland Community Action determine how the agency can help with issues related to diversity and inclusiveness.
Welcoming Westmoreland is a project the Greensburg-based agency and other groups are undertaking in an effort to foster growth and development through diverse cultures that exist in the county.
“Inclusivity and diversity is so important for the growth and prosperity of Westmoreland County,” Mandy Welty Zalich, director of Westmoreland Community Action, said in an announcement. “This survey is a valuable tool to make that happen.”
The survey is available at: survey monkey.com/r/WelcomingWestmore land. It takes less than 15 minutes to complete and asks general biographical questions as well as soliciting suggestions for ways to improve inclusion and eliminate discrimination. It also seeks volunteers to aid in events that could promote understanding of others.
Those are tasks that were set forth by the county’s strategic plan, released in 2019.
Westmoreland County’s population is almost 95% white, according to census data. The county lost more than 14,580 people since 2010, according to 2019 data, the largest decline in Pennsylvania.
The county’s strategic plan, released last year, calls for making Westmoreland County more inclusive and diverse. The nation’s demographics are shifting, becoming less white, and the county risks falling behind if it does not find ways to welcome these growing population groups, according to the plan.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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