Path Forward: How to connect with Dayton Daily News investigations

The Dayton Daily News kicked off our The Path Forward project because we love this community and want it to be the best it can be.

That means building off our strengths and addressing our weaknesses. We’re not naïve. We know many of Dayton’s problems have long coattails. But we also know this community and its history of overcoming obstacles. We think if we work together we can accomplish a lot.

OUR MISSION

With the help of many of you, along with community leaders and our citizen advisory board, we identified three initial topics that require immediate attention: the addiction crisis, problems in the Dayton Public Schools and the overall performance of the region’s economy. The reporters on The Path Forward team are digging into each of these areas and reporting as they go.

» Past coverage in The Path Forward project

MEET THE TEAM

The Editors

Samantha Sommer, John Erickson, Ron Rollins

The Reporters

Katie Wedell, Josh Sweigart, Lynn Hulsey

Our advisory board

Cassie Barlow, Raphael Carranza, Rusty Clifford, Rob Connelly, Juanita Darden-Jones, Jill Dietrich, Diane Ewing, Doug Fecher, Deb Feldman, Steve Haller, Shannon Isom, Jeff Kruithoff, George Lewis, Nick Ripplinger, Vanessa Ward, Kevin Weckesser

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

We need your help as we engage the community in a conversation about solutions to our biggest problems. We’ve set up Facebook groups around each topic so that you can have your voices heard. Our goal is to channel your ideas into solutions that work. So, let’s get started.