The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced a commitment to grow its outreach to Native American and indigenous communities beginning in 2024, including expanding access to SIA services and programs such as its training, scholarship and mentorship offerings.
In an expansion of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and workforce development efforts, and working with its industry partners, SIA said it is making a concerted effort to engage with Native American communities, which have historically faced isolation, higher unemployment and poverty rates than the general population, challenges accessing quality education and jobs and other barriers to economic opportunity.