Boomerang Greensboro

Boomerang Greensboro is an initiative of Action Greensboro that draws former residents who moved elsewhere back to Greensboro – like a boomerang. Launched in 2021, with an initial grant of $50,000 from The Cemala Foundation, the program’s goal is to help foster economic development in the city of Greensboro by reintroducing families and individuals into its landscape.

The program’s success is abundant—since its launch, over 80 families have boomeranged back to Greensboro. Click below to read the many success stories of accomplished boomerangs that are thriving in Greensboro. 

Action Greensboro is a nonprofit that champions projects aimed at enhancing the city’s quality of life, civic engagement, and educational advancement and attracting and retaining young people. Comprised of eight Greensboro foundations, Action Greensboro solicits the ideas and concerns of Greensboro’s citizens and leaders in business, higher education and municipal government, and in collaboration with these constituents, works in a variety of ways to strengthen Greensboro’s economy and ensure the continuation of its excellent quality of life. The Cemala Foundation has been a partner of Action Greensboro since 2000.