WANCHESE, N.C. — A first-of-its-kind workforce summit in Wanchese brought more than 60 people to the Coastal Studies Institute on Wednesday. The Outer Banks Workforce Summit gave the Outer Banks workforce a chance to outline the challenges they face every day to local, regional and state leaders.

"It's always been my dream to raise my family here but it seems impossible," said Jasmine Rivera, who was born and raised on the Outer Banks.

Rivera is a third-generation Outer Banks local, living and working in Dare County.

"There's nowhere to look for housing and where there is housing available, it's seasonal," said Rivera.

The Outer Banks Workforce Summit, hosted by the Outer Banks Workforce Network, gave Rivera and fellow full-time Outer Banks workers the chance to outline their challenge

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