The Prosper Lincoln focus area of Employment Skills has the goal of ensuring access to training and support for skilled in-demand jobs. United Way of Lincoln/Lancaster County also understands that having a good job is a key to helping a family out of poverty. The...
The unemployment rate in Lincoln is one of the lowest in the nation. But we are challenged by a lack of available skilled talent that companies need to grow and thrive. At the same time, families are living in poverty while working multiple part-time jobs and jumping...
Preschoolers are suspended from school at an alarming rate. And that is the start of the preschool to prison pipeline. High quality early childhood education is key.
At any given point, more than 200 software, computer science and tech jobs are open in Lincoln. If the innovation/entrepreneurial ecosystem is to grow, the city needs to attract talent - a challenge facing cities all across the country. So how do we recruit...
Incomes are up. Poverty is down. And job openings have hit a record high. But if the economy is so wonderful, why are so many Americans still feeling left behind? The disconnect between positive statistics and people’s day-to-day lives is one of the great economic and...
It’s been hard to prove that attending preschool makes a difference for kids, academically. Many research studies have found that children who didn’t go to preschool catch up to those who did in just a few years. By third grade, there’s often no difference in math and...
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, children who aren’t proficient in reading by the fourth grade are far less likely to graduate high school and attend college. The statistic becomes even more drastic for children from low-income families, and more drastic...
The 2017 Prosper Lincoln Summit, held Wednesday, August 23 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, attracted nearly 1,000 individuals wishing to learn more about the community agenda designed to address the issues of early childhood, employment skills and innovation and...
View the 2017 Lincoln Vital Signs tab here. Visit the Lincoln Vital Signs website at http://lincolnvitalsigns.org/