Prosper Lincoln News
Much to Applaud as Community Reflects on First Three Years of Prosper Lincoln
What started as 2,100 ideas to address the 2014 Lincoln Vital Signs findings, turned into a focused community agenda to lift Lincoln higher. Lincoln Community Foundation President, Barbara Bartle, highlighted many of the recent success at the Prosper Lincoln Summit....
Next Phase of Community Agenda Reacts to Latest Data in Lincoln Vital Signs
The fourth Lincoln Vital Signs report, released on December 17 by the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, featured new data that reflects how Lincoln has evolved over the last decade. New data findings illustrated trends in Lincoln’s community in the areas...
Mayor announces new tool in effort to increase affordable housing
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird today announced a new affordable housing initiative that would provide home buyers in some areas of Lincoln with a $5,000 tax credit. The new tool is available because of the passage of LB86 in the Nebraska Legislature earlier this year and...
Quality-Focused Startups Signal A City’s Economical Potential
Startup activity can signal a city's economic potential, but it's actually the quality of the startups, not the quantity, that matters. As shared in Harvard Business Review, a new paper released by Jorge Guzman and Scott Stern, both of MIT, surveys the landscape of...
Neighborhoods and Healthy Child Development
A child’s neighborhood can play an important role in his or her physical, mental, and emotional development. Studies show that over and above individual and family-level influences, a person's neighborhood income level in childhood can profoundly affect his or her...
Employment Fairs Helping Businesses Grow
One of the key objectives of the Employment Skills focus are of Prosper Lincoln is that employers and potential employees will connect. Thanks to EmployLNK, this is happening! EmployLNK is a group of agencies that serve over 5,000 Lincoln residents by connecting...
Read Aloud Lincoln Initiative Transitions to Lincoln City Libraries
Part meeting, part celebration – the supporters of Read Aloud Lincoln were all smiles as they gathered in early September for an exciting announcement. After nearly 18 months of successful programming formed around the Prosper Lincoln focus on early childhood, the...
“Creating the Conditions for Family Child Care to Thrive” Outlined in New Report From All Our Kin
All Our Kin is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains family child care providers to ensure that children and families have the foundation they need to succeed in school and in life. The Nebraska Early Childhood...
JELO Program Connects Local Businesses With LPS Students
JELO Program Connects Local Businesses With LPS Students Are you a business or organization with employment opportunities available for students? Lincoln Public Schools, EmployLNK, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development have...
2017 Lincoln Vital Signs Report
2017 Lincoln Vital Signs Report View the 2017 Lincoln Vital Signs tab here. Visit the Lincoln Vital Signs website at https://lincolnvitalsigns.org/