Prosper Lincoln News
Rich Claussen to Join Olsson
Rich Claussen, the Innovation Ambassador for Prosper Lincoln, will join Olsson in a part-time capacity in March and move to full-time in June. For the past three years, Claussen has made connection and advanced the Prosper Lincoln Innovation & Entrepreneurship...
Lincoln Littles to address childcare benefits cliff
The first ever Lincoln Littles giving day, held on February 12, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, raised $637,397. Hosted by Lincoln Community Foundation, in partnership with Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, the giving day raised funds for tuition assistance,...
Woman’s Visual Impairment Doesn’t Hinder Motivation to Work
Jessica, 21 of Lincoln, was ready to do more. She had jobs bussing tables or washing dishes, but she wanted to work with people and expand on her skills in food service. Thanks to a job fair at Center for People in Need, Jessica got that opportunity when she was hired...
Startup Week Shines Light on Lincoln’s Ecosystem
When Lincoln Vital Signs was first released in 2014, Lincoln was doing many things very well. Emphasizing the positive, Entrepreneurship was chosen as one of Prosper Lincoln’s three focus areas. Startup Week is a five-day celebration on Lincoln’s entrepreneurial...
Willard Community Center expands preschool to serve more
In a century-old former school building in southwest Lincoln, Willard Community Center quietly serves thousands of families in the neighborhood. Thanks to a recent remodel and the momentum created through Prosper Lincoln, Willard Community Center has expanded and...
Progress Report October 2018
October, 2018 The Prosper Lincoln team would like to thank you for stepping up to this important agenda. Our Developers are now past the half way mark on the 4-year strategic plan. Here are a few ways we have been working to make Lincoln a better place to live and...
Two years free tuition helping to develop Lincoln’s workforce
Thanks to a recent gift from the Acklie Charitable Foundation, students who receive the Learn to Dream Scholarship at Southeast Community College can now complete a second year of credits without having to pay tuition and fees. Helping families out of poverty while...
Reserve Pitch idea gains momentum
It started with an idea that turned the concept of a student career fair on its head. Not long after the Prosper Lincoln community agenda was announced, Rich Claussen, the Ambassador for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship focus area, went to work building an event...
Housing Authority provides books to families with financial needs
One of the Prosper Lincoln community agenda objectives is to enrich early childhood development at home through the promotion of reading aloud 15 minutes per day. Lincoln Housing Authority (LHA), which provides affordable housing to families currently undergoing...
Children’s Museum connects children to reading and parents to jobs, resources
To help families truly prosper, a multi-faceted approach is needed. Children must be read to, as we’ve learned from the Early Childhood focus areas of Prosper Lincoln, and their parents must have stable and well-compensated employment, as we know from Prosper...