DATA
By working together as a community, the goals within the Prosper Waco initiative can be achieved by 2020. Prosper Waco staff is actively tracking the progress of each goal within education, health and financial security. Click on the icons to see the goals for 2020 and the progress to date.
Click here to access the Prosper Waco initiative scorecard, which outlines every indicator tracked in relation to the desired result. Initiative Working Groups use this information to guide their decision making.
DESIRED RESULT
More low-income residents of Greater Waco will complete a college degree or workforce certificate
HOW WILL WE GET THERE?
- Increase percentage of Kindergarten-ready students
- Increase the percentage of Third Grade students meeting standard on Third Grade reading assessment
- Increase the percentage of economically-disadvantaged students who complete a workforce certificate or college degree
DESIRED RESULT
Compared to other Texas communities, McLennan County residents will live healthier lifestyles and access the best available care
HOW WILL WE GET THERE?
- Decrease the use of the Emergency Room as a source of primary care
- Decrease the percentage of Waco-area adults and children considered overweight or obese
- Improve women’s health indicators by reducing disparities of poor birth outcomes and the rate of teen pregnancy, while increasing the percentage of women receiving annual preventative care
- Decrease the use of the Emergency Room for mental health treatment and improve McLennan’s County ranking in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s component of “poor mental health days”
DESIRED RESULT
More Waco-area households will earn incomes that provide financial security
HOW WILL WE GET THERE?
- Increase youth employment
- Increase individual and household income, especially for the lowest-earning workers
- Enhance households’ ability to save and build wealth