Prosper Waco Initiative Longview to Waco 2018 Inter

Prosper Waco Initiative Longview to Waco: 2018 Inter. City Visit February 28, 2018

What Is the Prosper Waco initiative? A collective impact initiative that convenes cross-sector partners to identify and implement strategic efforts to measurably improve the education, health and financial security of people in the Waco community. Prosper Waco

How Does Collective Impact Work? 1. Partners agree on goals that can be measured 2. Partners use the goals to guide their own work 3. Partners work together to make things happen they couldn’t do on their own 4. A “backbone” facilitates and measures success Prosper Waco

History of Initiative Prosper Waco

History of Initiative Prosper Waco

History of initiative Prosper Waco

Role of Backbone The Prosper Waco backbone is the community's "dot connector. " The Prosper Waco backbone focuses on bringing together different sectors to have collaborative conversations to identify and strategically implement efforts that will address the initiative's goals. Prosper Waco

Building A Culture Focused On Outcomes • Training and support for local organizations to understand how to manage to outcomes and how data can be used to drive decisions • Facilitating collaborative data-driven approaches (e. g. , Project Link, School Readiness Initiative, Behavioral Health Leadership Team) • Responsible for monitoring a wide range of community indicators related to education, health and financial security and making them accessible to the community ○ Data Dashboard Prosper Waco

What Are The Initiative’s Goals? HEALTH EDUCATION - Increase the number of children entering school prepared to learn - Increase the percentage of Waco residents accessing affordable healthcare - Increase the percentage of students exceeding the state average on Third Grade STAAR assessment - Decrease the percentage of children and adults who are obese/overweight - Increase the percentage of women receiving annual preventative care - Decrease the use of local emergency rooms for mental health treatment - Increase the percentage of economicallydisadvantaged students receiving a college degree or workforce certificate FINANCIAL SECURITY - Increase the employment rate of Waco’s youth ages 16 to 24 - Increase the median income of full-time workers and households - Increase the amount of Waco residents that have three months’ worth of savings Prosper Waco

Overall Education Goals Data Source: Texas Academic Performance Reports (2015 -2016); Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (8 th Grade Cohort Data); CLI Engage Data (Fall 2016, English Only) Prosper Waco

Overall Health Goals Data source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings, 2015 -2017 Prosper Waco

Overall Financial Security Goals Data Source: U. S. Census Bureau (2015 Community Survey 1 -year Estimates); ESRI Net Worth Profile (2017) Prosper Waco

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ROI of Initiative Efforts

multi-year funding from outside Waco secured through collaboration of initiative partners since 2015 [ [ $6. 5 million of federal, state and private Prosper Waco

Breakdown of dollars secured: Episcopal Health Foundation ● $50, 000 - Community Engagement ● $586, 397 - Community Health Worker Program implementation ● $450, 000 - Community-Centered Health Home (CCHH) ● $25, 000 - CCHH planning grant Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ● $3, 328, 802 - System of Care grant Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) ● $1, 800, 000 - HOPES program implementation (Parents as Teachers) Skillpoint Alliance ● $250, 000 - funding for Waco program manager & classes Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) Fund ● $10, 000 - Bank On Waco implementation & launch Trellis Foundation (formerly TG Philanthropy) ● $149, 700 - Paving the Way (college & career pathways grant) Prosper Waco

Examples of Initiative Efforts

Summer Internship Program Community Health Worker Program BHLT Mc. Lennan County Behavioral Health Leadership Team Prosper Waco

Behavioral Health Leadership Team: The Mc. Lennan County Behavioral Health Leadership Team (BHLT) is comprised of leadership from the local mental health authority, healthcare providers, local government, and philanthropic foundations committed to aligning their resources to address mental health and substance abuse issues in our community. The BHLT works to implement recommendations of subcommittees of mental health practitioners. OCOF (System of Care) Total number of student receiving services: 152 Number of participating school districts: 7 Pre-Trial Intervention Program: Number of individuals screened who are entering PTIP: 39 Percent of individuals successfully participating: 79% Reintegration Program: Number of clients served: 49 Prosper Waco

Project Link: A multi-year project funded by the Rapoport Foundation that partners Waco ISD, La Vega ISD, MCC, and TSTC to serve a cohort over 1, 000 local students and their families in charting a successful post-secondary journey through intense one-on-one college, career, and financial advising. Total number of students served across five campuses: 1, 131 Number of graduates: 328 Percentage of graduates going to college: 60% Prosper Waco

Waco Employer Resource Network (WERN): This network is comprised of local job training programs, social service agencies, staffing agencies and employers that collaborate to help job seekers find full-time jobs more quickly, provide support to individuals to maintain employment, and offer employers a central point of contact to access the services of local agencies to fill job openings and reduce turnover among entrylevel employees. Total number of individuals referred to WERN: 55 Prosper Waco

Work Readiness Certificate (WRC): Mc. Lennan Community College (MCC) has partnered with the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD), the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses to develop an educational curriculum focused on the entry-level job skills valued by local employers. Jobseekers who complete the Work Readiness Certificate will earn an MCC certificate. Prosper Waco

Campus. Town Waco: A partnership of Baylor University, City of Waco, the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, MCC, TSTC, and Texas Tech Waco to retain local college graduates by connecting them to job opportunities, internships, and recreational activities. Number of students retained and contributing to Waco economy with assistance from CTW: 40 Average annual income for someone with a bachelor’s degree in Waco: $40, 636 $1. 6 million in annual wages retained in Waco Prosper Waco

Bank On Waco: With support from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, local banks are driving the Bank On Waco effort to increase financial literacy and access to banking services for low-income people in our community. • Bank On Waco launch is set for April 2018 • Bank On Waco partners include local banks and nonprofits • Community outreach related to low- or no-cost bank accounts at partner institutions Prosper Waco

Waco ISD/Prosper Waco Partnership • Senate Bill 1882: allows school districts to partner with a local non-profit to create in-district charter schools • Prosper Waco will serve as operating partner of the charter schools in the transformation zone • 4 elementary schools and 2 middle schools • Waco ISD’s Bold Changes § Focus on early childhood education § Comprehensive districtwide literacy plan § Enhanced special programs § Differentiated instruction through blended learning § Coordinated wrap-around services Prosper Waco

To read more about efforts addressing the initiative’s goals, visit “The Work” page on the Prosper Waco website. Prosper Waco

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