Prosper Springfield News Today

Group says poverty has dropped almost 6% since 2015.

Four of the five applicants spoke to the News-Leader about their thoughts on poverty, development and more.

This week, host Lisa Langley speaks with Francine Pratt, Prosper Springfield Director. Today’s discussion breaks down the layers of data related to Springfield’s unemployment rate, and how this information is vital to the overall goal of reducing poverty at least 5 percent by 2025.  Pratt explains that at face value, the unemployment rate does not account for important differences within various subsets of the population, and does not directly account for those who experience underemployme...

Posted By: Jason Rima April 1, 2021 @ 12:31 pm Local News, News Springfield’s poverty rate has dropped to a five year low. The group Prosper Springfield says the poverty rate is now 22.9 percent. That’s still very high, but the group hopes to keep working on creating a culture of equity and inclusion. Press Release Officials with Prosper Springfield, a collective impact model initiative, announced today that Springfie...