by Contributing Writer Published: October 14,2011
I applaud the Colorado Springs Business Journal coverage of the recently released 2011 Quality of Life Indicators report. This is relevant community reporting with important social and economic impacts. I would, however, like to clarify some of the issues addressed in the section of the article on suicide. This is not the first time the [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: October 7,2011
Few bright spots include tourism and cost of living Remember 2007? Those were the good ol’ days, according to the Pikes Peak Quality of Life Indicators. Unemployment was low, the city boasted higher-than-average incomes and job growth was steady. But the 2011 Quality of Life Indicators, prepared by the Pikes Peak United Way and released this week, paint a [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: September 24,2010
By John “JD” Dallager and Susan Saksa Last month, the fourth edition of the Quality of Life Indicators for the Pikes Peak Region was released. This 124-page publication is modeled after community benchmark and report-card initiatives that drive successful community strategies, actions, and accountability in cities and counties across the country. These efforts to develop comprehensive statistics [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: September 20,2010
Tags: crime, Economic Development, poverty, Quality of Life Indicators
The Pikes Peak United Way released its fourth annual Quality of Life indicators report today, a 124-page study that offers a snapshot the health of the community. The overall picture is not pretty. In a nutshell, the region’s job growth is not keeping up with the population, wages have dropped, childhood poverty is growing and young professionals [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: October 5,2009
Tags: book drive, Brainy Bunch, Community Partnership for Child Development, Pikes Peak United Way, Quality of Life Indicators
A coalition of nonprofit organizations is launching a literacy project targeted at very young children in hopes of raising the county’s third grade reading proficiency levels. The Quality of Life indicator’s Education Vision Council, Alliance for Kids and Pikes Peak United Way created a community-wide effort to coordinate literacy places with local birthing centers, pediatricians, early [...] [...]
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