Where does the St. Louis region stand on overall well-being? What have we learned about how to measure success for a region? What’s next for St. Louis as it looks to climb up the ladder on these rankings in the future? What has studying twelve issue areas over the last several months taught us about where we stand? Our twelfth and final episode explores the CORE Score well-being index for the St. Louis region and takes a look back at what we’ve learned over the full Where We Stand series.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

CORE Score Well-Being Index

Greater St. Louis, Inc.

St. Louis ArtWorks

Save Lives Now!

Where does the St. Louis region stand on poverty? What can the poverty rate tell us about the success or failure of a region? And how does this issue tie in with our recent discussions on income and education? What can understanding these deep struggles tell us about where we stand? Our eleventh episode explores the issue of poverty in the St. Louis region through conversations with EWG's Derek Wetherell and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Dan Glazier.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri

Missouri Works

Mission: St. Louis

Employment Connection of St. Louis

Community Action Agency of St. Louis County

Missouri Job Center of St. Charles County

Where does the St. Louis region stand on education? Does our high rate of high school diploma attainment correlate with regional success? How do high school graduation rates relate to the number of bachelor’s degrees in the metro area? And how does whether you’re in the city or suburbs, Missouri or Illinois, determine what kind of education you’re likely to receive? Our tenth episode explores the issue of education in the St. Louis region through a conversation with EWG's Mary Rocchio.

Links:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

St. Louis ArtWorks

UMSL Geospatial Collaborative