Bold Goals

What will our community look like in 2030?

Bold Goals 2030 is a strategic vision for making our community a stronger place for everyone who calls it home. Developed by key leaders, experts and community members like you, Bold Goals 2030 outlines key strategies that will help transform our community by addressing our most pressing needs.

Together, we will make meaningful, measurable improvements in the lives of people in our community by the year 2030.

We invite you to contribute your time, talents and resources to solve our community's most difficult problems. UNITED, we can accomplish our community's vision for success.

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United, we will make measurable change in our community. We hold quarterly in-person meetings to discuss the work in our community, to network and to share resources centered around the following bold goals:

80% or more of households will pay than 30% of their income on housing.
2017 Baseline » 73% of current households are paying less than 30% of their income on housing.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

75% or more of households will be above the ALICE* threshold.
Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed    
2016 Estimate » 52% of households are above the threshold. Source: United for ALICE

Upcoming Community Meeting dates:

July 12th, 2022 - Click here to register.
October 18th, 2022 - Click here to register.
January 17th, 2023 - Click here to register.
April 18th, 2023 - Click here to register.

Click here to sign up to receive communications about Financial Stability bold goal work and ways to be involved.

United, we will make measurable change in our community. We hold quarterly in-person meetings to discuss the work in our community, to network and to share resources centered around the following bold goals:

Improve mental health by 25% or more.
2016 Baseline » Average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in the last 30: 4.2 days/month. Source: County Health Rankings and Roadmaps

Decrease drug-related overdose deaths and suicides by 25% or more.
2017 Baseline » 20 deaths per 100,000 people.
Source: Tennessee Department of Health

Upcoming Community Meeting dates:

August 16, 2022 - Click here to register.
November 15th, 2022 - Click here to register.
February 21st, 2023 - Click here to register.
May 16th, 2023 - Click here to register.

Click here to sign up to receive communications about Mental Health & Substance Abuse bold goal work and ways to be involved.

United, we will make measurable change in our community. We hold quarterly in-person meetings to discuss the work in our community, to network and to share resources centered around the following bold goals:

50% or more of children will be kindergarten-ready.
2018 Baseline » 25.5% of children ready to start kindergarten.
Source: Murfreesboro City Schools

Upcoming Community Meeting dates:

September 20, 2022 - Click here to register.
December 20, 2022 - Click here to register.
March 21, 2023 - Click here to register.
June 20, 2023 - Click here to register.

Click here to sign up to receive communications about Early Childhood Development bold goal work and ways to be involved.

Bold Goals 2030

50% or more of children will be kindergarten-ready.
2018 Baseline » 25.5% of children ready to start kindergarten.
Source: Murfreesboro City Schools

80% or more of households will pay than 30% of their income on housing.
2017 Baseline » 73% of current households are paying less than 30% of their income on housing.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

75% or more of households will be above the ALICE* threshold.
Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed    
2016 Estimate » 52% of households are above the threshold. Source: United for ALICE

Improve mental health by 25% or more.
2016 Baseline » Average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in the last 30: 4.2 days/month. Source: County Health Rankings and Roadmaps

30% or less of public school students and adults will be overweight or obese.
2017 Baseline » 40.3% of public school students are overweight or obese. | 2015 Baseline » 33% of adults are obese. Source: Tennessee Department of Education Source: County Health Rankings and Roadmaps

Decrease drug-related overdose deaths and suicides by 25% or more.
2017 Baseline » 20 deaths per 100,000 people.
Source: Tennessee Department of Health