Introduction
Vibrant, Nurturing Communities
- Goal 1: Kentucky communities will be safe and caring places that enable all citizens to lead productive, fulfilling lives.
- Goal 2: Kentucky's communities and citizens will share responsibility in helping families succeed.
- Goal 3: Kentuckians will have decent, safe, and affordable housing.
- Goal 4: All Kentuckians will have access to affordable, high-quality, and comprehensive health care that stresses the importance of preventive care.
- Goal 5: Kentucky communities will have high levels of trust and civic pride realized from broad citizen participation in their continuous development.
- Goal 6: Kentucky communities will value and respect all individuals regardless of culture, race, ethnic background, religion, or gender.
Lifelong, quality educational opportunities
- Goal 7: Kentuckians will have an education system of lifelong learning that exemplifies excellence.
- Goal 8: Kentuckians will have equal opportunity to obtain an internationally competitive education.
- Goal 9: Kentucky's children will come to school ready and able to learn.
- Goal 10: Kentucky's children will have safe, stable learning environments.
- Goal 11: Kentuckians will promote partnerships among parents, schools, and communities to enhance the social and academic development of children.
- Goal 12: Kentuckians will have opportunities to appreciate, participate in, and contribute to the arts and humanities and historic preservation.
Sustainable, prosperous economy
- Goal 13: Kentucky will end poverty and alleviate its adverse consequences and debilitating effects.
- Goal 14: Kentucky will have diversified long-term development that stresses competitiveness and a rising standard of living for all citizens while maintaining a quality environment.
- Goal 15: Kentucky will benefit from participation in an integrated global economy.
- Goal 16: Kentucky will maintain and enhance a strong farm economy through diversification, internal networks, and agricultural processing industries.
- Goal 17: Kentucky will develop and enhance its physical infrastructure to support and sustain economic development and a high quality of life.
- Goal 18: Kentucky will develop a state-of-the-art technological infrastructure that complements its learning culture and bolsters its competitive position in the world economy.
- Goal 19: Kentucky will establish a fair, competitive, and responsible fiscal, tax, and regulatory structure.
- Goal 20: Kentucky will create an entrepreneurial economy.
A clean, beautiful environment
Honest, participatory government at all levels
- Goal 24: Government at all levels will be accountable, open, participatory, and responsive to the changing needs of Kentuckians.
- Goal 25: Kentucky will ensure a fair, equitable, and effective system of justice.
- Goal 26: Citizens should continue to broaden their understanding of issues, play a role in the civic life of their communities, and recognize the enduring importance of their participation.