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Risco, MO seeks to change its food desert status

MU Extension Community Economic Development Field Specialist Richard Proffer meets regularly with Risco residents to guide them to establishing a local limited use food store.

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Risco, MO seeks to change its food desert status

MU Extension Community Economic Development Field Specialist Richard Proffer meets regularly with Risco residents to guide them to establishing a local limited use food store. This project came about through a Strategic Doing strategic planning community driven process where the residents were led through a day long meeting focusing on what should be done, could be done and what will they do. The group left the day with an initial plan involving three committees and are now meeting on own towards the goal of getting the town ready for an entrepreneurial business owner.





Impact

The impact is for the first time this community has come together and decided to take action. They formed three community driven committees out of the day long meeting: funding, city expansion and city clean up. They are meeting monthly and are seeking solutions to the food desert they face.
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Contact

Richard Proffer
  profferrd@missouri.edu
  5732382420

Partner

Village of Risco
  cityofrisco@riscomo.com
  573-396-5650

Location

  Risco, MO 63874, USA

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