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Topic: Community Development

Risco, MO seeks to change its food desert status

MU Business, Collaboration, Community Development, Community Engagement, Community Health, Food

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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Economic Development Rural Development Small Business Development
Missouri Broadband Resource Rail

Missouri Broadband Resource Rail

MU, S&T, UM System, UMKC, UMSL Broadband, Community Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Workforce Development

Whether you are a member of the public, a researcher, a community-based organization, an internet service provider, work in local government or economic development- The Missouri Broadband Resource Rail has the tools to help you.

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Rural Development UM System
Research Enabled

Research Enabled

MU, S&T, UM System, UMKC, UMSL Business, Community Development, Research & Data, Workforce Development

YOUR PARTNER FOR RAPID RESEARCH SOLUTIONS The Research Enabled portal quickly connects companies to the wealth of expertise and resources at the seven campuses of the University of Missouri and Southern Illinois University systems, to address technical, business, and other research needs of industry and organizations.

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Economic Development Entrepreneurship Small Business Development University of Missouri System
Exceed – Regional Economic and Entrepreneurial Development

Exceed – Regional Economic and Entrepreneurial Development

MU Business, Community Development, Research & Data, Workforce Development

University of Missouri Extension’s Exceed program enhances economic development opportunities by providing high-quality research and insights to our partners. We routinely work with businesses, communities, regions, governments and nonprofits through a variety of projects.

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Data Economic Development Extension Research Small Business Development
Tri-County Tourism

Tri-County Tourism

MU Community Development, Health

ExploreMIR is a tri-county tourism event between Madison, Iron and Reynolds counties in Southeast Missouri.

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Nature Tourism
Professional EDGE

Professional EDGE

MU Business, Community Development, Professional Development, Workforce Development

In the Advanced Professional Development course, students work with a professional partner through MU Extension, the MU Office of Service-Learning, or corporate partners across the state to complete a professional project. Students address the business needs of the partner organization, and dedicate approximately 30 hours per student per semester to this effort.

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Business Collaboration Community Economic Development Education Outreach Partnership Program
Arts in the Park & Mistletowne Market Festivals

Arts in the Park & Mistletowne Market Festivals

MU Arts & Culture, Celebration, Community Development

For the past four years, the MU Extension Community Arts Program has partnered with the City of North Kansas City to present Arts in the Park and the Mistletowne Market festivals.

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Art Collaboration Economic Development Music Partnership
Uniting Veterans with Service Dogs

Uniting Veterans with Service Dogs

MU Community Development

In collaboration with Veterans United Home Loans, we are training post-traumatic stress service dogs for US military veterans. The dogs come from animal shelters, are pre-trained in basic obedience at the Boonville Prison, and then are trained on the special skills to help a veteran. The program matches the veteran with the dog through careful […]

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Animals Community
Tourin’ Tigers

Tourin’ Tigers

MU Community Development, Education

Travel Program that connects Mizzou Alumni and friends in share social and learning experiences.

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Character Education Community Education
RJI Student Innovation Competition

RJI Student Innovation Competition

MU Community Development, Community Engagement, Competition

This year the challenge for students is to partner with a news organization to find a new (to them) engagement idea to help foster connection with their community. Applications detailing the ideas are due by Oct 31st. First prize is $10,000.

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Community Competition Journalism
Missouri Youth Leadership Forum

Missouri Youth Leadership Forum

MU Community Development, Education, Leadership

A partnership between the MU College of Education, the state of Missouri and others, Youth Leadership Forum is a unique career leadership-training program for students with disabilities, ages 16–21.

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Counseling Disability Training Youth
FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

MU Community Development, Mental Health

The Family Access Center of Excellence (FACE) are now connecting families with up to 6 hours of free counseling.

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Counseling Family Youth
PolitiFact Missouri

PolitiFact Missouri

MU Community Development, News, Professional Development

Students working at the Columbia Missourian act as the state branch of PolitiFact, the national fact-checking organization that examines the statements of political leaders and government officials.

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Community Education
Maximizing Northwest Missouri Communities through development of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Maximizing Northwest Missouri Communities through development of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

MU Business, Community Development, Workforce Development

The project is a joint program between the Community Foundation of NW Missouri, University of Missouri, the regional universities in the region, the regional planning commissions, economic development agencies, Department of Economic Development and USDA.

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Collaboration Community Entrepreneurship
Mizzou Alternative Breaks and MU Extension Weekend Program Partnership

Mizzou Alternative Breaks and MU Extension Weekend Program Partnership

MU Community Development, Education, Nonprofit, Youth Programming

Mizzou Alternative Breaks weekend service trips give Mizzou students an opportunity to learn more about Missouri while serving communities throughout the state.

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Community Education Volunteerism and Service
Power Up Your Pantry

Power Up Your Pantry

MU Community Development, Education, Food, Health

Power Up Your Pantry is a University of Missouri program for food pantries and other hunger relief groups who are looking for ways to enhance their current operations and better meet the needs of the people they serve.

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Agriculture Collaboration Community
Engaged Mizzou: Office of Service-Learning

Engaged Mizzou: Office of Service-Learning

MU Collaboration, Community Development, Education

Service-Learning is the formal integration of community service into student instruction. Service-learning connects students with the community in partnerships that provide effective and far-reaching assistance to those in need.

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Character Education Collaboration Community Education
Grow Well Missouri

Grow Well Missouri

MU Collaboration, Community Development, Food, Health, Nonprofit

Grow Well Missouri partners with food pantries, local organizations, and volunteers to establish food gardening programs that reach out to food pantry customers.

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Agriculture Food Volunteerism and Service

Community Development Resources

Missouri Broadband Resource Rail
Research Enabled
FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic
PolitiFact Missouri
Maximizing Northwest Missouri Communities through development of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Community Development Services

Professional EDGE
Arts in the Park & Mistletowne Market Festivals
FACE of Boone County Pays for Free Counseling Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

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