Continuing Education - Community Partnership Project

• Graduate Fellowship in Community Building–Application deadline is August 27, 2010.
• Listen to the Spring, 2010 three-part Brown Bag Series titled, “Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the Age of Obama.” 
• View the presentation from the April 22nd Seminar Series, titled “Watch My Back: Understanding the Threat of Victimization Inside and Outside of Gangs.”

Good Eats in Old North

Cultivating a Sustainable Neighborhood by Increasing Access to Healthy Foods

In the News: Learn more about this initiative in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article and a University of Missouri Extension video.

People flourish when they live in communities with parks, community gardens, access to nutritious food, and neighbors who know and support one another. Healthy and sustainable neighborhoods require healthy environments--public transit, grocery stores, schools, parks, and workplaces. The location of food resources and the built environment affects people’s ability to access healthy foods and incorporate physical activity in order to live a healthy life.

Read more: Old North Healthy Community Initiative

The Community Partnership Project provides support for Faculty in developing links with St. Louis area resources and organizations, and helps Students interested in connecting with St. Louis communities. We also publish a Community Tool Kit made up of more than 20 tools related to outreach, action planning, collaboration, building consensus, and more.

Read more: Resources