Facilitating partnerships with Hispanic/Latino communities in Missouri

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

A series of three courses called the Community Development Academy is offered by the University of Missouri Community Development Extension Program.  The Community Development Academy is an intensive, experiential, five-day course (for noncredit or for three hours undergraduate or graduate credit), which explores ideas and develops practical skills for effectively involving and empowering local citizens and leaders in community-based efforts.

The courses combine leading edge thinking with practical application to enhance the capacity of people to work effectively with a broad range of community issues.  This professional development experience provides a conceptual base and skills for successfully bringing people (often with diverse views and opinions) together around common issues, helping them learn how to deal collectively with their issues of concern, and giving purposeful direction to their own futures.  Click here for more information.