News & Announcements

Closing the Food Gap

A food desert is an urban district with little or no access to foods needed to maintain a healthy diet. The Community Partnership Project is working with the Old North St. Louis Restoration Group to develop a set of strategies to improve access to fresh, local, affordable, and healthy food and support local farmers and Missouri producers. Read more about the Old North Healthy Community Initiative.

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Neighborhood Leaders

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy provides hands-on leadership training that emphasizes community building principles, organizational leadership and management practices, and personal leadership skills.

To add your name to the mailing list for the 2010 NLA brochure, send your name and address to Diana Rehagen at rehagend@umsl.edu.

Find out what NLA graduates are up to in the lastest 2009 NLA newsletter.

Does Your Organization Have a Major Decision to Make?

Are you looking for a tool to use the next time your organization needs to brainstorm ideas and make a decision about a future action?

Depending on the issue, certain group decision-making techniques may be more appropriate than others.

Check out the Planning & Visioning toolbox in our Community Tool Kit for information about three common group decision-making techniques: consensus decision making, nominal group technique, and force field analysis.

2009 NLA Class Tours 5th Ward

The 2009 Neighborhood Leadership Academy class toured the 5th Ward in the City of St. Louis as part of their April 25th session. The tour was hosted by Sal Martinez, executive director of Community Renewal and Development, and 5th Ward Alderwoman April Ford Griffin. NLA 2008 graduate Deanetta James, a resident of the 5th Ward, also spoke to the class about her NLA experience and the changes she has seen in her community.