Do you want to improve your skills as a meeting facilitator?

Are you new to running your neighborhood association's meetings? Facilitators act as an important guide during meetings and help steer a group toward success.

Use the Facilitator's Checklist (236 KB PDF) to help prepare for your next meeting. Also, check out the Running Effective Meetings toolbox in our Community Took Kit for other tips on holding community meetings.

Congratulations to the 2008 NLA class.

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy provides a hands-on learning environment for neighborhood and community leaders, public sector, and community-based organization staff, and students interested in community development careers.

To add your name to the mailing list for next year's brochure, send a message to Diana Rehagen at rehagend@umsl.edu.

Witnessing Neighborhood Violence: Understanding the Impact on Urban Youth
3:00-4:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 222 J.C. Penney Conference Center. The Seminar Series is free and open to the public. (Click here for 164 KB PDF with details.)

PARTNERSHIP OF THE MONTH

The Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network is a collaboration of organizations working to enhance the lives of grandparents raising grandchildren and relatives who are caregivers of relative children. To learn more about the Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network and to see a list of member agencies, visit the University of Missouri Extension Web site.