NLF Schedule

The Neighborhood Leadership Fellows runs from January - September 2024. NLF meets one weekend (Friday & Saturday) a month in-person and one Wednesday a month virtually. 

We understand that fellows may be employed while applying for the NLF program. If you are employed during the sessions for NLF, we will do all that we can to contact your employer and discuss participation in the program. 

Neighborhood Leadership Fellows expects a high level of commitment to program sessions in order to establish a successful foundational knowledge of learning outcomes. Participants should expect to spend 10 hours a month in addition to scheduled sessions, attending community events, and completing homework assignments.

2024 Schedule for NLF

All Friday sessions are held from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm in-person.
All Saturday sessions are held from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm in-person.
All Wednesday sessions are held from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm virtually. The Wednesday sessions will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, except for March and June where we will meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month. 

 Friday and Saturday sessions will be held in-person on the following dates:

• January 5 & 6: Introductory Welcome & Strengths-Based Leadership
• February 2 & 3: History of Institutionalized Racism in St. Louis & Understanding the Pillars of the Promise Zone
• March 8 & 9: Project Focused Strategic Doing & Team Building: Collaboration, Communication, and Conflict
• April 5 & 6: Understanding and Using Data & The Art of Storytelling
• May 3 & 4: Community Organizing & Advocacy Campaigns
• June 7 & 8: Boards and Commissions & Show me the Money
• July 12 & 13: Understanding St. Louis Development
• August 2 & 3: Local and State Government
• September 13 & 14: Group Presentations & Graduation

 Wednesday sessions will be held virtually on the following dates:

• January 17
• February 21 
• March 27
• April 17
• May 15
• June 26 
• July 17
• August 21
• September 18