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Veteran R.E.A.D.S.

The Veteran R.E.A.D.S. program leverages storytelling to foster resilience, community, and dialogue among veterans, service members, and their families.

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Navigating Difference

Navigating Difference is an intercultural competency program for people who want to deepen their knowledge, skills and appreciation for connecting across diverse groups of all kinds.

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Engaged Neighbor Program

The Engaged Neighbor Program began in Greene County in 2019 and has grown to a statewide program. Efforts under the Engaged Neighbor Program name include classes, special events, presentations, partnerships, publications, an award-winning newsletter, and events like Missouri Good Neighbor Week, Show-Me Neighborhood Art Month and Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day.

News

Missouri Good Neighbor Week

Extension councils put good neighboring into action

Published

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Missouri Good Neighbor Week returns Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Published

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Loneliness: A hidden health problem in Missouri

Published

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Connecting a city through neighboring

Published

Resources

Acts of Neighboring (PDF)

Check out this list of unique acts of neighboring. It only takes one small act of neighborliness to make a big difference!

Meet the experts

David Burton
David Burton

Field Specialist in Community Development

Deana Dothage
Deana Dothage

Extension Engagement Specialist

Dwayne James, FIELD SPECIALIST IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & DIRECTOR OF EQUITY DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Dwayne James

Field Specialist in Community Development; Director of Access and Engagement

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