Community development

Missouri EATs

In partnership with communities across the state, Missouri EATs helps connect local stakeholders to build and strengthen their community’s food system. Missouri EATs is a community development process designed to engage people and help them develop a plan to act in order to make lasting changes to transform their local food system.

Missouri Good Neighbor Week

Missouri Good Neighbor Week encourages citizens of Missouri to participate in events and activities to establish connections with their neighbors.

Youth Empowerment Program

Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) is a cohort for teens in high school that focuses on learning leadership skills, public speaking, and community engagement.

Neighborhood Leadership Fellows

The mission of Neighborhood Leadership Fellows (NLF) is to increase and amplify the voices of North St. Louis City and County residents at the civic decision-making tables in order to produce more equitable regional policies for neighborhoods.

The Economic Impact of Child Care Shortages in Missouri

Missouri EATs (Engage – Act – Transform): Cultivating Community Food Systems

Encouraging Return Migration and Population Retention in Rural Communities

Missouri Health Care Availability and Outcomes Differ Regionally

December 30, 2024 - December 31, 2025

Missouri Historic Schools Alliance (2025 Membership)

January 16, 2025 - December 18, 2025

Neighboring 101 - 2025

February 7, 2025 - December 5, 2025

2025 CEC Monthly Exchange Webinar Series

November 4, 2025

Missouri Rural Food Access Partnership - November Community Roundtable

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20 Missourians named 2025 Most Engaged Neighbors

October 6, 2025

Neighboring lessons from voices across America

August 22, 2025

Story as Strategy: Reframing Civic Engagement Through the Narratives We Live

August 11, 2025

2025 Missouri Hunger Atlas now available

August 1, 2025

Missouri Communities L.A.B.

MU Extension is a key partner in Missouri Community LAB, an online hub for residents and professionals to easily access courses designed to build strong, whole neighborhoods and towns, Rippel said. “LAB” stands for “Learn, Act and Build.”

Thriving Communities Starter Report

Build a report with indicators from the Thriving Communities collection. Learn about selected county population demographics and indicators about community vitality, belonging, and contribution, as well as the overall well-being and thriving measures.