Community & Economic Development

Programs available include:

• Demographic and socio-economic analyses
• Asset Based Community Development and Needs Assessment
• Strategic Community Planning
• Public Policy Education
• Leadership Development
• Building Cooperation and Collaboration
• Existing Business Retention and Expansion
• Community Development through Involvement in the Arts
• Rural Health and its Economic Impact
• Regional Economic Development
  

Guiding Principles of Community and Economic Development Programs are:

• Promote active and representative participation toward enabling all community members to meaningfully influence the decisions that affect their lives.
• Engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts associated with alternative courses of action.
• Incorporate the diverse interests and cultures of the community in the community development process; and disengage from support of any effort that is likely to adversely affect the disadvantaged members of a community.
• Work actively to enhance the leadership capacity of community members, leaders, and groups within the community.
• Be open to using the full range of action strategies to work toward the long-term sustainability and well being of the community.

National e-Commerce Extension Initiative grant information

Community and Economic Development Programs of the Cooperative Extension Service bring resources available at the University of Kentucky to local communities interested in improving their quality of life.