Community Engagement for Cooperative Extension: Who Is and Is Not Participating in Community Engagement?
Cooperative Extension professionals are well-positioned to serve as ‘community conveners.’
Many communities face critical issues, such as how to develop sustainable food systems, assure economic development, and promote community health. Effectively addressing these issues requires engaging the community members most impacted by them in efforts to develop solutions. It is also important to include the multiple stakeholders who work on local issues and who serve affected community members.
Publication Date:
October 2023
AZ2025-2023
Pages:
10