Horizons
Horizons Program Launches Citizen-Leaders in Iowa Communities 08/05/08
From building a child care center to retaining a grocery store and mentoring youth, citizens in Horizons communities are making a difference with this leadership program. more...
Horizons Communities Taking Action 7/17/08
Citizens of Horizons communities are taking action to address poverty and improve their communities for all. Read about the opening of the Elma Early Childhood Center or the formation of the Wayne County Housing Trust Fund. Each Horizon community has a compelling story to tell. Download these impact statements from all of the communities in one document (18 pages) or download individual commumitiy impact statements.
download 2008 Horizons Communities Impact Statements (18 pages, pdf)
- Allerton
- Alta
- Bedford
- Chariton (to be developed)
- Corydon
- Ellsworth
- Elma
- Grand Junction
- Greenfield
- Humeston
- Keosauqua
- Marble Rock
- Morning Sun
- Olin
- Oxford Junction
- Rockford (to be developed)
- Sac City
- Seymour
- Waukon
- Woodbine
Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008 4/23/2008
4/23/08
AMES, Iowa -- Nearly one-third of Iowans worry most of the time that their total family income will not be enough to meet expenses and bills in 2008, bringing the struggle to make ends meet to a very personal level, according to a nationwide survey released last week by the Northwest Area Foundation.
Ruth Freeman, Iowa State University Extension specialist, directs the Horizons project in 20 Iowa communities with funding from the Northwest Area Foundation. “Whether due to the depressed housing market, record numbers of home foreclosures, mounting debt or a wavering stock market, the survey shows a majority of Iowa’s residents rated the local economy as only fair or poor. Nearly two-thirds say they are worried the economy will get worse this year,” said Freeman. read more...
Communities Work to Reduce Poverty Amid the Backdrop of the Iowa Caucuses
As the parade of candidates from the 2008 presidential election marches through Iowa, many people living in rural areas are determined to overcome difficulties common in small towns across America: significant population change and economic decline. 12/19/17 more...
HORIZONS Community Spotlight on Ellsworth
The flood of ’93 hit Ellsworth pretty hard. Then a decade later, the only grocery store closed and it was devastating to the residents. “It sure wasn’t a compliment when we qualified for the Horizons program, but Horizons has been amazing for our community of just over 500 people!” said Gina Spohnheimer, an Ellsworth resident on the Horizons organizing committee. More (pdf)
It’s time for action in Horizons communities
HORIZONS is featured in the Summer 2007 edition of the Extension Connection newsletter.
Twenty communities move from LeadershipPlenty® to Visioning.
All citizens of a Horizons community are invited to build on the ideas and skills generated during Study Circles and LeadershipPlenty® and help create a vision and action plan for a thriving community during this stage of Horizons.
Communities continuing with the next stage of Horizons include: Allerton, Alta, Bedford, Chariton, Corydon, Ellsworth, Elma, Grand Junction, Greenfield, Humeston, Keosauqua, Morning Sun, Olin, Oxford Junction, Rockford, Sac City, Scranton, Seymour, Waukon and Woodbine.