The Horizons Community Leadership Program to Reduce Poverty helps communities build stronger leaders to address economic issues and find ways to implement change. Horizons is funded by the Northwest Area Foundation and implemented by Iowa State University Extension in partnership with Iowa citizens.
Horizons Wins Awards
10/27/08
ISU Extension program honored nationally for assistance to rural communities
AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University Extension program to help lift residents of the state’s small towns out of poverty was recognized nationally for its effectiveness.
Iowa Horizons, an 18-month program, reached nearly 6,000 people in 20 communities ranging in population from 500 to 5,000, received the Excellence in Teamwork Award at the national Joint Council of Extension Professionals meeting held recently in Indianapolis. The program also was honored by the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals at the same meeting. more...
Horizons Communities Taking Action
3/5/2009 - Welcome We Help in Corydon
3/5/2009 - Food for All in Greenfield
3/5/2009 - TEAMMATES™ in Woodbine
Telling Community Stories
Horizon Communities Tell Their Stories Through Blogging
Community blogging is a strategic communication tool that helps local communities tell their stories, connect each other through common goals of poverty reduction, and reflect on their successes.
read the Iowa communities' blogs...
Horizons Project...
- helps communities take charge and build stronger leaders to address poverty, economic decline, and the exodus of young adults.
- is available to communities of 500 to 5,000 residents with a poverty rate of 10 percent or greater.
- is designed for communities ready to commit to gathering citizens together to work for positive change.
Horizons Leaders...
- Become involved in decision making.
- Gain a positive attitude.
- Understand their neighbors.
- Increase knowledge about poverty in their community.
- Come together with others and take action against poverty.
Horizons Communities...
- Gain training and resources—about leadership, poverty reduction, community development, visioning, and strategic planning—to make a difference.
- Develop ways to take action—with your own considerable resources—instead of looking and waiting for outside help.
- Become part of a larger
community of citizen leaders—working together to grow Iowa.