Purdue Extension has offices in all ninety-two counties in Indiana. Through these offices, our educators are able to spend their workdays (and live their lives) in close proximity to their ...

Assistant Director and Program Leader for Community Development / Purdue Extension Associate Director / North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) The New Year represents the ...

Quality of life encompasses individuals’ overall well-being, goals, expectations, standards, and concerns. Various factors shape a person’s perception of quality of life, such as physical and mental ...

Purdue Extension aims to assist Indiana communities to have thriving and resilient economies, quality infrastructure and sustainable job opportunities for its residents. This thematic area provides ...

Change is inevitable, and I find helping to manage change a worthy endeavor. In Cooperative Extension, this work often falls under the broad program area known as “community development”, a planned ...

Across the state, University of Illinois Extension staff link their communities with resources they need to thrive by turning ...

Crawford County Extension and Driftless Development INC are pleased to announce the addition of Jessica Jane Spayde as the community development extension educator for the Crawford County office of UW ...

Periodically, Extension conducts surveys, or “needs assessments,” to get direct input at the community level on what ...

Godfrey Lawson remembers a bustling South Michigan Avenue with movie theaters, restaurants and stores. He watched as, over the years, the commercial stretch near his home in the Rosemoor community on ...