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NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP FELLOWS: ST. LOUIS PROMISE ZONE
ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP FELLOWS
A9-monthadvancedleadershiptrainingforcommunityleadersseekingtoproducemoreequitableregionalpoliciesfortheirneighborhoods.Thecohortwillconvene1weekendamonthfor9monthsforlearningsessionscomprisedof:
● EducationalWorkshops-Onpolicies,newresearchandinnovationthatpromoteequitableneighborhooddevelopment(housing,education,economicdevelopment,publicsafety)
● TacticalTrainings-Oncommunication,followability,organizing● PositionalPowerTrainings-Forboards,commissions,committees,andpublicoffice● CollaborativeLearning-Throughdialogue,discussion,andpresentationsamongfellows
andexperts● MentoringandNetworking-Withothercivicleadersandpeers
Duetothedemandingvolumeofwork,highlevelofcommitment,andexpectationofsustainedinvolvementrequiredtobesuccessful,acceptedNeighborhoodLeadershipFellowswillbeawardedamonetarystipendof$2000.NeighborhoodLeadershipFellowsisapartnershipbetweenUniversityofMissouri-St.Louis,MUExtension,andtheSt.LouisPromiseZone.NeighborhoodLeadershipFellowsSTRONGLYencouragesresidentsfromtheSt.LouisPromiseZonetoapply.
PromiseZonetargetareaisoneofonly20federally-designatedPromiseZonesintheUnitedStates.ItencompassesSt.LouisCityWards:1-5,18-19,21-22,26-27;andpartsofSt.LouisCounty,includingthecommunitiesof:BelleriveAcres,Bel-Nor,Bel-Ridge,Berkeley,BeverlyHills,CoolValley,CountryClubHills,Dellwood,Ferguson,FlordellHills,GlenEchoPark,Greendale,Hazelwood,Hillsdale,Jennings,Kinloch,MolineAcres,Normandy,Northwoods,Pagedale,PineLawn,Riverview,UniversityCity,UplandsPark,VeldaCity,VeldaVillageHills,Wellston.
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PROGRAM DATES AND SESSIONS:
ProgramSessions:NeighborhoodLeadershipFellowsexpectsahighlevelofcommitmenttoprogramsessionsinordertoestablishasuccessfulfoundationalknowledgeoflearningoutcomes.NLFwillmeetone-weekendamonthJanuary–September2018.Additionalcommunityeventsandhomeworkassignmentswilladd5-10hoursamonthofcommitments.
AllFridaySessionsMeetfrom1:00PM–6:00PMAllSaturdaySessionsMeetfrom9:00AM–3:00PM
Toseethefullschedule,programinformation,andTOAPPLYvisit:http://cwc.umsl.edu/nlf/IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingtheNeighborhoodLeadershipFellowsprogramorapplicationprocess,pleasecontactClaireWolff,MSW,at314-516-6392.ImportantNeighborhoodLeadershipFellowsDates:ApplicationsopenSeptember25,2017.ApplicationdeadlineisNovember6,2017atmidnight.InterviewsforselectedapplicantswillbeconductedinpersonNovember6-17,2017.