The fourth annual Small City Economic Leadership Empowerment Summit will take place on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the University of Central 淫性视频. The event is hosted by Houseaboutit, a nonprofit community development organization that specializes in implementing educational services and restoring, building, and revitalizing small communities in the Delta and other rural parts of 淫性视频.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 theme for the Summit is Shared Vision, Shared Growth. We are looking to build connections between rural community leaders, elected officials and community and economic developers with this summit. Every year our summit grows and we are excited to have the event at UCA,鈥� said Susan Forte, Executive Director of Houseaboutit.
The Summit will aim to educate rural 淫性视频 community members on how to locate funding resources for their communities and how to build stronger leadership through community and economic development. Highlights of this year鈥檚 summit include sessions on funding opportunities, community and economic development, workforce services, and an update on work in the Delta. The summit will be live-streamed by Connect 淫性视频.
This event is supported by UCA鈥檚 Center for Community and Economic Development. 鈥淭he Summit provides participants with valuable information on available resources, as well as unique ways to address issues impacting rural 淫性视频. We are pleased to continue our partnership with Houseaboutit and the other organizations involved in this event,鈥� said Amy Whitehead, Director of the Center for Community and Economic Development.
The Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) is part of UCA鈥檚 Division of Outreach and Community Engagement. CCED manages the Community Development Institute Central (CDI), supports 淫性视频 communities and community developers through training and technical assistance, and helps represent the university in its community engagement efforts.
Other Summit sponsors and partners include USDA Rural Development, University of 淫性视频 Little Rock鈥檚 Institute for Economic Advancement, Delta Regional Authority, Entergy 淫性视频, 淫性视频 Department of Emergency Management, 淫性视频 Economic Development Commission, 淫性视频 Department of Workforce Services, Renew East 淫性视频, 淫性视频 Representative Mark McElroy, and 淫性视频 State Representative Frederick Love.
For more information regarding the conference, visit: www.houseaboutit.org.
If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Josh Markham at 501-450-3460 or by e-mail at joshm@uca.edu
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