Economic & Community Development - Marion County
Mission Goal
- Community Connections and Leadership
- Cultural Diversity
- Workforce Development
- Leadership Development
- Science Bound
- Leaders of Tomorrow
- BizPrep
Mission
Our mission is to provide Marion County citizens with educational programs and information they can use to:
- Increase community vitality
- Build leadership capacity
- Enhance public decision-making
- Resolve public issues
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Our goal is to become the premier source for high quality leadership development training, for youth and adults. We will achieve this goal by working in partnership with citizens to develop their leadership skills by encouraging them to actively participate in the processes of determining and implementing a vision and setting goals for their neighborhoods and communities.
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Objectives
1. Expand community relations by widening the circle of influence and making our programs available to a wide diverse audience through the leveraging of resources and partnerships with other youth and adult leadership agencies.
2. Increase diversity and pluralism of leaders by becoming the convener for leadership development programs and services in Marion County and offering educational programs to diverse constituencies to increase the pool of volunteer leaders within our youth and adult groups.
3. Enhance leadership development by providing experiences and training opportunities for youth and adults and creating opportunities for interaction among diverse groups to foster understanding and to develop skills necessary for living and thriving in a multi-ethnic, multicultural society.
4. Enhance the pool of Extension Volunteers to increase the outreach of Extension Programs by developing an interdepartmental system to recruit, train, manage, recognize and retain a diverse volunteer base by creating a central data base of volunteer leaders and providing the necessary training opportunities and experiences to support extension and communitywide programs.
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Program Focus Areas
Community Connections and Leadership
- Fiesta Indianapolis, Inc. (Marion County Impact)
- La Plaza, Inc.
- Intergenerational Learning Center
- Parenting Education Programs (Marion County Impact)
- Youth and Adult Leadership Programs
Cultural Diversity
- The Changing Face of Indiana (Marion County Impact) (Marion County Impact)
- Cultural Appreciation and Understanding Workshops
- Annual Cultural Summit
- National Extension Diversity Resources
Workforce Development
- Career Planning and Lifestyles (Marion County Impact)
- Life long Learning Opportunities
- Skills Training Workshops and Resources
- Entreprenuership
Leadership Development
- Board Development
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator
- Conflict Management Skills
- Interpersonal Communication
- Enhancing Ethical Leadership
Leaders of Tomorrow information
BizPrep InformationScience Bound
The Science Bound Program is a collaboration between Purdue University, the Indianapolis Public School system and the Indianapolis business community to encourage IPS students to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, math-science education and agriculture at Purdue University.
Science Bound USA Parents Initiative
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For additional information on Economic and Community Development, please contact the following Extension Educators:
Carmen DeRusha, Ext. 253
George Okantey, Ext. 263
Purdue Extension-Marion County
6640 Intech Blvd., Suite 120
Indianapolis, IN 46278-2012
Phone: (317) 275-9305
Fax: (317) 275-9309
