Iowa

Strengthening rural Iowa communities to create hope and possibility

The Horizon Community Leadership Program to Reduce Poverty helps communities build stronger leaders to address economic issues and find ways to implement change.

The Horizons program helps rural communities of fewer than 5,000 strengthen their leadership systems. It offers comprehensive community leadership programs and activities within communities that involve citizens in identifying, training, supporting, and retaining local people in leadership roles.

The Horizons program is funded by the Northwest Area Foundation and works through Iowa State University Extension, the partner organization that already has relationships with small rural Iowa communities.

In Iowa, the Horizons program started in September 2006. The five program phases will be completed in June 2008.