Cooperative Extension and Faith-Based Organizations: Building Social Capital

This article explores the historical relationship between Cooperative Extension and faith-based organizations. Using historical texts, the authors show that since the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914, Cooperative Extension has worked with faith-based organizations, such as congregations, to promote community renewal. Extension and congregations--then and now--share a deep commitment to building community. The authors conclude that by remembering its historical roots, Extension can renew a vision for creating a just, democratic society. In this way, Extension can help create healthier communities

Moving Ahead: Creating a New Future

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Adult literacy and community development: Exploring the link

Findings, based on surveys of rural literacy directors in New York State, indicate that individual-based as opposed to community-based approaches continue to serve as the driving paradigms for rural literacy programs. Ways to link literacy education to community development efforts, remain relatively unexplored