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Free Course Offers Tools to Transform Early Child Care in NCR Communities

Posted on March 22nd, 2026

The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development’s (NCRCRD) Fellow, Sarah Kennedy, an Extension Field Specialist at University of Missouri…

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NCRCRD Hosts DRA PROPEL Community Convening in Sikeston, Missouri

Posted on March 8th, 2026

On February 19-20, 2026, the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) hosted a Delta Regional Authority (DRA) PROPEL…

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Missouri’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy

Posted on February 6th, 2026

Neighborhood Leadership Academy provides hands-on leadership training emphasizing community building principles, organizational leadership and management practices, and personal leadership skills….

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