Sustainable Community Development

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Build career-quality skills through opportunities that are great for our planet and the people on it. Win-win.

With this collection of programs, students of any educational focus can find an opportunity that works best for them. Developed by the United Nations and driven by a clear set of goals, the Sustainable Community Development project pairs Community Partnership of the Ozarks with Missouri State University in an effort to holistically address the most important challenges facing our planet and its people.

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Check out our list of programs and explore for more information about how each connects specifically to one of the Sustainable Community Development goals.

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Neighborhood Cleanup Program
Expand Fix It Fairs
Neighborhood Tool Library
Food Collaborative
Transportation Collaborative
Hope Connection
Ozark Clean Air Alliance
James River Basin Partnership
Blackman Water Treatment Plant
Watershed of the Ozarks