The Community Voices Program kick-off took place last week and was a great start to what we hope will be something wonderful for Henderson/Vance County–citizens working together to build a strong community.
Co-sponsored by NC Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro, and Vance County Cooperative Extension, the training sessions already have members of our community who are trained to ready to serve as facilitators for this program. And there is no cost to participate.
Even if you missed the kick-off, please come to Session I which will be held on Thursday, October 27, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market located at 210 Southpark Drive (off Beckford Drive) in Henderson.
Please call 252-438-8188 to sign up to attend next week’s session so we may have adequate supplies ready for you. Also, please feel free to promote this to someone in your community who might like to participate.
This training series is designed for:
- People who want to be trained for help others to discuss critical community issues.
- People who want to create a shared vision for their community’s future.
- People who are interested in learning good listening and communication skills.
- People who are willing to volunteer their time to implement a community action plan in support of this community effort.
Sessions may be scheduled different days of the week to accommodate the participants’ schedules and the holidays. Following is a list of the training topics to be discussed:
- Session I – Creating a Shared Vision of Community’s Future
- Session II – Connection Our Vision to Community Strength & Resources
- Session III – Communicating a a Group to Reach Our Vision & Making Shared Decisions as a Group
- Session IV – Learning to Solve Our Community Problems, Step by Step & Selecting Community Problems from our Vision
- Session V – Seeking More Information About Our Problems & Determining Solutions for Our Problems
- Session VI – Determining Solutions to Our Community Problems
- Session VII – Making a Shared Community Action Plan & Planning to Continue Our Work
- Action Forum & Graduation
