Tag: collaboration
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Working For Good In St. Joseph
A strength of our community is the many people who care for and about others. Our many nonprofits and volunteers who work together to serve and strengthen our community bring hope and resilience. Meet three of those people as Rolling Hills Library celebrates International Women’s Day on Saturday March 8, 2025 at 10:30 am, 1904…
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People You Should Know – Brian Kirk
Brian Kirk is the pastor at First Christian Church, active in the community, and helped to initiate All Voices St. Joe. AV: Let’s start with you, how long have you been in St. Joseph and what are your current roles in the community? BK: I’ve lived in Saint Joseph for eleven years. I moved here…
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People You Should Know – Josephfer Williams Jr.
This year’s Kelsy Beshears Racial Justice Award went to a group of five young journalists. In this, the fifth post in our “People You Should Know” series highlighting local leaders who exemplify values of community and collaboration, we introduce you to one of those journalists. Josephfer Williams Jr. reports for KQ2 and received the award for…
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People You Should Know – Leslie Stone
This is the fourth post in our “People You Should Know” series highlighting local leaders who exemplify values of community and collaboration. Meet Leslie Stone, the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Missouri Western State University (MWSU), who also recently gave a powerful performance as the lead character Charlotte in the production Walk on Water.…
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People You Should Know – Gary Wilkinson
This is the third in our series “People You Should Know” highlighting local leaders who exemplify values of community and collaboration. Meet Gary Wilkinson, a long-time leader who has served in many roles in the community. AV: Let’s start with you – tell us how long have you been in St. Joseph and about the…
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People You Should Know – Maria José Ramirez Braiz
This is the second in our series “People You Should Know” highlighting local leaders who exemplify values of community and collaboration. Meet Maria José Ramirez Braiz of Latinos Connect! AV: Let’s start with you – how long have you been in St. Joseph and what are your current roles in the community? Maria: I moved…
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People You Should Know – Loes Hedge
This is the first in a series of posts that will appear under the title “People You Should Know.” The series will highlight community leaders who demonstrate values of community and collaboration. Our questions are marked with an abbreviation for All Voices (AV) and answers with the name of our featured community leader. So please…
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The Data We Need
It is often said that what gets measured gets done. As we identify ways to support and empower our youth we should also ask, what data is needed to measure progress? What data will help us best ensure that we are making the right investments and providing our youth with opportunities to grow and prosper? …
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Strengthening Our Community
Lots of thoughts were shared and ideas generated during our conversation on September 21. Members of the community identified many challenges, hopes, and needs as they explored three questions – what is St. Joe to you?, what would you change if you could? and what groups are working to strengthen our communities? As we reviewed…
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