Facilitating partnerships with Hispanic/Latino communities in Missouri

ALIANZAS PROGRAM TEAM

The Alianzas Advisory Team was created in August 2005 and renamed the Alianzas Program Team in November 2006.  Its purpose is to ensure a constant flow of communication between the Alianzas coordinating office and statewide University of Missouri Extension specialists about Hispanic/Latino community development issues in Missouri.  The Team, which convenes at least one representative of each region on a quarterly basis, strives to:

• Assess the challenges and/or needs of Hispanic/Latino newcomers in each University of Missouri Extension region;
• Assess the challenges and/or needs of University of Missouri Extension staff in working with Hispanic/Latino newcomers in each region;
• Determine existing initiatives and/or programs that are utilized in each region to accommodate the unmet challenges and/or needs of both Hispanic/Latino newcomers and the communities that receive them; and
• Identify how Alianzas might support University of Missouri Extension staff in fostering Hispanic/Latino community development in each region.