Community & Leadership
Virginia Cooperative Extension specialists in Community Viability work with Extension agents, campus-based faculty, organizational partners, communities, and individuals to further opportunity and build capacity in five program areas:
- Leadership & Planning
- Community Enterprise and Resiliency
- Community Food System and Enterprises
- Community Planning
- Emerging Community Issues
Examples of our work include training county elected officials, educating entrepreneurs, facilitating collaborative projects, supporting the growth of community food systems and local economies, enhancing agent skills and community capacity in facilitation and leadership, conducting problem-driven research, and creating publications and tools that address critical community needs. More information can be found at https://ext.vt.edu/community-leadership.html.
Program Streams
- ALCE-CCPS-01 - Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills Training
- ALCE-CCPS-02 - Strategic & Project Planning: Becoming Agents of Change
- CD-CHARLOTTE-ANR-08 - 2026 Farm to Table Dinner NEW
- FST-FS-FM-02 - Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce - Produce Growers/Farmers Market Produce Vendors (Virtual Program)
- N-LOUDOUN-FS-01 - Produce Safety Worker Health, Hygiene and Training (Virtual Program)
- NW-DO-ANR-01 - 2024 Virginia Farm to Table Conference: “Connecting Food, Farms, and Health”
- SE-VB-MFEV-01 - Master Financial Education Volunteer Training - VA Beach
- SPES-EMG-CR - Southeast EMG Coordinator Retreat
- SW-WISE-ANR-TSS-22 - Southwest Virginia Tree Syrup School