“Impacting Individuals, Families, and Communities”

HISTORY

Lincoln University Cooperative Extension Program previously operated in St. Louis at the Martin Luther King Center, located at 1437 Laurel Street.  In Summer/Fall of 2004, Lincoln re-opened their new Cooperative Extension office named the Urban Impact Center of St. Louis located in the North Riverfront/Baden neighborhood at 9041 Riverview Drive.

 

HOURS OF OPERATION

 

Monday                         8-5

Tuesday                        8-5

Wednesday                  8-5

Thursday                       8-5

Friday                            8-5

Saturday                    Varies

Sunday                      Varies

 

PRESENT ACTIVITY AND IMPACT
 

Our current mission is to collaborate with community leaders, stakeholders, and partners to make a positive difference in the lives of people, impacting one individual and one family at a time.

Our primary focus will be to increase the avenues of hope towards creating a better future to those who will welcome our assistance to metropolitan St. Louis and surrounding areas.

The St. Louis extension team is committed to the new challenges that lie ahead including but not limited to initiating capable skills and talents to boost affordable opportunities for people at-risk.

As change agents, Lincoln University staff will first, plan to assess the needs of the community,
and then focus on enhancing individual and community empowerment by cultivating trust and self-reliance via tools and resources to improve humanity.

SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED WORK AND CENTER OBJECTIVES

Seek opportunities to collaborate with community organizations and services to assist in revitalizing and stabilizing the communities of St. Louis.

Reduce the negative elements created by people at-risk and promote upward mobility via independent living, neighborhood collaborations, and community stabilization.

Enhance community stabilization efforts through impacting the behavior of its residents.

Empower individuals in the urban communities of St. Louis to become productive citizens.

Positively promote Lincoln University’s educational and community outreach efforts in the neighborhoods of St. Louis City and St. Louis County.

 

PROGRAMS Youth Development Community Development Resource Management/Family Economics Computer Technology Adult Development Life Skills Nutrition and Aging

Personal Growth and Development

 

OUR MOTTO