Community-Based Participatory Research in Springfield, Missouri: Lessons Learned

Author Note Christina L. Ryder, Sociology Department and GO LEAD, Missouri State University. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed ...

Give 5 Gives Back: Assessment of a New Civic Matchmaking Program for Older Adults

Author Note Bradley J. Fisher, Department of Psychology and Gerontology, Missouri State University; Gloria J. Galanes, Department of Communication, Missouri ...

Introductory Essay: eJournal of Public Affairs, Volume 10, Issue 2

Author Note Correspondence concerning this essay should be addressed to Greg Burris, President and CEO, United Way of the Ozarks, ...

Income Predicts Federal Poverty Guideline, but Food Security Is the Mediator

Author Note Amy C. Blansit, Department of Kinesiology, Missouri State University. Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to Amy ...

EJOPA 10.2 | Letter From the Editors

Our work to publish this special eJournal of Public Affairs issue during the Independence Day season brought focus on our ...

For the Love of Cities—2020 and Beyond

Author Note Peter Kageyama, Senior Fellow, Alliance for Innovation; Independent Author. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Peter ...

Engaging the Community in Strategic Visioning

Author Note Mike Mowery, Leadership Development and Training, Strategic Government Resources. Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to Mike ...

Time to Throw Away the Old Economic Development Playbook

Author Note Hrishue Mahalaha, Innovation Economy Partners. Special thanks to Growth in the Rural Ozarks communities for their local leadership; ...

Coming Together While Standing Apart: Encouraging Community Ownership During the Isolating Days of the Pandemic

Author Note Cora Scott, Public Information and Civic Engagement, City of Springfield. Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to ...

Children Are Undiscovered Community Assets

Author Note Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to Amy Neugebauer, Executive Director and Founder, The Giving Square, 5237 ...

We Invest in What We Care About

Author Note Tyrone Bledsoe, Sr., Student African American Brotherhood. On behalf of the thousands of young men and many other ...

The Importance of Missouri State University to Springfield

Author Note Clifton M. Smart, III, Office of the President, Missouri State University. Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed ...

Book Review: Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do About It, by Heather Boushey

Author Note Brian G. Fogle, Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Correspondence concerning this book review should be addressed to Brian ...

Intergenerational National Service by, With, and for All Ages

Author Note Phyllis N. Segal, Encore.org (a national nonprofit dedicated to accelerating intergenerational innovation). The author is a former board ...