Welcome to the North Dakota Horizons Website!

When it comes to creating a thriving community, it is the community members themselves who are the key to success.  The Horizons program is about the changes a community can make to move from poverty to hope, from population and economic decline to prosperity.  The Horizons 18-month project is for rural communities of fewer than 5,000 with poverty rates of at least 10%.

Horizons is currently in place in 21 communities in North Dakota that are being supported by the North Dakota State University Extension Service.  The program is open to all community members and focuses on practical strategies and tools, provides locally-delivered training, and emphasizes skill building to strengthen community leadership systems.  Experience has shown that small communities can thrive if they have a strong leadership system.

Learn more about Horizons in North Dakota and how it is working locally!

*** NEW!! - NDSU CURRENTLY RECRUITING 15 NEW HORIZONS COMMUNITIES FOR 2008 - 2010!  Learn more here.***

• Partners in Horizons - Northwest Area Foundation, Study Circles Resource Center and Pew Partnerships
   

• North Dakota Communities Involved in Horizons
   

• Forms and Information for Communities
   

• Calendar of events for 2007-2008 Horizons communities
   

• Phase III Details - Visioning and Customized Coaching
   

• Questions Communities Should Ask Themselves when Planning Activities
   

• Community Blogging
   

• $10,000 Capacity Building Grants
   

• Evaluation and Horizons Study Results
   

• Struggling to Make Ends Meet: North Dakotans Worry About Income & the Economy - Findings from a survey commissioned by the Northwest Area Foundation in 2007-2008