Extension Workshop Offers Strategies for Attracting & Retaining Youth
Date and Time
Thursday May 23, 2019
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
Thursday, May 23, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Location
Lena Community Center 497 Lions Drive Lena, IL
Fees/Admission
No Charge
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Contact Information
University of Illinois Extension
815-235-4125
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Description
After spending the last four years researching what makes young people, especially Millennials between the ages of 24 and 39, return to or stay in rural communities, Extension Educator Pam Schallhorn has developed a program to provide communities with five strategies they can utilize to assist in their plans to reverse the trend. Almost every rural county in Illinois has seen an outmigration of its youngest and brightest talent. This outmigration is causing problems for companies that wish to expand, but cannot find the skilled employees to fill new jobs. Counties and municipalities are losing tax dollars and many smaller communities are struggling to survive.