MISSION STATEMENT
To inspire healthier communities by connecting ALL people with sustainable and transparent outcomes.
Community Development as a process is where community members come together to take
collective action and generate solutions to common problems. It is a broad concept, applied to the
practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of
the Franklin Simpson Community that is going to be typically aiming to build a stronger and more
resilient community.
Community development is also understood as a professional discipline, and is defined by the
International Association for Community Development as "a practice-based profession and an
academic discipline that promotes participative democracy, sustainable development, rights,
economic opportunity, equality, and social justice, through the organization, education and
empowerment of people within our Franklin-Simpson community. We will be all-inclusive whether
these be of locality, identity or interest, in urban and rural settings".
Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people with the skills they need
to effect change within their communities. These skills are often created through the formation of
social groups working for a common agenda. R.E.A.C.H. In Franklin Kentucky Inc. was created for
this purpose.
PURPOSE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NANCY UHLS
STEPHANIE DOWNEY
President
Treasurer
Webmaster
JULIE GARRIS
BRIDGETT AUGUSTINO
Secretary
DIRECTOR
Seeking
VICE PRESIDENT
Seeking