Colorado Springs, March 15, 2012 – The El Paso County Board of       Colorado Springs, April 20, 2012 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the newly created Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Advisory Board.  Applications for the open positions are due by May 18, 2012.  The CSBG Advisory Board actively participates in the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program in El Paso County, serving low-income communities and making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners.  The board consists of nine members:  three public sector representatives, three low-income representatives who reside in a low-income neighborhood of the county serviced by the CSBG program; and three private sector representatives from business, labor, industry, religious groups, public welfare, law enforcement, education or other groups or interests in the county.  

Colorado Springs, May 16, 2012 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the CSU Extension Advisory Committee.  Applications for the open positions are due by June 15, 2012.   A 4-H representative, a Food and Nutrition representative (knowledge in food safety and nutrition), two Family and Consumer Science representatives (experience/knowledge of nutrition and family relations), and a Horticultural representative are needed on the Committee. The CSU Extension Advisory Committee promotes, advocates, and supports the county Cooperative Extension programs and staff by developing and implementing a strong marketing strategy that results in educating community officials and providing information flow between county citizens and Cooperative Extension.  It consists of 12 members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for three-year terms:  two each representing Youth Development (4-H),  Family and Consumer Science, Agriculture, Horticulture/Natural Resources, general community concerns, and Nutrition Education Programs.