VIDEO CONFERENCE SET FOR JUNE 27

JACKSON -- A video conference on federal block grants is planned for June 27

The Citizens for Missouri's Children, Heart of American United Way, United Way of Greater St. Louis and the University of Missouri Extension office will sponsor the interactive video conference.

The conference topic is "How will federal block grants impact Missouri's human services systems?" The Cape Girardeau County Extension Office in Jackson and the Bootheel Education Center in Malden will carry the conference via satellite beginning at 1 p.m.