We know that rural America is more than the convenient stereotypes and stories that dominate public discourse. It is a place of innovation, tight-knit communities, and civic participation. It is fire departments and schools and local organizations making a difference. There is an opportunity right now to draw the connections between rural and its counterparts, to name the roads, fibers, and futures that connect us. To craft a future of us and ours. We hope you’ll join us.
Listen or watch our conversation with Youtube commentator Beau of the Fifth Column.
Everywhere Radio, hosted by Whitney Kimball Coe, features rural leaders and allies spotlighting the good, scrappy, joyful ways rural people are building a more inclusive nation.
A new government benefit is helping people pay for Internet access. Learn how to apply and how you can help spread the word about the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Read and watch remarks on Rural America from Remarks on Rural America from Xochitl Torres Small, USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development at Rural Assembly Everywhere May 11, 2022.
Read and watch remarks on Rural America from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivered May 10 during the Rural Assembly Everywhere virtual event.
On April 28, Whitney Kimball Coe, Vice President for National Programs for the Center for Rural Strategies, joined the White House Infrastructure Implementation Team to provide an overview of the rural investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Rural Playbook. These are her remarks.
The Rural Youth Catalyst Project and JFF invite you to a livestream discussion series May 17 and May 26th: “More than Credentials: Apprenticeship Opportunities for Rural and Native Youth”
Join us at Rural Assembly Everywhere 5 p.m. ET Tuesday May 10 for “Young Voters: The future of Rural Communities and the Nation” a breakout session presented by The Rural Youth Catalyst Project and the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), a non-partisan, independent research organization focused on youth civic engagement in the United States.
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