The White House Office of Public Engagement has invited members of the Rural Assembly and others to join a conference call on Thursday, September 23rd 2010 with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and senior Administration officials to discuss key new health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
Time: 3:45 PM ET (please dial in 5 minutes early)
Call Name: Health Care Benefits for Rural America
Call Number: (800) 288-8968
RSVP: Please RSVP to [email protected].
Registration is now open for our upcoming webinar: Rural Community Resourcing Strategies on September 9th
Madeline Matson and Taneum Fotheringill traveled to Granite Falls, Minn., to host Rural Assembly Everywhere live from The YES! House, in partnership with the Department of Public Transformation (DoPT). The conversation below is a reflection on their experience hosting live, participating in an open mic night, and celebrating the hundreds of people who joined together to uplift our rural communities across the country during Rural Assembly Everywhere 2026.
Thank you to our partners at the Daily Yonder for publishing this piece about Rural Assembly Everywhere 2026. To join
Rural Assembly Everywhere 2026 features more than 30 site partners hosting local events in 21 states.
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