YouthBuild USA, a Steering Committee member of the National Rural Assembly, is leading its annual Conference of Young Leaders (CoYL), and the Rural Assembly is tagging along as a Rural Youth Caucus makes its way to the Hill to deliver messages to policy officials about what it means to live in rural America. They’ll talk healthcare, broadband, workforce, and education among other things.
Stay tuned!
Introducing Yonder Radio, a free, one-hour radio show and podcast from the Center for Rural Strategies
Rural Assembly Director Madeline Matson returns to middle school for Women’s History Month.
Photographer Casey Orr has been documenting the ways people find each other, and themselves, through how they present themselves to the world her entire career. Her current project focuses on rural young people in northern England and eastern Washington State.
Learn more about the Rural Assembly in our 2025 Annual Report.
Join us online 2 p.m. ET March 4 for a 90-minute interactive session “What Rural Communities Need to Know about AI Data Centers” designed to cut through the noise and help rural practitioners and community members understand what’s currently disputed about data center impacts.
Why Rural Assembly is hitting the road in 2026—and how you can invite us to your community.
