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!
Out in rural Cape Cod, holistic nutritionist and dietician Nicole Cormier is busy weaving community resilience with herbalism, agriculture and clinical practice in one of the only internships of its kind in the U.S. She’s also deeply engaged in feeding community; both her own and those that need additional care and support.
In recognition of Welcoming Week, Taneum Fotheringill spoke with Jackie Wolven in Eureka Springs, AR. Eureka Springs is one of
Commentary: Dolly Parton gave Appalachian women permission to reach beyond the stereotypes we were given.
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
