Buckets of Opportunity

The Rural Assembly’s coordinator Whitney Kimball Coe was published in New America this week in the piece “Buckets of Opportunity in Rural America.”

In the article, Coe talked about the recent Big Ideas Forum and the current plight of rural America.

“It’s more critical than ever to keep rural places in the nation’s consciousness, not because of the rural vote in the 2016 election, but because the futures of the city and the countryside are intertwined. Rural health and prosperity is essential for all of us,” she says.

Read the full piece here.

A Wave of Energy: Reflections from Rural Assembly Everywhere 2026

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.

Read More »