Rural Community Development
This section contains tools and information on how to plan and implement comprehensive community development in rural communities.
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Rural Families Get A Prescription for Financial Health
- Katharine Greider, Jul 17, 2015
- Financial Opportunity Center helps rural Pennsylvania families build wealth
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Self-Help Housing Marks 50 Years and 50,000 Homes
- Susan Fitter Harris, Jun 13, 2015
- Learn how self-help housing provides affordable homeownership to rural families.
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Creative Placemaking for Every Community
- Susan Fitter Harris, May 29, 2015
- Development centered on local heritage and culture resonates in rural communities.
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Succession Planning for CDCs - Archived webinar
- May 22, 2015
- See what webinar participants learned about smart succession planning for CDCs in both rural and urban contexts.
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Archived Webinar - Rural Economic Development
- Apr 28, 2015
- Rural LISC and CDC partners discussed economic development and job creation in Rural America.
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The Rural Data Portal
- Mar 26, 2015
- Housing Assistance Council's Rural Data Portal provides national, state and county-level data on the demographic, economic and housing characteristics of U.S. communities.
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"Defying the Odds: Sustainability in Small and Rural Places"
- George Homsy and Mildred Warner, Sep 30, 2013
- This briefing paper provides short case studies and lessons from small communities working to protect the environment in the face of many challenges.
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"Comprehensive Community Development in Rural Settings"
- LISC, Aug 28, 2012
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive comunity development program in a small town or rural setting.