Tag: Improve the rural quality of life

Shanai Matteson: Building Community Power Through Culture

In Aitkin County Minnesota, in a tiny blip of a town called Palisade, population 167, is a local artist named Shanai Matteson keeping a pot of soup simmering. It's community night, and though she never officially called it a potluck, her neighbors always bring dishes to share. This monthly gathering has become something people look forward to, a small but vital spark of connection in a community that's weathered its share of storms.

Gerardo Lopez: Sowing Seeds of Progress in Rural Nevada

In the heart of rural Nevada, a quiet revolution is taking root. Gerardo Lopez, the Rural Organizing Manager for Make the Road Nevada, is...

Building the Rural Opportunity Economy

Democracy is all about solving big problems by working together to find the best solutions for everyone.  Whether we are Black, white or brown, Native...

Briefing: Data Resourses for Rural Prosperity PART II – Navigating Grants.gov

Join RuralOrganizing.org Education Fund and Grants.gov personnel for a learning session on navigating available data resources to help small towns and rural communities move...

Colorado River Water Users AvoidMandatory Use Cuts – For Now

In a last minute deal reached before the May 30 deadline, federal officials have agreed to pay westerners to use less water from the...

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