Maria Sykes, Epicenter Executive Director, in front of the neon welcome sign by artist Lisa Ward. (Photo by Danny Baxter) Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email ...

Rural community development encompasses a broad spectrum of policies, practices and research devoted to improving the quality of life and resilience of populations living outside major urban centres.

The Community Development Innovation Review (formerly known as the Community Development Investment Review) was in production from 2005-2021 and focused on bridging the gap between theory and practice ...

How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

In a small, rural village in Zambia, Ruth earns an income by collecting fresh vegetables from local community gardens and bringing them to market. Tending and collecting the vegetables by foot is time ...

The ongoing economic fallout from COVID-19 — and its disproportional impact on people of color — is being felt not just in big cities but also in rural areas of persistent poverty across the United ...

A good economic-development plan builds on the strengths of residents, not just on physical infrastructure. A small-town mayor describes how his community found new ways to create opportunity. Years ...

The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, has visited Inishturk Island to see ...

Proposed Rural Community Health Improvement Systems would provide a broad, cross-sectoral framework to address the health needs of underserved rural Americans. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) ...

This day-and-a-half-long event will take place May 1-2, 2024 in Fort Hall, Idaho at the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center. The summit is centered around spotlighting successful examples of rural ...

USDA Rural Development and Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation are investing $389,000 to help the Total Community Berea Fire Department buy a new firetruck.