This brief from the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy examines the persistence of high child poverty rates (20 percent or greater) between 1980 and 2010, indicates that the incidence of high child poverty is growing…

This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) summarizes key findings from the implementation of the adapted version of the Reducing the Risk comprehensive sex education program in the Barren River and Lincoln Trail…

This paper from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) calls attention to young parents and their children who live in poverty and geographical isolation – far from the service system infrastructure and safety nets developed to support…

The author of this post from the Education Facilities Clearinghouse shares information to show that rural schools face many of the same challenges as urban schools, but do not receive the same funding or improvement efforts. For example, one-third…

This article from the Journal of Extension presents a framework for a successful microenterprise financing program based on a model created by a rural community in Ohio. The authors provide practitioners with recommendations and suggestions for…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently held a workshop to examine the broadband needs of rural populations, including the unique challenges of deploying and adopting broadband in rural areas. The event included panel discussions on…

This resource is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service and is an update of the annual series on rural America. Researchers provide the state of rural areas with a focus on the effect of the recession on rural families…

This resource was authored by the Alliance for Children and Families and was designed to help non-profit organizations plan for the future. The report identifies “disruptive forces” that will fundamentally change and transform the non-profit…

This brief reviews poverty and housing issues in rural America. Issues include affordability, quality, and access to mortgage loans. Approximately 5.2 million, just under one-quarter of rural households pay more than 30 percent of their monthly…

From the USDA, this report includes information on how the agency's distribution of loan and grant funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) has helped the Nation's rural residents. The data show that millions…