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RURAL TASK FORCE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
PURPOSE | RESOURCES | RESEARCH | MEETING MINUTES
Rural America Task Force
Evolving (12/6/11)
As the Task Force continues to evolve, the
initial purpose/focus/tasks have and will continue to change/ gain clarity.
• Our focus – member agencies and the people they serve
- Bring in member agencies that need assistance/guidance
- Bring together rural areas
- Convene different groups interested in these issues
• Tell the story of rural America – this is a way to generate attention/focus
- Change negative image of rural America to positive (i.e., rural America a drag on society)
- Change myths (i.e., rural poverty down)
• Advocacy – be an effective voice (promote focus on rural America)
- Bring voice to the people
• Expand partnerships
- Who do we partner with?
- Who can we partner with who share our agenda (credibility).
- Who can we partner with for funding?
- Grant development
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Identify/share strategies that have worked
elsewhere
- Highlight needs/services
(creative/innovative/new services)
- Identify best practices
- Engage partnership members in strategies they
can use to advance / improve rural America.
- Funding may not exists, but important strategies
can be developed/implemented via partnerships
- Catalog strategies that work
- Share them with the network
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Create system to share information
- Web site (resources, etc.)
- NCAP newsletter – highlight impact/success
stories in rural America
- Via national conference – facilitate workshops
on rural America
- Via webinars – (provide different agencies with
information)
• Must ensure don’t isolate / ignore urban areas –
our common factor = poverty.
RESOURCES
Carsey Institute
The Forgotten Fifth – Child Poverty in Rural America
University of New Hampshire
www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu
White House Rural Council
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/rural-council
Rural America and the President’s Jobs Plan
www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/09/rural-america-and-presidents-jobs-plan
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
www.rcac.org
Amber Waves
The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America
www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/Feb03/features/ruralamerica.htm
American FactFinder
www.factfinder.census.gov
RESEARCH
Hidden Harvest Research
History
Hidden Harvest
was founded by Christy Porter, a former award-winning photojournalist and
aficionado of fresh produce and those who grow it. The Desert Community
Foundation helped Hidden Harvest get started by purchasing a 17,000 square foot
warehouse headquarters on 3½ acres in Coachella, California.
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MEETING MINUTES
• Meeting minutes for 12-13-11
• Meeting minutes for 11-7-11
• Meeting minutes for 10-6-11
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