Rural Project Examples: Sustainability of programs

Other Project Examples

Updated/reviewed August 2026

Need: Child care programs across Wisconsin continue to face serious business, staffing, financial, and operational pressures that affect program stability and families' access to care.
Intervention: The Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network helps regulated child care programs strengthen business practices, access coaching and technical assistance, use shared resources, and connect with supports that reduce administrative burden.
Results: WEESSN has grown from a regional pilot into a statewide shared services model, currently serving over 3,000 programs and maintaining an active coaching caseload of up to 300 programs per year.

Updated/reviewed March 2026

Need: Increase behavioral health access after a rural community suicide loss of 5 older men occurring in a 24-month interval.
Intervention: A Critical Access Hospital in Yoakum, Texas, created an inpatient and outpatient community-based behavioral health care model for area residents in need.
Results: Based on the original model's financially sustainable outcomes creating both inpatient/outpatient access, the model has matured with outpatient access now offering comprehensive Licensed Clinical Social Worker counseling services for age groups starting with teens and ranging to older adults.

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