Rural Impact, a new public-private collaboration led by the White House Rural Council, will use a multi-generational approach for investing in rural low-income families and communities, with the goal of improving the lives of rural children, including those at risk of child abuse and neglect.
Read MoreChallenges for Human Services
From Rural Poverty to Rural Prosperity: A Lesson in Quilting
Education, health, employment, and human services have important roles in supporting the well-being of rural children and families.
Read MoreRHIhub’s Human Services Support Guide for Rural Healthcare: Everything Connects
A new and easy-to-navigate RHIhub topic guide helps connect users to rural human services resources.
Read MoreRural Adoptions: A Different Kind of Rural Trust
Highlights three successful efforts in rural America to find adoptive homes for foster children.
Read MoreKeeping PACE with the Rural Elderly
PACE, the Program of All-inclusive Care that helps elderly people remain independent, is especially needed in rural areas.
Read MoreBeing Connected Is the Key to “Survival of the Fittest” for HIV-positive Women
A Texas program is helping rural HIV-positive women face the challenges of their disease through a team approach.
Read MoreA Concerted Effort to Help the Homeless in Vermont
Pathways Vermont is helping those who were previously chronically homeless achieve health and well-being.
Read MoreFinding Homes for Rural Foster Children
Rural America needs foster and adoptive homes in each community, with families trained, licensed and ready to care for the town’s own children if the need ever arises.
Read MoreTechnology in Rural Human Services: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Although technology offers many benefits for rural areas and rural human services, sometimes local knowledge trumps centralization.
Read MoreHuman Services Deserts
Counties without at least one full-time human services employee are “human services deserts,” without a professional who can listen to and coordinate care for people in need.
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