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Rural Frontlines and COVID-19

Turn on the radio or TV. Open a newspaper or website. COVID-19 is front and center. What’s harder to grasp is the health and economic effects of our shared crisis on rural regions and tribal nations across the United States.

BY Janet Topolsky

Blog Post

04.09.2020
Community Development

Let's Put Opportunity In Front Of Youth

Dan Porterfield talks about the power and value of providing real second chances to America’s 4.6 million “opportunity youth”—young people who are not connected to education or employment.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Blog Post

10.03.2019
Community Development

This Land is Shared Land

The Community Strategies Group examines the lands of the American West.

BY Institute Staff

Longform

10.01.2019
Community Development

A Nation of Weavers

David Brooks, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, and author of "The Second Mountain" in conversation with Dan Porterfield

BY Aspen Community Programs

Video

07.23.2019
Community Development

The Leadership of Tomorrow

Scott Bush launched a place-based, multi-site program that nurtures youth committed to addressing the most compelling challenges in their communities. Known now as the Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship (AYLF), the team identifies, cultivates, and accelerates emerging leadership in a highly selective cohort by engaging them in the practices essential for transforming their lives and building better societies.

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Longform

07.23.2019
Community Development

There's no Workplace like Home

The Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship asks talented young people to turn their attentions to the communities where they live—preferably as soon as possible.

BY Institute Staff

Longform

06.05.2019
Community Development

Outstanding on Rural Ground

The Institute’s Community Strategies Group inspires local leaders to make rural America healthy and prosperous.

BY Connie Stewart, & 4 more

Longform

06.05.2019
Community Development

Encouraging Success from Latino Businesses

Only 11 percent of new small businesses end up contributing to job creation.

BY Jean Horstman

Blog Post

10.09.2018
Community Development

Rural America's Long Road

The Institute’s Community Strategies Group held its seventh public event in its America’s Rural Opportunity series, this time showcasing new data on “opportunity youth”—that is, young people ages 16 to 24 who are not employed or in school.

BY Institute Staff

Longform

10.01.2018
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