This resource from the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse highlights a rural community partnership between a fatherhood program and local child support agency. In this case study, authors describe the development of a partnership in…

This report provides an overview of the implementation of a cross-agency federal initiative led by the White House Rural Council called Rural IMPACT. The demonstration initiative aimed to address rural child poverty and improve mobility of families…

This presentation by the Rural Policy Research Institute highlights challenges that rural residents face in obtaining affordable and available health care. Affordability is directly related to the cost of insurance policies, either private or public…

The chronic stressors faced by low-income rural families – including unemployment, low wage markets, lack of access to health care and nutritious food, substance abuse, and relative isolation – are issues that culturally responsive healthy marriage…

This national issue brief, from the University of New Hampshire Casey School of Public Policy, highlights findings from examining housing challenges in several New England regions through interviews and focus groups. While discussing the effects of…

This brief from the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy discusses demographics in Southwestern Minnesota, a rural area where the population is aging and becoming more diverse, particularly among youth. The goal of the brief…

This video from the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights Rural Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (Rural IMPACT). Launched in 2015, this public-private partnership aims to combat poverty in ten rural and tribal communities around…

This blog post from the ACF Family Room Blog highlights the work of the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) on improving rural communities. OFA developed the Rural Communities Initiative, which provided information on various rural issues. In addition…

In this webinar from the Institute for Research on Poverty, the presenters examined population and employment trends in the rural United States and considered state and federal USDA initiatives to help recovering rural economies and households. The…

On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), through the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, hosted this technical assistance webinar for responsible fatherhood practitioners, including current OFA grantees, and…