NeighborWorks Montana, A History (October 2007) [PDF, 5.3 MB]
Reframing the Work of Rural Community Development: Case Studies in Innovative Rural Business Strategies (January 2007) [PDF, 860 KB]
Principles and Best Practices from Practitioners within the NeighborWorks Rural Initiative
Disaster Recovery in Rural Areas: A Case Study from Canton, Maine (December 2006) [PDF, 460 KB]
Practitioners within the NeighborWorks Rural Initiative share insights into this town’s recovery from a flood.
Disaster Recovery in Rural Areas: A Case Study from Viola, Wisconsin (December 2006) [PDF, 901 KB]
Practitioners within the NeighborWorks Rural Initiative share insights into this town’s recovery from a tornado.
Colorado Rural Housing Development Corporation's Farm Worker Community (January 2005, PDF, 591 KB]
In December 2003 and again in December 2005, the NeighborWorks Rural Initiative produced national symposia as part of The New Rural America series - held at NeighborWorks Training Institutes in San Francisco.
The following case studies were presented at each symposium –
2005
Quitman County Development Corporation: A History of Community Organizing and Public Policy Focus [PDF, 687 KB]
Self-Help Enterprises in California: Defining What it Means to be Rural [PDF, 243 KB]
Llano Grande Center for Research & Development: Working with Youth in Southern Texas [PDF, 205 KB]
Regional Partnerships to Rebuild Infrastructure: Mora Valley, New Mexico [PDF, 431 KB]
Preserving the Trust: Opening Homeownership Opportunities in Indian Country [PDF, 244 KB]
Transforming Communities in New Hampshire: A Cooperative Mobile Home Park Study [PDF, 316 KB]
Living Communities: A Sustainable Future in Adirondack Park, New York [PDF, 224 KB]
Matching Form to Function: Virginia Innovations in Building and Program Design [PDF, 419 KB]
2003
Community Economic
Development for Entrepreneurs: Centro Campesino Farmworker Center [PDF, 131 KB]
Regional Collaboratives
and Other Out-Of-The-Box Strategies: Central Valley Partnership [PDF, 142 KB]
Private Sector Secrets
for Rural CDCs: Community Ventures Corporation [PDF, 146 KB]
Going Green for Results: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board [PDF, 197 KB]
Affordable Housing: Adding Value to Rural Communities in California [PDF, 582 KB]
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