About the Program
The series focuses on actionable research and programmatic models to promote strong and equitable community, economic, and workforce development in rural Pennsylvania. This year's series is cohosted by the Philadelphia Fed's Community Development and Regional Outreach Department and Penn State's Center for Economic and Community Development.
Access Recordings and Presentations from Past Events
- Rural Community Action Assembly: Immigration, Community, and the Economy, September 2023
- Rural Community Action Assembly: Recovery-Friendly Workplaces for Workforce Development, August 2023
- Rural Community Action Assembly: Broadband Deployment and Community Readiness, July 2023
- Rural Community Action Assembly: Capital Access and Absorption, July 2022
- Rural Community Action Assembly: Regional Workforce Models, June 2022
- Rural Community Action Assembly: Digital Equity for Infrastructure, Technology, and Skills, June 2022
- Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Tourism, and Seasonality, July 2021
- Community Foundations, CDFIs, and Regional Revitalization, June 2021
- Health-Care Workforce Pipelines, Apprenticeships, and Community Health Worker Models, May 2021
- Outdoor and Small-Town Tourism, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, November 2020
- Place-Based Partnerships for Capital and Regional Investment Strategies, October 2020
- COVID-19 and Its Implications for Workforce Investments and Employers in Rural Communities, September 2020