The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Development and the University of Kentucky’s Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky unveiled a free digital toolkit to help rural leaders build placemaking plans in small towns and communities across America.
If you are located in (or serve) a rural area and you are are looking for a free digital toolkit filled with amazing resources, please
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Kentucky’s – Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky just debuted their “Rural America Placemaking Toolkit“.
This toolkit is absolutely dynamic and I encourage academic and practitioners to utilize this amazing guide. It includes:
Creative Community Conversations
Community & Cultural Assessments
Public Spaces & Gathering Places
Cross-Sector Partnerships
*The Rural Communication Institute actually plans to do this soon.
Think about sending this guide to a local mayor, commissioner, teacher, health worker, volunteer, etc.
It is an absolutely incredible resource.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jennifer Edwards
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Professor of Communication
Executive Director of the Texas Social Media Research Institute & Rural Communication Institute