Four Principles for Fostering Community Well-Being with Asset-Based Development
Insights and recommendations to foster rural & Indigenous well-being with asset based development.
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
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Seven Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being
Community Commons
The Seven Vital Conditions for Well-Being is a useful framework for conceptualizing holistic well-being and the Conditions that give rise to it, as well as identifying levers for community change and improvement.
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Annual Disability Statistics Collection
Center for Research on Disability
The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, Annual Report on People With Disabilities, the Build Your Own Statistics tool, and infographics gather disability statistics published by many federal agencies into one place. They’re helpful for lawmakers and others who are working on laws or policies about disabilities, and for those writing grants for programs for people with disabilities.
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EXPLORE REGIONAL WEALTH BUILDING Module
WealthWorks
WealthWorks for Your Region: An Introduction provides an overview of four primary components of the WealthWorks approach. This PDF focuses on Module 1: Explore Regional Wealth Building.
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HOW THE CENTENNIAL STATE IS LEADING ON EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP: A PROFILE OF COLORADO’S EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP OFFICE
Aspen Institute - Employment & Jobs
A brief from Aspen on strategies and practices implemented by Colorado’s Employee Ownership Office to better understand how employee ownership can be supported and grown.
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Youth and Young Adult Wellbeing
Forum for Community Solutions
This report identifies common themes of well-being across the three cultural contexts.
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HOW RCAC’S RELIEF PROGRAM HELPED TWO SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVER FROM THEIR LOST SUMMER
RCAC
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Health, Work, and Care in Rural America
New America
Drawing on original research, this report offers a clear case for why guaranteed public paid leave policies should be considered a social determinant of health for rural people just as access to health care facilities and other economic stability indicators are. Paid leave could improve the health, wellbeing, and economic security of rural workers and families, and increase the economic competitiveness of America’s rural communities.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES
WealthWorks
Head over to the WealthWorks website to read success stories from communities from across the country.
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Stepping Up: Health Equity in Rural Hospitals Podcast Series
National Rural Health Resource Center
"This podcast series brings together a variety of voices to elaborate on the steps rural hospitals can take to implement sustainable health equity programs and efforts. "
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Explore RegionalWealth Building
WealthWorks
WealthWorks on how wealth-building is not just about increasing wealth. It must include making sure those stocks of capital stay in place and that people, firms, organizations and communities in the region can make decisions about how they are used and invested in the future.
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Equitable Community Development Transforming neighborhoods to improve health and wellbeing.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Equitable community development focuses on the role of community development in facilitating neighborhood change to enable residents to thrive, highlighting the persistent racial disparities in community conditions and health across the United States and emphasizes the potential for change through collaborative efforts. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to ensure that community development investments prioritize local residents' needs and prevent unintended consequences like displacement.
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Community Heart and Soul
Community Heart and Soul
Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it. Developed and field-tested over a decade in partnership with over 120 small cities and towns across America, Community Heart & Soul is a proven process for engaging a community in shaping its future.