Rural Knowledge Center

Piney Road: Work, Education, and the Re-Making of the Southern Family" by Jacqueline J. Saindon examines the impact of work and education on rural Southern families, focusing on Gresham County. The research, supported by the Rural Economic Policy Program of the Aspen Institute and Ford Foundation, investigates how low literacy rates and available low-skill, low-wage jobs in industries like poultry farming affect economic development and educational attainment.

Limited Access: Health Care for the Rural Poor

This report, "Limited Access: Health Care for the Rural Poor" by Laura Summer, published by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in March 1991, examines the challenges rural residents, especially those with low incomes, face in accessing health care services.

Best Practices: New Partnerships for Industrial Efficiency

Report presents four of the most progressive industrial energy-efficiency programs in order to provide insight for future programs.

The Budgetary Implications of Reducing U.S. Income Inequality Through Transfer Programs

Report uses data from the Census Bureau regarding list and asset information at the household level to provide perspective on relative costs of reducing income inequality by increasing program benefits.

Perspectives of Rural Homelessness from Upstate New York

This article seeks to provide insight on rural homelessness based on field research in scattered rural communities in New York State.

Piney Road: Work, Education, and Family Dynamics

Paper aims to use case study of several families in the Piney Road community of Georgia to highlight situational aspects of poverty, education, family, and work in the Rural South.

Estimating Child Care Needs in Oregon

Report calls for improvements in Oregon's child care system, that being care of a child by a non-relative (family child care, full/part-day centers/after school activities/recreation programs).

Demographic and Socioeconomic Changes in Rural Youth

 Document examines trends affecting children's well-being, including indicators of economic well-being, physical health, academic achievement, and social behavior.

Perspectives on 1980-1990 Demographic Changes in America

Report reviews three approaches that propose to explain redistribution reversals of the 1970s.

Family and Household Structure and Change in Rural America

Paper explores changing family structures in Rural America.

An Analysis of Rural Wastewater Facility Financing

Report is an effort to clarify the wastewater facility needs of rural and rural poor communities to assess the outlook for addressing these needs in light of changing environmental regulations.

Elderly Rural Americans

Document provides implications of a large and growing elderly population in Rural America, specifically.