Aspen CSG partners with Rural Development Hubs across the country to strengthen local leadership, align funding, and build regional capacity. Through research and peer learning, we support Hub leaders to refine strategies and apply what works across regions.
In Oklahoma and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, we work with Hub partners that coordinate across sectors, align resources, and connect communities to advance long-term regional strategies.
CAP Tulsa
Service area: Oklahoma.
CAP Tulsa (Community Action Project of Tulsa County) is an anti-poverty community action agency and national leader in early childhood education dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its two-generation approach prepares young children for success while helping parents build parenting skills, employability, and earning potential.
Visit organization: captulsa.org
Featured in Aspen CSG resources: 2Gen Practices: Growing Language Skills with Immigrant Families.
Communities Unlimited
Service area:Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
Communities Unlimited connects rural Americans to solutions that sustain healthy businesses, healthy communities, and healthy lives. The organization believes access to opportunity should not depend on where someone lives, how much money they have, or what they look like.
Visit organization: communitiesu.org
Featured in Aspen CSG resources: Measure Up: A Call to Action, Rural Development Hubs Report, Ten Podcasts Focused on Rural Community and Economic Development, Four Principles for Fostering Community Well-Being with Asset-Based Development, and more.
LIFT Community Action Agency
Service area: Oklahoma.
LIFT Community Action Agency is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing poverty across southeast Oklahoma through service and collaboration. Founded in 1968, it has grown from offering a handful of programs to operating more than 25 initiatives spanning early childhood education, housing, transportation, and economic development.
Visit organization: liftca.org
Featured in Aspen CSG resources: 2Gen Practices: Growing Language Skills with Immigrant Families.
Pawnee Nation College
Service area: Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
Pawnee Nation College is dedicated to supporting Pawnee and other Indigenous cultures by providing high-quality education that strengthens community resilience through service, research, and social and economic well-being.
Visit organization: pawneenationcollege.org
