ChangeLab Solutions’ blog on Identifying Policies to Advance Racial and Economic Justice in Rural Places offers a practical framework for understanding how local and regional policy can be a tool for building equity. It outlines how rural communities—especially communities of color—can use policy to address long-standing barriers to opportunity. The resource highlights strategies such as inclusive governance, targeted investment, and community ownership models that shift power and resources to historically excluded groups. For organizations and leaders working toward economic justice for rural communities, this guide provides a valuable starting point for aligning policy with community vision.
Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group supports policies that center local leadership, promote fair access to resources, and create systems that work for each and every person within rural and Indigenous communities. In our work, economic justice for rural communities means ensuring that every person, regardless of background or place, has the tools and support needed to thrive. We amplify resources like ChangeLab’s to help rural changemakers connect policy to practice, and to show how bold, equity-focused approaches can lead to more resilient, inclusive rural economies.
