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Rural Strategy - VA Rural Center is a uniquely structured group comprised of local government, state government, federal government, for profit and non profit business and organizations working together to meet the needs of the citizens of rural Virginia.  The Rural Center promotes collaboration and serves as a catalyst for economic growth for all Virginians.  And is leading a statewide Strategy to address the following key issues: 1. Reinvigorate community and civic leadership in rural areas to offset out-migration 2. Impacting job creation and expansion, workforce training and economic development 3. Qualify secondary education, specifically, in underserved rural areas 4. Promoting resource development, (broadband, energy, transportation) that includes all aspects of community life in rural regions 5. Ensuring access to acceptable and necessary health care services in rural Virginia 6. Supporting the creation of sustainable systems for natural resources, agriculture and energy production and consumption 7. Enhancing and preserving livable space, the traditional rural quality of life, and the countryside’s open space for future generations. Community Capacity Woody Harris & Ellen Davis Economic Development Basil Gooden Agriculture/Natural Resources Jay Poole   VA Dept. Commerce and Trade VA Department of Technology Virginia Department of Education VA Community College System Universities and Colleges VA Dept. Housing/Community Dev Virginia Economic Bridge VA Employment Commission Virginia Community Foundations VA Department of Business Assistance UVA Weldon Cooper Center VA Association of Counties VA Municipal League Virginia Planning Districts VA and Local Chamber of Commerce VA Economic Development Partnership  Virginia Association of RC&D Councils     VA Department of Commerce and Trade Virginia Economic Development Partnership VA Department of Housing/Community Dev Virginia Resource Authority Virginia Housing Development Authority Virginia Bankers Association VA Economic Developers Association USDA Rural Development Virginia Economic Bridge VA Economic Development Partnership VA Extension Leadership Council Va Farm Credit Association Virginia Association of RC&D Councils     VA Dept. Ag and Consumer Services VA Food System Council VA Energy Coalition VA Dept. Mines, Minerals and Energy Virginia Agribusiness Council Virginia Farm Bureau Colleges and Universities USDA Farm Service Agency VA Dept. Environmental Equality VA Dept. Conservation and Recreation USDA Rural Development Virginia Association of RC&D Councils  Education Oliver McBride Infrastructure Bryan David & Dee Walton Health Care Ward Stevens & Laurie Moran   VA Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction Virginia Community College Systems Technical and Vocational Centers Higher Education Centers Colleges and Universities Workforce and Occupational Centers Virginia Economic Bridge Virginia Association of RC&D Councils   VA Department of Technology VA Department of Commerce and Trade VA Department of Transportation VA Department of Environmental Quality Center for Innovative Technology Virginia Broadband Coalition and Roundtable VA Energy Coalition VA Department of Mines/Minerals/Energy VA Dept. Housing/Community Development USDA Rural Development Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Tobacco Commission VA Department of Rail /Public Transportation Virginia Association of RC&D Councils   VA Dept. Health and Human Services Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine VCU Medical Systems UVA Health Systems Virginia Rural Health Association Virginia Rural Health Resource Center Virginia Tele-health Association UVA Dental School UVA Wise Graduate Medical Ed. Center VA Community College System Nat. Rural Health Association Nat. Org-State Offices of Rural Health Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Virginia Economic Bridge USDA Rural Development VA Primary Care Association Virginia Association of RC&D Councils   State wide AgrAbility Virginia Alleghany County Black Diamond RC&D Council Carroll County Public Schools CVS Pharmacy Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Farm Credit of the Virginias First Bank and Trust Franklin County George Mason University Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia General Assembly Who is My Legislator? Current Events at the Capitol Halifax County Public Schools HRSA - Rural Health Policy Institute for Advanced Learning & Research James Madison University - Economic Development James Madison University – Health Sciences King George County LEAD Virginia Medco National Rural Health Association Virginia Association of RC&D Councils Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance Nelson County Nelson County Rural Health Outreach Northern Neck Planning District Commission Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Radford University – Economic Dev. Office Roanoke Valley – Alleghany Regional Comm. Rural Economic Analysis Program (REAP) Rural Policy Research Institute Rural School and Community Trust Scott County Economic Development Authority Shenandoah County Free Clinic Southeast RCAP, Inc. Southern Piedmont Technology Council The Crooked Road Total Action Against Poverty University of Virginia – School of Nursing US Forest Services US. Census Bureau: Data Access Tools USDA – Office of Community Development USDA – Rural Development USDA-Rural Development in Virginia Virginia Association of Free Clinic Virginia Association of RC&D Councils Virginia Community Healthcare Association Virginia Association of RC&D Councils     Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Farm Bureau  Virginia Department of Forestry Virginia Department of Health Office of Health Policy & Planning Virginia Dept .of Housing and Community Dev. Virginia Economic Bridge Virginia Employment Commission/WIA Centers Virginia Health Care Foundation Virginia Health Quality Center Virginia Native Plant Society Virginia Rural Health Association Virginia Rural Health Resource Center Virginia State Police Virginia Tech – Dept. of Ag and Applied Economics Virginia Tech – Rural Economics Analysis Program Virginia Tobacco Commission Virginia/Maryland/Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology Woods Rogers Consulting Community College / Workforce Development  Virginia Association of RC&D Councils   Building Partnerships Forming Rural Networks W. K. Kellogg Foundation Rural People, Rural Policy 2007-2008 RPRP Report Year 1 Activity   W. K. Kellogg Foundation Rural People, Rural Policy 2008- 2009 RPRP Report Year 2 Activity   W. K. Kellogg Foundation Rural People, Rural Policy 2009 - 2010 RPRP Report Year 3 Activity   Original design/author-tfb