Rural Communities

The data indicates that boomers are leaving the major metropolitan areas to move to smaller cities or even to rural areas.

A program to train ordinary folks in "mental health first aid" could help rural communities provide vital help to people facing mental health problems, advocates say.

The new homes will be solar-powered homes with three or four bedrooms; two or three bathrooms and be available to tribal members whose income levels are at or below 60 percent of the Area Median Income.

Nearly 4 million rural Americans are military veterans. That population is aging and has special needs, according to a report from the Economic Research Service of USDA.

He was open to the idea of living in a small town as long as he could accomplish his professional goals and was drawn to the area with its farmland, rolling hills and lakes. He and his wife, Betty Joan, found a home where their children could walk to and from school. They later added a rustic lake cabin to pursue a wide range of outdoor activities.

The appalling poverty in many rural communities, accompanied by the depression and anger of many rural residents is symptomatic of a nation that is certainly crumbling around the edges and looks as if it is crumbling at its core.

Jobs continue to be created in cities while they are lost in rural America, according to the latest employment figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Did you know rural students, even those with excellent grades, often have fewer opportunities for exposure to technology than their urban or suburban counterparts?

Rural residents didn’t pull in more money from the federal government than those in the cities. They received less.

If you care about rural communities, watch this speech — even if it means skipping a few cat videos.