The ROAD Series of Virtual Sessions is a series of virtual exchanges co-designed and hosted by the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group, the Housing Assistance Council, Rural Community Assistance Partnership and Rural LISC.
The ROAD Series of Virtual Sessions will highlight and unpack rural development ideas and strategies that are critical in response to COVID-19 and to long-term rebuilding and recovery. Each month, the ROAD Sessions will feature stories of a diverse set of on-the-ground practitioners who have experience, wisdom and savvy to share. The series will reflect and emphasize the full diversity of rural America, spotlight rural America’s assets and challenges, and lift voices and lived experience from a wide range of rural communities and economies. Each Session will include an added opportunity for peer exchange. Overall, ROADS aims to infuse practitioner stories and lessons into rural narratives, policymaking and practice across the country, and to strengthen the network of organizations serving rural communities and regions.