Working alongside rural communities nationwide
NATIONWIDE IMPACTRooted in local rural leadership
Partners for Rural Impact works across rural America, from Appalachian Kentucky to Yakima Valley, through the Nebraska heartland. Wherever there is need, we work alongside local leaders and allies to build the partnerships and investments that create lasting opportunities for rural young people.
Partnering across the country
From small towns to regional hubs, we partner with rural communities across America to turn ideas into action. We provide the support, resources, and connections communities need to help young people thrive.
PRI has been a partner for many years, working to ensure that public funding goes to help rural communities, and activating private funding as well. We’ve worked effectively with PRI to ensure all rural young people — including those beyond the Delta — are on a path to economic mobility.
- Karen Matthews
CEO and President
PRI has been a connector and thought partner as our organization has grown. They’ve supported us to ensure we’ve met technical requirements to secure federal and philanthropic funding, while ensure we use this funding to support a strategic plan that includes rural youth and families.
- Amy Ahrens Terpstra
Chief Impact Officer
Because of PRI’s support with advocacy and coalition-building, public funding conversations now include rural children and families in ways they didn’t before. That shift is beginning to open doors to sustained resources for us and our partners.
- Josh Cramer
Executive Vice President
OUR ROOTSFrom Appalachian Kentucky to a national movement
Our roots run deep in Appalachian Kentucky, where a single school district program grew to support college access across the region and eventually became a place-based partnership committed to economic mobility. More than 30 years later, that work has supported over 110,000 young people to make progress, cradle to career.
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From rural leaders to public, private, and community partners, our movement grows through connection. If you're ready to partner or want to learn more about Partners for Rural Impact's work across rural America, let's get connected.