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Rural Communities Initiative
Given the continued scale of poverty and limited job opportunities in rural areas, the Office of Family Assistance implemented the Rural Communities Initiative in early 2008. The Initiative is providing States, Tribes, and local TANF agencies the opportunity to share information and innovative strategies on critical rural issues and barriers to employment such as education, job skills, transportation, and child care. This page provides information on the Initiative, and various reports, technical assistance events, Web casts, teleconferences, environmental scans, fact sheets, and Academy reports.
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Academy (September 08)
Rural Communities Initiative Academy: Final Report, June 2009
The Rural Communities Academy was the "kick off" event for the 16 selected rural sites and included time for each rural site team (consisting of four/five team members) to participate in information gathering, networking, and action planning. The team members who attended the Academy participated in workshops and plenary sessions, and met with Rural Content Specialists and representatives from other rural communities who shared their insight into strategies being utilized in rural areas with TANF participants.
Final Report [PDF - 3,167 KB]
Academy Agenda, Speaker Bios, and Map of Sites, September 2008
Speaker Biographies [PDF - 413 KB]
Map of Sixteen Rural Communities Initiative Sites [PDF - 503 KB]
Breakout Session: Addressing Education, Training, and Workforce Development Needs in Rural Areas, September 2008
Work Prep, Oklahoma (Lou Ann Hargrave)
Transitional Programs, Kentucky Community College and Technical System, Kentucky (Shauna King-Simms) [PDF - 252 KB]
Career Pathways, Phillips County Community College University of Arkansas, Arkansas (Shawndus Gregory) [PDF - 1,484 KB]
Breakout Session: Family Strengthening, September 2008
Drug Endangered Children's Network, University of Kentucky (Doug Burnham)
Drug Endangered Children's Network Resource Flyer
WSOS Community Action Commission, Ohio (Roger Fisher) [PDF - 340 KB]
Breakout Session: Providing Innovative Work Supports to Rural TANF Recipients, September 2008
SEE Hawaii Works (Pankaj Bhanot)
Business Access (Daylan Beamon) [PDF - 55 KB] Business Access- In-Home Learning System TANF Overview [PDF - 81 KB] Business Access- How to Use the In-Home Learning System for TANF [PDF - 666 KB] Business Access PowerPoint Presentation [PDF - 230 KB] Business Access PowerPoint -- General Information [PDF - 941 KB]
Breakout Session: Rural America and 21st Century Economic Development, September 2008
Career Options, ND (Trina Gress) [PDF - 987 KB]
Breakout Session: Transportation Solutions in Rural Areas for TANF Clients, September 2008
Good News Mountaineer Garage, West Virginia (Barbara Bayes) [PDF - 1,282 KB]
Breakout Session: Using Innovative Technologies in Rural Areas, September 2008
ACCESS Florida, Florida (Denise Parker) [PDF - 9,973 KB]
Plenary Session: Poverty in Rural America, September 2008
Oregon State University (Bruce Weber) [PDF - 2,312 KB]
Rural Academy General Resources, September 2008
Office of Family Assistance- Welfare to Work, Promising Practices Paper
Washington WorkFirst -- CTED Work Programs [PDF - 165 KB] Washington WorkFirst -- WorkFirst Partnership and Customer Service [PDF - 109 KB]
JOBS Program -- Pendleton Menu of Services [PDF - 292 KB] JOBS Program -- Milton-Freewater Menu of Services [PDF - 306 KB]
Web casts and Webinars
Laying the Groundwork for an EITC Coalition, January 6, 2010
Widely praised for its success in supporting work and reducing poverty, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has grown to be one of the most successful and universally acclaimed provisions of U.S. domestic policy. In fact, several expansions in the late 1980s and early 1990s turned the EITC into the largest Federal aid program targeted to the working poor. Due to the potential impact of the EITC to support families in poverty, the Welfare Peer TA Network conducted a Webinar Series beginning January 6, 2010 on the EITC to give state agencies strategies for setting up a local or statewide coalition and to provide participants with strategies for improving outreach and marketing to and participation of TANF participants in the EITC program.
Audio Recording [WAV - 40,589 KB] Download Transcript [PDF - 502 KB] Download PowerPoint Presentations [PDF - 444 KB]
Webinar: Distance Learning and Education Programs, July 2009
This Rural Communities Initiative Webinar explores distance learning options for TANF participants living in rural areas who wish to continue their education, earn their GED, or access job training. The challenge of engaging participants in educational activities to earn their GED or other credential was identified by many Rural Community Initiative sites as key for TANF agencies in helping families move to self sufficiency. Presenters included Dr. Eleanor "Lyn" Bond from the University of Washington, School of Nursing and Ms. Tonya Crum from Kentucky Education Television. The third invited presenter, Mr. Monte Murphy from Shasta College, could not attend however, his material appears below for reference.
Lyn Bond PowerPoint Presentation [PDF - 1,043 KB]
Monte Murphy PowerPoint Presentation [PDF - 1,369 KB]
Tonya Crum PowerPoint Presentation [PDF - 1,300 KB]
Webinar: Strategies for Small Business Development in Rural Communities, May 12, 2009
This Webinar was part of the Rural Communities Initiative's Rural Economic Development Webinar series. This Webinar provided an overview of successful entrepreneurship/microenterprise strategies and small business development models in rural communities. Presenters offered suggestions and strategies for improving small business development that will provide career opportunities to rural TANF participants moving from welfare to work.
Download Rural Enterprise Assistance Project Presentation
Download Association for Enterprise Opportunity Presentation [PDF - 2,130 KB]
Download North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Presentation [PDF - 1,188 KB]
Download Audiorecording [WAV - 28,775 KB]
Download Audio Transcript [PDF - 650 KB]
Expanding Technology Access to Rural America Webinar, April 2009
This Webinar was on how rural TANF programs can expand technology access in rural areas. Presenters included Axiom Technologies, Business Access, and Connect Kentucky.
Audio Recording [WAV - 28,094 KB]
Webinar Transcript [PDF - 846 KB] Download Connect Kentucky Presentation [PDF - 1,214 KB]
Download Axiom Technologies Presentation [PDF - 342 KB]
Webinar: Economic Development through Job Creation Strategies in Rural Communities, April 2009
This Rural Communities Initiative Webinar included information on strategies for economic development through job creation in rural areas to improve service delivery to rural TANF programs. The challenge of improving economic development was identified by many Rural Community Initiative sites as one of the most critical issues facing rural organizations serving TANF participants. Presenters included Mr. Nick Goulette from the Watershed Research and Training Center, Ms. Elizabeth Ehrlich from the New York City Parks Opportunity Program and Denise Tolbert from the New York City Human Resources Administration, and Ms. Pauli Ojea from Green for All.
Download Parks Opportunity Program Presentation
Download Watershed Research and Training Center Presentation [PDF - 2,385 KB]
Download Green for All Presentation [PDF - 1,150 KB]
Download Transcript [PDF - 1,050 KB]
Download Audio Recording [WAV - 42,861 KB]
Rural Nonprofit Technologies Webinar, March 5, 2009
This Webinar on Nonprofit Technologies included presentations from Timothy Tyndall, RAIN Distance Learning, Telemedicine and Rural Community Development Network and Phillip Brown, National Policy Director, Connected Nation, Inc.
Webinar Presentations
Transcript [PDF - 567 KB]
Rural Mobile Technology and Distance Learning Webinar, February 18, 2009
The Office of Family Assistance began the Rural Communities Initiative in 2008, and many rural areas expressed an interest in learning more about how to utilize technology in their TANF programs and in their communities. This Webinar included presentations from Ms. Mary Campanola, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development, Telecommunications Program; Ms. Sheryl Rehberg, Executive Director, North Florida Workforce Development Board; and Mr. Stan Brodka, Director of Sales, KeyTrain.
Audio Recording [MP3 - 10,832 KB]
Webinar Presentations [PDF - 4,244 KB]
Rural Transportation Promising Practices Webinar, February 2009
This Webinar took place on February 11, 2009 and included presentations from John Squires, Executive Director, Community Resource Group, Donna Shaunsesy, JAUNT Program, Virginia, and Sandy Conner, Workforce Transportation and Referral Center/Transportation Institute Partnership, Maryland.
Webinar PowerPoint Presentations [PDF - 1,098 KB]
Transcript [PDF - 711 KB]
Rural Transportation Funding, January 8, 2009
This Webinar included presentations from Charles Rutkowski and Chris Zeilinger, Community Transportation Association of America; Mary Leahy, Senior Director, Easter Seals Project ACTION; David Schnieder, Program Specialist, Federal Transit Administration; and Nichole Goldsmith, Director, National Rural Transit Assistance Program.
Easter Seals Project ACTION (Mary Leary) [PDF - 1,256 KB]
Community Transportation Association of America (Charles Rutkowski and Chris Zeilinger) [PDF - 329 KB]
Business Access Webinar, November 2008
This Webinar included a presentation by Daylan Beamon of Business Access.
PowerPoint Presentation [PDF - 908 KB]
Teleconference Series
Teleconference on PIVOT Program, Erie County, New York, February 2009
The Placing Individuals in Vital Opportunity Training (PIVOT) Program was designed by the Erie County Department of Social Services to bridge the gap between the recipients and the local business community and TANF. This program provides quality job opportunities for the employable TANF population while serving as a resource for the hiring needs of local employers.
CED Performance Measures Workbook 2008 NEW REPORT
PIVOT PowerPoint
Final Work Support Check List
Public Assistance Day Care Guide
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/AmeriCorps Teleconference, November 2008
This Teleconference took place on November 18, 2008 as part of a follow-up to the Rural Communities Academy that occurred in September 2008. Many participants expressed some interest in learning more about how to utilize AmeriCorps volunteers in their program, as well as in their community. This teleconference includes five presentations on how to utilize AmeriCorps in rural programs as well as a question and answer session.
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To listen to the Teleconference, please: Click Here. [WAV - 24,311 KB]
Site Visits
New Mexico: Motivational Interviewing/Substance Abuse Case Management Training of Trainers Event, July 2010
As a strategy to provide asset-based training for caseworkers and serve New Mexico's growing population of individuals with substance abuse barriers, New Mexico Works requested a substance abuse case management training, with a focus on motivational interviewing techniques. The training was designed and delivered by Dr. Alyssa Forcehimes from the University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions. The curriculum was delivered over one day in April 2009 and two days in July 2009. The training provided participants with an overview of substance abuse in the TANF population, strategies for building self-efficacy in TANF participants, and ways to motivate participants to make positive behavioral changes. The New Mexico substance abuse case management training was attended by 35 caseworkers and managers. Evaluations from the training indicated that participants acquired a set of tools that can assist their clients in overcoming substance abuse barriers. A section of the training was also dedicated to strategies for conducting train-the-trainer sessions at participants' home sites.
Final Report [PDF - 733 KB]
Montana: Substance Abuse Case Management Training, November 2009
As part of their Rural Communities Initiative Technical Assistance Action Plan, the Montana team identified the prevalence of substance abuse challenges within their TANF caseload as among one of their chief concerns. The site was particularly interested in exploring new techniques that would simultaneously promote work attachment and higher work participation rates (WPR) along with facilitating overcoming drug and alcohol addiction. Based on these goals, the Montana team convened a substance abuse case management training where TANF staff from Roosevelt County and the Fort Peck Reservation were introduced to new and effective case management approaches for participants with substance abuse barriers. The training also included job development and job placement strategies tailored for TANF participants with substance abuse barriers. The training took place November 17-19, 2009 and was led by staff from the UC Davis Center for Human Services. As a result of the substance abuse centered TA they received, the Montana site developed new approaches to managing participants with substance abuse challenges. In addition to utilizing a more assets-based case management approach (e.g. motivational interviewing strategies), the site is also working to implement community involvement strategies that incorporate substance abuse prevention techniques.
Final Report [PDF - 831 KB]
White Mountain Apache Tribe Site Visit to the Navajo Nation, September 2009
While still facing serious fiscal and programmatic challenges, the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) site felt strongly that their TANF program required an infusion of evidence-based practices and ideas that had successfully moved Tribal TANF participants into higher levels of self-sufficiency. WMAT identified the Navajo Nation Tribal TANF system as the case management model they hoped to replicate and a site visit was conducted in September 2009. During the site visit, five staff members from WMAT met with leadership from the Navajo Department of Workforce Development and the Program for Self Reliance to discuss Tribal TANF operations, cost efficient service delivery, serving remote Tribal TANF participants, and other case management strategies. The WMAT site visit to the Navajo Nation and the subsequent introduction of numerous promising strategies served as a valuable asset in the redesign of their Tribal Family Assistance Plan (TFAP). The principles of self-reliance and cultural values within the context of TANF, concepts they explored with the Navajo Nation, have become important components of their new TFAP.
Final Report [PDF - 716 KB]
White Mountain Apache Tribal TANF Program Needs Assessment, July 2009
The Rural Communities Initiative conducted a Site Visit to the White Mountain Apache Tribal TANF Program based on their request for TA. Rural Communities Initiative staff partnered with consultants from the U.C. Davis Extension at the University of California to provide the Tribe with an in-depth needs assessment in order to strategize on developing solutions for programmatic improvement. The consultants, Julie Gondry and Dr. Geni Cowan, are Tribal TANF subject matter experts with program based skills in training, case management, and data reporting. Based upon the assessment results, the White Mountain Apache Tribal TANF Program will receive valuable recommendations to further enhance aspects of their program's structure and administration to reach the end goal of self-sufficiency for their TANF participants.
North Dakota Site Visit: Minnesota Car Ownership Programs, June 2009
Recognizing the importance of expanding transportation options for their TANF participants, the North Dakota Rural Communities Initiative site sought to learn more about innovative car ownership programs serving individuals on public assistance. Through contacts at Opportunity Cars, a network of 150 innovative car ownership programs, it was suggested that the team visit programs in Minnesota, which has one of the highest number of car ownership programs in the country. The director of Opportunity Cars nominated three innovative programs that had distinctly different implementation models and were also centrally located in the state: (1) Free to Be, Inc. – Blaine, Minnesota; (2) People Responding in Social Ministry (PRISM) – Golden Valley, Minnesota; and (3) Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC). During site visits to these three organizations in late June 2009, the North Dakota site members met with program staff to discuss the background of their car ownership programs, service delivery models, and partnering strategies. These resources and ideas promise to be incredibly useful as the site begins moving forward on implementing their own transportation assistance program.
Final Report
Participant List [PDF - 130 KB]
Program Profiles [PDF - 143 KB]
North Dakota: Turtle Mountain Reservation, Substance Abuse Prevention and Family Self-Sufficiency Programs Site Visit, May 2009
Staff from the Montana (Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes/Roosevelt County) and Hoopa Valley Tribal TANF (California) met with personnel from various social service providers on the Turtle Mountain Reservation to learn more about innovative substance abuse prevention, job development, community building, and youth development programs currently being used on the Reservation. Both sites requested this visit due to their interest in investigating community/family centered strategies that supported substance abuse prevention and empowered Tribal communities.
Participant List [PDF - 82 KB]
West Virginia: Calhoun, Wirt and Gilmer Counties Drug Endangered Child Training, March 4, 2009
Agenda [PDF - 133 KB]
Vermont: Career Coaching and Team Building Training, March 2009
As part of the Rural Communities Initiative and the Vermont site's Individualized Technical Assistance Plan, Vermont decided to alter their TANF case management approach. Through a series of meetings, the team sketched out a new case management structure which included a team approach in place of one- on- one case management. In addition, the team decided that their staff could benefit from additional training in career coaching. To this end, the team requested that Charles Modiano, a youth development and employment initiative trainer, hold a training for all staff around career coaching and team based case management. The training was held March 25-26, 2009, and was attended by three of Vermont's Economic Services Districts as well as the Vermont Economic Services central office. Due in part to this training, Vermont has developed a new model of service delivery, moving away from traditional case management and toward a community based teaming model of service. This model brings together all community partners working with the TANF participant to provide enhanced support towards reaching self-sufficiency. Also, as a result of the on-site training, the team chose to change the language used in service delivery to convey their philosophy of team oriented service. For example, the initial contact with a participant is now referred to as a "welcoming interview" instead of intake or assessment.
Final Report [PDF - 806 KB]
Maine: Washington County, Maine: Soft Skills and Employability Site Exchange, December 2, 2008
Agenda [PDF - 32 KB]
Tribal TANF Roundtable Series, April 2010
In recognition of the many case management and economic development challenges and opportunities present on Tribal lands, the Office of Family Assistance, in partnership with the Administration for Children and Families Regions VI and VIII, convened a series of Tribal Roundtable events to help address and capitalize on some of these issues. Attended by staff from sixteen different Tribal governments, the Roundtable series took place April 12-15 in Denver, Colorado, and featured three major sessions: Identifying Opportunities for Economic Development In Indian Country Roundtable; ACF Regions VI and VIII Tribal TANF Administrators Meeting, and; Identifying and Implementing Effective Case Management Strategies Workshop. With assistance from Federal and Regional staff and nationally recognized content experts and practitioners, Roundtable participants focused on a number of issues critical to the success and continued sustainability of their TANF programs. Topics covered during the Roundtable Series included job creation, green technologies, guidance on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, and case management strategies that empower and motivate TANF participants and staff. Roundtable attendees were provided with tools, promising program models, and resources to assist in their local economic development, case management design, and program development efforts.
Final Report
Speaker Bios [PDF - 62 KB] Participant List [PDF - 307 KB]
State of Montana Presentation [PDF - 600 KB] State - Tribal Institute Presentation [PDF - 1,482 KB] Native Green Academy Presentation [PDF - 843 KB] Rural Dynamics Presentation [PDF - 353 KB] Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs Presentation [PDF - 805 KB] Keya Earth Presentation [PDF - 1,902 KB] Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Presentation [PDF - 13,991 KB] ICF Green Jobs Presentation [PDF - 2,109 KB] National Conference of State Legislatures Presentation [PDF - 365 KB] Keya Earth Green Presentation [PDF - 2,894 KB] Put Your Mask On First Presentation [PDF - 5,864 KB] TANF Administrators Meeting Presentation [PDF - 345 KB] TANF Financial Reporting [PDF - 1,624 KB]
Rural Communities Initiative: Implementing Strategies for Employer Engagement, January 2010
The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted the Rural Communities Initiative Implementing Strategies for Employer Engagement Workshop in Louisville, Kentucky January 28-29, 2010. Six rural communities, as a component of ongoing technical assistance, attended to discuss promising practices and develop reasonable local action steps on the topics of employer outreach, subsidized employment, job placement and retention, and workforce intermediaries. The rural sites were introduced to the partnership between the City of Louisville and UPS with a presentation on the partnership and tour of the UPS Worldport facility. The sites developed concise action plans that summarized the key points and questions that emerged from their discussions and captured how the sites plan to use this information to develop concrete actions locally. Participants were provided with tools, replicable innovative models, and guidance on designing employer engagement opportunities to improve outcomes for TANF families.
Final Report
Speaker Bios [PDF - 196 KB]
Participant List [PDF - 199 KB]
Employer Engagement Work Plan [PDF - 758 KB]
Key Questions For Cities, Counties, and States in Designing Transitional Jobs Programs [PDF - 194 KB]
Frequently Asked Questions: Transitional Jobs Program Strategy and the TANF Emergency Fund [PDF - 140 KB]
Close the Deal Informational Packet [PDF - 938 KB]
Pathways Program Overview [PDF - 102 KB]
Metropolitan College Overview [PDF - 1,232 KB]
Perry County, Tennessee's Subsidized Employment Program [PDF - 220 KB]
TANF Rural Communities Initiative: Leadership Forum, September 2009
The capstone event for the Rural Communities Initiative was the Rural Leadership Forum that took place in Charleston, South Carolina on September 1-2, 2009. Representatives from the 16 rural TANF sites met to share lessons learned; explore leadership and sustainability plans; and discuss successes garnered and challenges encountered from the implementation of the Rural TANF sites' TA plans over the past year.
Participant List [PDF - 181 KB]
Step Up Presentation [PDF - 863 KB]
Building a Leadership Team [PDF - 97 KB]
365 Days of Change Resource [PDF - 504 KB]
TANF Rural Initiative Overview [PDF - 791 KB]
CAPS: A Brief Description [PDF - 15 KB]
Poverty Simulation [PDF - 227 KB]
U.S. Listing [PDF - 548 KB]
Rural Economic Development Roundtable, June 2009
The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted a Rural Communities Initiative Economic Development Roundtable in Spring 2009 to strengthen economic development activities among programs serving TANF participants in rural communities. Nine rural communities—as a component of ongoing technical assistance—attended the Rural Communities Economic Roundtable in Portland, Maine, June 8-9, 2009 and developed economic development strategic plans for their local communities. Participants were provided with tools, replicable innovative models, and guidance on designing economic development opportunities to improve the employment opportunities for TANF participants and assist them in becoming more self-sufficient.
Participant List [PDF - 96 KB]
Speaker Bios [PDF - 135 KB]
Program Descriptions [PDF - 193 KB]
Strategic Economic Development Plan [PDF - 248 KB]
Annotated Bibliography [PDF - 98 KB]
A Partnership to Transform the Workforce and Economy of Coastal Maine Presentation [PDF - 598 KB]
Career Jump Brochure [PDF - 907 KB]
Community College Partnerships and Resources Presentation [PDF - 4,320 KB]
Community Jobs and Supported Works Brochure [PDF - 129 KB]
Entrepreneurship as a Rural Economic Development Strategy Presentation [PDF - 231 KB]
New Tools for Analyzing Regional Economies Presentation [PDF - 1,506 KB]
Parks Opportunity Program Presentation [PDF - 16,240 KB]
Partnering with the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Stakeholders Presentation [PDF - 65 KB]
Rural America: New Economic Realities and New Strategies Presentation [PDF - 3,806 KB]
Business Clusters/SECTORS --The Key to Workforce Development Presentation [PDF - 2,185 KB]
Transforming Rural Economies Presentation [PDF - 698 KB]
Washington Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development Presentation [PDF - 193 KB]
North Dakota Department of Human Services/Career Options Roundtable, May 2009
The North Dakota Department of Human Services/Career Options Roundtable was held in Bismarck, North Dakota from May 5-6, 2009. Attendees included representatives from seven Rural Communities Initiative sites as well as administrators and case management staff from Career Options, Inc. Based on Career Options' presentation during the Rural Communities Academy in September 2008, a number of Initiative sites requested follow-up on certain aspects of the programmatic work taking place at the organization. Specifically, sites expressed interest in Career Options' organizational development model, child care and education programs, and case management strategies for hard-to-serve participants. With these requests in mind, the Roundtable was designed to include a series of in-depth breakout sessions that focused on the unique tools and case management approaches utilized by Career Options. In addition, as a way to show the diversity of Career Options' caseload, Roundtable attendees participated in a site visit to the Standing Rock Reservation where they visited with case management staff and toured the Reservation. During the close-out session, attendees discussed their next steps for taking strategies from this Roundtable and replicating them in their local areas.
Final Report
Participant List [PDF - 118 KB]
Career Options Regions 1 and 2 Overview [PDF - 2,726 KB]
Career Options Regions 3 and 4 Overview [PDF - 9,705 KB]
Career Options Regions 4 and 5 Overview [PDF - 734 KB]
Career Options Regions 7 and 8 Overview [PDF - 9,472 KB]
Roundtable Overview [PDF - 2,650 KB]
Intake Employment Plan Development Presentation [PDF - 412 KB]
Vocational Skills Workshop Presentation [PDF - 729 KB]
Job Development Presentation [PDF - 492 KB]
Engaging Employers Presentation [PDF - 11,901 KB]
Rural Transportation Roundtable, January 27, 2009
The Rural Transportation Roundtable was held January 27-28, 2009 in Charleston, West Virginia. Attendees included representatives from seven of the Rural Communities Initiative Sites and various content specialists. One of the key challenges and issues facing rural TANF agencies and organizations is providing reliable and cost effective transportation. The purpose of the Rural Transportation Roundtable was for sites to learn more about additional programs in the field of rural transportation, resources on forming partnerships with local transportation stakeholders, and funding for these types of projects. Content faculty presented on lessons learned from current rural transportation models and participants had time to engage in action planning to develop programmatic and funding solutions to rural transportation challenges. Participants also conducted a site visit to the Good News Mountaineer Garage to see their service delivery model, their facilities, and meet with staff for a question and answer session.
Final Report
Speaker Bios [PDF - 171 KB]
Setting the Context on Rural Transportation Successes and Challenges for Rural Initiative Sites (James Butler, OFA and Louisa Fuller, ICF International) [PDF - 244 KB]
Opportunity Cars, National (Carolyn Hayden) [PDF - 1,273 KB]
Vehicles for Change, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. (Marty Schwartz) [PDF - 499 KB]
JumpStart, West CAP, Wisconsin (Peter Kilde) [PDF - 1,139 KB] JumpStart, West CAP, Wisconsin (Resource Guide) [PDF - 1,998 KB]
Good News Mountaineer Garage, West Virginia (Barbara Bayes) [PDF - 1,832 KB]
United We Ride, Federal Transit Administration Region III (Reginald Knowlton) [PDF - 3,778 KB]
Rural Transit Assistance Program (Nichole Goldsmith and Rob Tassinari) [PDF - 717 KB]
Transportation Program Matrix [PDF - 390 KB]


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Originally published 01/14/2014
'You Have to Know History to Actually Teach It'
Eric Foner on what it takes to be a good K-12 history teacher.
Originally published 05/09/2013
Lee Donaghy: Writing Like a Historian -- Developing Students' Writing Skills
Lee Donaghy is an assistant principal at a secondary school in Birmingham in the United Kingdom."Why are we doing English in history, sir?" came the question as I asked my year 9 history class what kind of word disarmament was. Having anticipated this kind of reaction I had an answer prepared: "Do we only use language in English lessons?"The question was anticipated because I have heard it from other classes, and indeed other teachers, since I began to include an explicit focus on language development in my history lessons 18 months ago. And the question goes to the heart of what I believe is a fundamental reason for the attainment gap between children eligible for free school meals and their non-free school meal counterparts in Britain; the misalignment of these pupils' language use with that which is needed for academic success and the need for teachers to explicitly address this misalignment in their teaching.
Originally published 05/08/2013
Sam Wineburg's "Reading Like a Historian" makes cover of Stanford magazine
Sam Wineburg, Margaret Jacks Professor of Education and (courtesy) History, is the director of the Stanford History Education Group. Their signature project, "Reading Like an Historian," which promotes a secondary school curriculum based around critical engagement with primary sources, recently made the cover of Stanford's alumni magazine:Designed by the Stanford History Education Group under Professor Sam Wineburg, the website offers 87 flexible lesson plans featuring documents from the Library of Congress. Teachers can download the lessons and adapt them for their own purposes, free of charge. Students learn how to examine documents critically, just as historians would, in order to answer intriguing questions: Did Pocahontas really rescue John Smith? Was Abraham Lincoln a racist? Who blinked first in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Russians or the Americans?Apparently the program has struck a chord. In school districts from red states and blue, New York City and Chicago to Carmel, Calif., history teachers are lining up for workshops on how to use the materials. The website's lessons have been downloaded 800,000 times and spawned a lively online community of history educators grateful for the camaraderie—and often desperate for help.
Originally published 04/18/2013
"Cities are the Living Embodiments of Past Decisions"
Children in wading pool at Cascade Playground, Seattle, 1939. All photos credit Seattle Museum of History and Industry.Stories about place are makeshift things. They are composed with the world's debris.--Michel de CerteauIn most undergraduate history classes, students are required to take tests and write a paper or two.But University of Washington history professor Dr. Margaret O'Mara wanted to tap into her students' curiosity and their relationship with the web and technology for her history of U.S. Cities course last winter.To bring urban history to life for her students and encourage them to explore and see their world in new ways, Dr. O'Mara created an innovative project that focused on Seattle's dynamic South Lake Union neighborhood, now an area of high-tech businesses, medical clinics, trendy eateries, and pricey real estate.
Originally published 01/16/2013
What are the 10 Most Important Documents in American History?
Announcing the winners in the reader poll "What are the 10 Most Important Documents in American History?" Nearly 800 readers voted -- the most important document in American history is the Marshall Plan!*Note: The Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Bill of Rights were specifically EXCLUDED from the poll, since they'd be in the top three practically by default. We wanted to give other documents a chance!
Originally published 01/14/2013
We All Politicize History
American flags on the National Mall. Credit: Wiki Commons.Here's an interesting question for historians: Why do ideologues never seem to be aware of their own ideology?Such is the case with the recent report from the Texas Association of Scholars and the National Association of Scholars' Center for the Study of the Curriculum, "Recasting History: Are Race, Class, and Gender Dominating American History?"The groups' answer to the title's question is "yes," which is hardly surprising given the NAS's longstanding critique of scholars who raise questions about the mythology of American greatness.
Originally published 01/06/2013
When Assessing Zinn, Listen to the Voices of Teachers and Students
Howard Zinn speaking in 2009. Credit: Wiki Commons.
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when u are drinking a beverage and someone wants some they ask for a waterfall ( mostly used by teens in Mississauga)
Joe: yo b lemme have a waterfall?
Bob: arite
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by Za December 14, 2005
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by da ging June 06, 2003
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Major Nelson doesn't like the X1 being nicknamed Xbone
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I just wonder how on earth did they not see that nickname coming?!
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People really need to just start calling it the X1 or XB1. It's shorter to type, looks better, and dodges the potential fanboy terminology.
Edit: Why is everyone so butthurt over my post? This isn't controversial at all.
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I've always thought it came across as trolling. When the name Xbox One was announced, in no way did I ever think Xbone should be the short hand for it. I actually thought XONE would be the short hand. Or ONE.
XB1 or X1 I could see being feasible though.
09-09-2013 #9
I really don't like the Xbone nickname either, but it's like when you name your child, you need to think of all the insults the kids on the playground will think of
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From the same thread, Major Nelson posted:
Poster: The UI video that leaked today -- when do we get to see the real thing?
Major: In a few weeks. I want to do a proper walk through w/ Albert.
Poster: Why have we not seen a blog post from you like the one from the beginning of the current generation, where you compared the specs of the PS3 and 360?
Major: I was thinking the same thing - I need to work on something like that. Thanks for the reminder.
09-09-2013 #11
Xbone sounds like a nickname made up by a 15 year old geek that cant get laid due to playing too much Dungeons & DragonsForza 5, Fifa 14, Battlefield 4 & Watchdogs - The Perfect Launch Line Up!
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Honestly at the end of the day it doesn't really matter now. Haters and fanboys will forever call it Xbone while everyone else will most likely just call it Xbox. I know a lot of my friends just called the 360 "Xbox".
Even Kinect will only answer to Xbox. Imagine you had to say Xbox One On lol
09-09-2013 #14
Major Nelson doesn't like the X1 being nicknamed Xbone
That is true. People have been saying just xbox and just playstation for years. The abbreviation is needed more when typing.
I like the XB1 the most.
With the amount of BMW X1 around here, when I think of X1 the car always comes to mind.
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I use it because it's quicker, sure X1 is even quicker to type but I kind of like XBone because it doesn't even sound offensive imo.
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09-09-2013 #18Soldier 95BGuest
If you want to do a short cut, X1 or XB1 is clearly easier than typing out then xbone. Not sure which is more stupid..xbone or xbox 720. Who ever came up with that crap needs a wake up call.
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I will continue calling it the xbone then, since major nelson annoys me.
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I do think Microsoft could have named the system better to avoid this though, but at the same time I get the feeling they could have named it anything and someone will have found a way to come up with a sem-insulting name for it.
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LOL, I always mentally interpreted Xbone as X-bone but never thought of it a MS boning it's customers. I always thought of it more like a Jolly Roger (Skull and crossbones) somewhat ironic considering that's a Pirating symbol while Major N. is worried about MS early DRM plans being viewed as boning their customers.
That said, I personally prefer using XB1.
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Here come the holidays! Fill your month with tunes of gratitude and celebration!
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Here come the holidays! Fill your month with tunes of gratitude and celebration!
2. Gratitude – Earth, Wind & Fire
3. Thank You – Alanis Morissette
5. Be Thankful for What You Got – William DeVaughn
6. Count Your Blessings – Nas & Damian Marley
Rock out this month and enjoy these fantastic tunes!
Here's what's on our yoga playlist in October…
2. Divinity (feat. Amy Millan) – Porter Robinson
3. People Are Strange – The Doors
5. Wait for a Minute – Tune Yards
7. Figure It Out – Royal Blood
8. Time of the Season – The Zombies
9. Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith) – Crystal Castles
Your fall is now filled with fantastic tunes thanks to our latest yoga playlist.
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1. Red Eyes – The War on Drugs
2. Tongues (feat. Kopps) – Joywave – EP
6. Spectrum (Say My Name) [AlunaGeorge Remix] – Florence + The Machine
7. Tell Me Something Good (feat. Chaka Khan) – Rufus
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7. You (Ha Ha Ha) – Charli XCX
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10. Work It Out – Jurassic 5 ft. Dave Matthews
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At One Down Dog we love music – how it makes us feel and how it gets us moving. We know you love it too. That's why every month we share our top 10 yoga playlist favorites!
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1. Back to Black – Beyonce & Andre 3000
5. American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
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I've been gone for a couple days for work, and I returned to a reoccurring notification from AVG of a threat, JS/Redir. It is a cache sub-file located in the Profile file for Firefox in the User Folder, and it only occurs when using Firefox. Even when quarantined it will immediately reappear when using FF. The quirk is it only appears to happen here at this forum.
Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware, and Spybot are all negative.
System Restore is turned off for the time being.
Google does not make a firm reference to it specifically just along with other variants. I went to a few forums that appear on the report I am not familiar with. They make suggestions of downloading certain software to remove it. AVG encyclopedia doesn't even reference it.
I am wondering if this may be a false positive.
Firefox 3.6.7 was released today. I think I am going to try the upgrade before anything else.
My temperament is not good right now so I am going slow on this.
This is what happened with me. Early this morning I didn't have any problems. Then I did the 3.6.7 upgrade and that's when it started. I ran AVG and it found 96 Threats. Moved 'em to the virus vault, deleted them and for a while didn't have any more problems. Came back to the 'puter a couple of hours later, went to my usual GW Forums and it all started up again.
not seeing this but am on linux using firefox.
it is sounding like false positive, but doing the update might be wise.
Have you tried it using firefox in safe mode to see if one of the add ons may be triggering it?
start>mozilla> firefox safe mode
just to inform there has been an alert put out about a couple of firefox add ons that are security vulnerabilities. if you have them you might want to eliminate them.
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This morning, while using another home computer, I came across a similar post in the plumbing forum. Maybe this is coincidental (and I don't want to impugn another member), but immediately after I clicked through the first response I started having problems with this redirect. AVG keeps finding it, I keep sending it to the vault, and I still have problems. I'm running a full scan on that computer as I write this.
Similar problems here. It began last night on several GardenWeb forums. I shut down the machine without testing other sites. Installed the Firefox 3.6.7 upgrade a day or two prior. (HP 8100; Vista sp2)
No problems so far this morning. But I've only been on for about 5 minutes.
I scanned last night but only w/updated Malwarebytes -- had planned to run additional scans and look for solutions today.
Last night, only references I could find were for XP. Typically the problem was noticed following a new hardware install and was associated with existing hardware. Nothing new for me and Device Manager doesn't show any problems. (But family is visiting, it was late, and I lacked the energy to go further at that time.)
I see that ravencajun posted just before this. Will look into that.
Upgrading to 3.6.7 did not help. I even did a clean install after using REVO and removing all my personal data, add-ons, bookmarks, etc. It is still occurring "Here" without any add-ons.
The upgrading in general is a good idea as the change log indicates improvements to stability and security.
My temperament is still pretty tense now as I have to get on-line for work, and the project doesn't do well with IE. Oh well!
Knowing what I know, being through what I have been through, and reading all the posts, I recommend that members just step back for a while, and take a wait and see attitude. My guess is it is a false positive so at this time I am just going to X-out of the alert.
On the safe side, if you have some type of financial transactions to deal with on-line perhaps an alternative updated, and secure browser may be in order until we find out exactly what is going on.
I would urge caution in deleting any items from the vault leave them there in the vault when there is a question of a false positive always leave things in the vault in case it is a needed file so it can be retrieved. It will not hurt anything being in the vault for a while but if deleted and you find you need it then that can be a problem.
I agree on the wait and see also, I am guessing the firefox team is on this asap.
those seeing this try starting in safe mode and running scans with malwarebytes, superantispyware and your current AV.
In some cases I have read it seems to work better in removing when used in safe mode for this one.
Also clear all caches in your browsers.
this is being reported over at the AVG forums as well.
I would not turn off system restore since this could be a false positive no need to lose all restore points. They can always be taken care of later if something is found to be in them. Even an infected restore point can be used if needed in case of emergency.
trying to go back to a previous restore point a few days ago may actually be worth a try.
Speaking only of my system, this file is a cache file and can be safely deleted. The only inconvenience for me is I have to manually enter the url for here in the address bar to get back to the forum after deleting or quarantining the file. The Bookmarks do not connect. I even set the forum as my homepage and that button did not work either. Once I have regained access I then can use the aforementioned.
Because of the content of the posts here, I have turned System Restore back on, and recommend that others do also.
My son got it last night on his computer running IE and AVAST. Tried to run Defender and it wouldn't update. Tried to run AVAST and couldn't update. Rebooted and it was gone. Ran all scans and nothing came up.
He was on Facebook and I thought he got a virus.
Around 1am I set Resident Shield active and ''Remove all threats automatically.'' I downloaded an AVG update and haven't had any popup virus messages yet. To check, ''reset'' the ''Threats detected and blocked'' to zero and load/reload/access any GW page; the counter should still say 0 on the Resident Shield page. In the list of infected files, you can empty them and then check again later to insure the list is still empty. I'm using IE if it matters.
Hope this helps.
For what it's worth... The beginning of last month I was having the redirect problem ( Which AVG Free DID NOT find! )... I took the computer into the shop and my tech said he found a rootkit virus... After he got rid of it I had him uninstall AVG, install Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes and redo SpyBot ( He also installed I. E. 8 and ran all the scans after he cleaned it up )... The very next night I ran a Full scan with Security Essentials and it found " Virus: Win32/Alureon.H ", it Disinfected the file and told me which file to delete...
Two days later Security Essentials found " Exploit: Java/CVE-2008-5353.1 " and Removed all the files... ( BTW, I ran MalwareBytes first and it didn't find it )
I've been getting my updates and running scans on a regular basis and so far.... All clear...
P. S. I have my computer set to Alert me of MS updates but not to install them... The definitions for Security Essentials DO NOT show up in the regular MS security updates, you have to manually update them every day...
Rita wrote The definitions for Security Essentials DO NOT show up in the regular MS security updates, you have to manually update them every day...
You do not have to manually update MSE definitions. The program is fully automatic and by default is set to scan at 2 a.m. each Sunday or when the computer is next switched on.
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During the course of a foliage time-lapse photo project over the last five years (cpacker.org/trees) I noticed a group of trees that are identified by tags on them as Malus toringo. But two of the four have bloomed only every other year. Is it possible for the same species to vary that much in behavior?
Not exactly the most appropriate forum for this question but yes, it is quite possible for the same species to vary somewhat in behavior. FWIW, biennial flowering is extremely common in flowering crabs (and some apple cultivars) so I would hardly consider this to be a very significant distinction. The alternate year flowering is not necessarily a given or guaranteed........sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.


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This is a travel book with a difference. It makes stops at places you wouldn't expect — such as the tiny town of Dinosaur, Colorado or Saginaw, Michigan (you might remember it from Simon and Garfunkel's 'America'). And it tells the stories of everyone from a wheelchair-bound beggar in Chicago (whose catchphrase is "Don't be sad, man") to the 'Barbeque Nazi' of Texas.
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