Community
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Paid Sick Time Helps Workers Balance Work and Family In New Hampshire, workers fare better than workers nationally, yet one-quarter of Granite State workers do not have paid sick days. The lack of paid sick days places workers in a bind. They are forced to choose between caring for a sick family member or themselves… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Employment, New Hampshire, Safety Net |
| Maximizing Returns to Colleges and Communities Colleges and universities depend tremendously on their local communities in numerous ways, and through community investment, have a unique opportunity to support these communities in turn. This handbook provides an overview of community investment, including a step-… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Economic Development, Education |
| Youth Aspirations and Sense of Place in a Changing Rural Economy: The Coös Youth Study Youth in rural Coös County have surprisingly strong ties to their communities, finds a new report from the Carsey Institute. The brief is the first to report on a ten-year panel study of students who began seventh and eleventh grades in 2007 in Coös, New Hampshire… |
New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Health, New Hampshire, Rural, Young Adults |
| Measures and Methods: Four Tenets for Rural Economic Development in the New Economy Rural communities working to find strategies for success in today's economy need to rethink the tools they are using. Brown-Graham is the executive director of the Institute for Emerging Issues and a policy fellow at the Carsey Institute. William Lambe is the… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Community, Community Development, Economic Development, Rural |
| The State of Coös County: Local Perspectives on Community and Change Coös County residents are largely optimistic about their future despite significant economic challenges, especially in the Berlin/Gorham area. As part of a three-pronged effort to understand the ongoing changes in New Hampshire's North Country and surrounding… |
New Hampshire | Community, Community Development, Coös Youth Study, Economic Development, New Hampshire, Public Opinion |
| Rural America in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the Field (Report to the Rural Assembly) Rural America in the twenty-first century must develop new relationships and new ways of doing things to ensure an economically prosperous, socially just, and environmentally healthy future. Tapping into the resourcefulness and creativity of rural people will be… |
Demography, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Rural |
| New Immigrant Settlements in Rural America: Problems, Prospects, and Policies Regions of rural America are being reshaped by growing numbers of immigrants who are choosing small-town life over the bright lights of the big city. This study found that immigrant settlers may have a big impact on small, rural communities—sometimes straining… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Economic Development, Immigration, Rural |
