RCAC’s programs and services deliver solutions to complex community needs. Our local presence allows us to develop partnerships with communities to identify needs, set goals, and select the best options to meet those goals. RCAC and our partners provide the tools to create change and growth, but the communities chart their own course. Collaboration, plus community effort will equal community change. How can we help you?

Decent housing, safe drinking water, education, financing, jobs, community facilities, leadership, families are the many facets to RCAC's work.

RCAC expands the knowledge base of the rural public through education and training. Our training expertise is in technical, financial, and administrative issues that affect rural communities. We take great pride in our professional trainer team's capacity and effectiveness. Our trainers maximize audience participation to keep trainings relevant and memorable.

RCAC's news and publications are a compilation of timely news, announcements and accomplishments produced for the rural development world.

Sub-standard housing and poverty are commonplace in low-income rural communities. Many of these communities also face daunting challenges to access safe, clean drinking water and to develop other vital infrastructure. These issues are often overlooked in policy because rural communities lack the resources, training or social networks that are found in urban areas. Learn how you can advocate for the under-served population in the West.

Founded in 1978, RCAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides training, technical and financial resources and advocacy so rural communities can achieve their goals. For more than 35 years, our dedicated staff and active board, coupled with our key values: leadership, collaboration, commitment, quality and integrity, have helped effect positive change in rural communities across the West. Learn more about who we are and how we operate.

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Monday, Dec 12, 2016

Posted in: Affordable Housing, Featured News, Riamy Beuscher

Debunking affordable housing myths

Concerned citizens are often misinformed about the impacts that affordable housing units will have in their communities.
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Friday, Dec 09, 2016

Posted in: California, Featured News, Riamy Beuscher, Water Supply and Drought

$15 million in grants awarded to remove dead and dying trees

The ongoing drought has resulted in hundreds of thousands of dead and dying trees across California. Cal Fire has responded to more than 5,700 wildfires this year alone – an increase of 23 percent from last year.
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Wednesday, Dec 07, 2016

Posted in: Affordable Housing, California, Featured News, Riamy Beuscher, Self-Help Housing

Self Help Enterprises completes first rental project in Visalia, CA

Highland Gardens apartment rental community celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 15; Highland Gardens, in Visalia, is Self Help Enterprises’ first rental project.
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Connecting people to the future

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Recent News

Debunking affordable housing myths

$15 million in grants awarded to remove dead and dying trees

Self Help Enterprises completes first rental project in Visalia, CA

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