Publications Archive

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?

RCAC’s Loan Fund is a financial resource for rural communities. The Loan Fund fills financing gaps and serves in unconventional markets. We offer loans for affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure, community facilities and small businesses in rural locations.

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 partners with rural and Indigenous communities to achieve their vision and well being through technical assistance, training, financial resources and advocacy. For more than 45 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.

News & Publications

Monday, Mar 29, 2021

Posted in: Self-Help Builder News

Self-Help Builder March 2021

In honor of Women’s History Month, I want to highlight the significance of Mutual Self-Help (MSH) housing in the lives of women over the past 58 years.
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Wednesday, Mar 24, 2021

Posted in: Network News

Network News March 2021

RCAC stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Recent acts of violence against AAPI community members, including specifically targeting elderly and women AAPI, have starkly revealed anti-Asian hate in our nation.
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Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021

Posted in: Network News

Network News February 2021

West Sacramento, California — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) $2.9 million through its Capital Magnet Fund (CMF).
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Thursday, Jan 21, 2021

Posted in: Network News

Network News January 2021

In Bristol Bay, Alaska, local fishermen battle uncertainty even in the best of times. The Bristol Bay community is considered a watershed: a region that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, rivers and eventually to outflow points such as Bristol Bay itself.
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Friday, Dec 18, 2020

Posted in: Network News

Network News December 2020

Happy Holidays, News Alert and 2020 highlights!
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News & Publications

Self-Help Builder March 2021

Network News March 2021

Network News February 2021

Network News January 2021

Network News December 2020