On the road with 20 Clues to Rural Community Survival

Rural and small town leaders from throughout southern Colorado attended a one-day workshop on Clues to Rural Community Survival sponsored by the Southeastern Colorado Economic Development District. Organized by the district's regional planner, John Galusha, the event drew approximately 75 participants.

The workshop features an introduction to the Heartland Center's research on thriving small towns and several hands-on sessions teaching participants how to use the 20 Clues to Rural Community Survival as an action-planning agenda for community betterment. The research is based on more than 15 years of qualitative research focusing on factors contributing to community development in 20 small towns throughout more than a dozen states, mainly in the Midwest and the Mountain West.

To find out how to bring a 20 Clues Workshop to your community, call the Heartland Center at 1-800-927-1115 or e-mail heartcld@aol.com

For more information about the program visit the web site at www.ruralurban.org.