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Resource – Study on Philemon

August 26, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

Bloomingdale Friends 8/19/2018 Listen to the study here… Useless or Useful? You Decide. Philemon 1 Greeting 1 Paul, [a] a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and [b] Timothy our brother,To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and [c] Archippus our [d] fellow soldier, and [e]the church in your house:3 [f] Grace to …

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Farmers and Suicide Rates

August 6, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

If you work in a rural community, there is something you need to be aware of. For the most part, farmers are hurting. I am not talking about poor harvests, lack of technology. Farmers have a significantly large suicide rate. At the present time, we do not know how large, as the CDC has retracted …

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The Rural Brain Drain

August 6, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

The phrase “Rural Brain Drain” originated from a book called “Hollowing out the Middle“, which is based off a study performed by the authors. It looked at the effect that adults were having in their community by preparing their best and brightest to be shipped off to colleges and universities, sometimes never to return to …

The Rural Health Provider Shortage

August 6, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

Debbie Weingarten wrote an article at TalkPoverty.org, looking at the shortage of rural primary care health providers in America. She looks at the closings of rural health centers and hospitals and how that can affect the surronding communities. Link to Article

The Aging Demographics of Rural America

August 6, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

This article from the Atlantic has been out on the web since 2016, but it gives a snapshot of what rural America looks like in many places. There are many small towns all over the landscape that were once prominent, but are now smaller and grayer, as the generations have moved on. Link to Article

Rural Population Demographics

July 24, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

The Following Statistics are from “Where is Rural America, and What Does it Look Like?” Published Feb 2017 “Rural America” is a deceptively simple term for a remarkably diverse collection of places. It includes nearly 72 percent of the land area of the United States and 46 million people. I rely upon a widely used USDA …

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6 Charts that Illustrate Rural America

July 24, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

Back in March of 2017, PBS ran an article illustrating the some differences between Rural and Urban America. You can find that article here… There are some good statistics on poverty, disability, jobs, and entrepreneurship in rural areas. In the workshops that I give, I highlight that poverty and homelessness is very present and in …

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