# [Partners for Rural Impact](https://partnersrural.org/)

> A national nonprofit supporting rural communities to build local solutions that put young people on a path to economic mobility.

- **Organization type:** National nonprofit
- **Years of rural impact:** 30+ years
  - Work began with a place-based partnership in Appalachian Kentucky.
- **Rural young people in America:** 14 million+
- **Rural leaders engaged by 2030:** 10,000
  - Goal.
- **Movement:** For Rural, With Rural

## Actions

- [Connect With Us](https://partnersrural.org/connect)

## Working For Rural, With Rural for 30+ years

Partners for Rural Impact is a national nonprofit supporting rural communities to build local solutions that put young people on a path to economic mobility.

## Who we are

Our work began more than 30 years ago with a place-based partnership in Appalachian Kentucky, where demographics are no longer determining destiny. Today, we partner with rural leaders and allies across the country to share that work and build local partnerships that put young people on a path to economic mobility.

## What we do

We partner with rural communities to turn possibility into progress, bringing partners together, sharing what works, and directing resources where they matter most. Together with our public, private, and community partners, we:
- Amplify rural brilliance by convening rural leaders and allies to share knowledge, build relationships, and learn from what's working in rural places.
- Advance a narrative that reflects real challenges, lifts up strengths, and highlights Bright Spots where communities are building strong local pathways to economic mobility.
- Activate investment by helping philanthropies, corporations, and policymakers focus funding on lasting opportunities for rural children, families, and communities.

## How we impact

Our impact is measured in both results and relationships, helping to strengthen rural communities and expand opportunity for young people.
- Stronger local partnerships: Schools, employers, nonprofits, and public partners working together around shared outcomes for young people.
- Clear paths to opportunity: Programs and supports that help children and youth move from cradle through career with confidence.
- Sustained investment in rural places: Funding, tools, and partnerships focused on long-term growth, not one-time solutions.

## Related

- [Who We Are](https://partnersrural.org/about)
- [What We Do](https://partnersrural.org/what-we-do)
- [Where We Work](https://partnersrural.org/where-we-work)
- [Impact](https://partnersrural.org/impact)