Rural-Urban Update:

The Nebraska Rural Development Commission recently recognized the Heartland Center program, Strengthening the Rural-Urban Connection, with its ´Outstanding 100 Rural Development Initiative in 2000 award. This national program is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. This summer, Rural-Urban Connection youth development projects are taking shape in the Southeast.

In Georgia planning through the 4-H Foundation is underway for a September Youth Summit and a subsequent unity tour to further bridge the rural-urban gap.

In Selma, Alabama, the Black Belt Human Resource & Development Center is collaborating with the Wilcox County School Board, PTO and other organizations to provide conflict resolution workshops to prevent school violence.

And in Florida the 4-H Foundation is assisting the Everglades Community Association in providing computer access and instruction to children of migrant farmers, as well as community development training for association staff.

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