This week’s #SelflessSaturday highlights a $2,500 donation from Channel Seed to the Spartan Foundation. The donation will support resources for a food pantry in rural Nebraska. Learn more about how Channeling Good is making a difference in rural America: ruralradio.com/kbear/news/spa…

Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown joined our Rural Progress Summit panel on working class voters. Listen to his discussion on how to have a party with worker friendly policies to represent the working class: youtu.be/U42loGBT2L8

Urban vs. Rural: Affordable Housing is a Problem no Matter Where you Live. Sharp Increases of Rural Homelessness Show We’re not Getting the Resources our Communities Need. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/urban-vs-rur…

Today’s #RuralSpotlight recognizes the Dept. of Agriculture's Supplemental Disaster Relief Program, which provided $16B for agricultural producers who suffered crop losses from natural disasters. Learn more: thepacker.com/news/industry/…

Audra Mulkern joined our Rural Progress Summit last month to talk about her film Women’s Work. Mulkern’s film focuses on women in agriculture, and how the male-centric lens of the industry is incomplete. Watch the full segment here: youtu.be/NDdv1e3ciDM

Community Health Centers: A Vital Thread to the Fabric of Health in Rural America. This week we celebrate National Community Health Centers and recognize the critical role they play in delivering care across the country. More: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/community-he…

Yesterday, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp went on the The Julie Mason Show to discuss the Big, Beautiful Bill and how the massive Medicaid cuts will impact rural communities. Listen here: siriusxm.com/clips/clip/fb8…

The One Where President Trump Fumbles the Economy: The July Jobs Report released last week revealed riffs in Trump’s plans to grow the job market and strengthen the American economy. Americans remain concerned about the state of the economy. More: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/the-one-wher…

This week on the #HotDishPod, Matt Angle, founder of the Lone Star Project, joins Heidi Heitkamp to discuss the gerrymandering and redistricting in Texas. They break down how the efforts aim to weaken minority voting power and undermine democracy nationwide. Listen: lnk.to/onecountryxx

Thursday Talkers 8/7: The Redistricting Battle Continues: Dozens of state Democrats fled Texas last weekend to deny a quorum for Republican efforts to draw a new congressional map that would add five GOP seats. More: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/thursday-tal…

Check out a special episode of the #HotDishPod where Beto O'Rourke discusses the political landscape in Texas. Beto emphasizes the importance of grassroots activism, mobilizing for the midterm elections, and standing up against authoritarianism. Listen now lnk.to/onecountryxx

This week’s #SelflessSaturday highlights the John T. Vucurevich Foundation in Rapid City, SD for awarding $1.3M in grants to four local nonprofits. These funds will go economic development to keep their rural community thriving. Learn more here: philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/john-t.-v…

Rural Democrats are Key to Protecting Social Security. Losing Social Security Would Devastate the Lives of Most Rural Americans. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/rural-democr…

Unhinged Views and Fabricated Culture Wars Cloud Public School Education. When it Comes to Republicans' Views on Public Education, Look at What They do, not What They Say. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/unhinged-vie…

Today’s #RuralSpotlight recognizes Dept. of Agriculture for investing $106M to support state and landowner efforts to conserve private working forestlands across the country. This program will protect our forests and the economic value they bring to rural America. More: morningagclips.com/usda-invests-1…

Big Beautiful Health Cost Hikes: OCP has outlined the impact of Medicaid cuts on rural providers, which translates to access to care for everyone in a community if health care services are curtailed or closed entirely. More: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/big-beautifu…

ICYMI: Last week on the #HotDishPod, Matt Angle of the Lone Star Project joined Heidi Heitkamp to discuss the Texas GOP’s efforts to gerrymander the congressional maps in favor of Republicans and the potential impacts for rural and minority communities. Listen now: lnk.to/onecountryxx

Today marks the 90th anniversary of Social Security, serving as an important reminder of the need to protect and maintain the solvency of this vital government program. Ensuring financial stability of older Americans must remain a top priority for our country.

This week's #SelflessSaturday highlights Midwest Food Bank's Farm It Forward Program, which allows farmers to donate a portion of their harvest to combat food insecurity in rural areas, ensuring rural communities have access to essential groceries. More: buff.ly/SWND4TG

Today's #RuralSpotlight recognizes @Waterwelltrust, which received a $2M grant from Dept. of Agriculture to expand access to clean water in rural areas. The organization brings safe, affordable drinking water to rural Americans. Read more: finance.yahoo.com/news/water-wel…