2. About Us
Private 501(c)3 non-profit celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2017
Our mission is to develop, promote and implement sound economic strategies to improve the quality of life of rural North Carolinians, with a special emphasis on individuals with low to moderate incomes and communities with limited resources.

3. Rural North Carolina

4. About Us Leadership Development & Community Engagement
Small Business Lending & Development
Advocacy, Policy & Research

5. Advocacy

6. Advocacy Education & Workforce Development Rural Health
Accessible, Affordable High-Speed Broadband
Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Transportation & Natural Gas Infrastructure
Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Homegrown Manufacturing
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Regional Collaboration & Partnerships
Rural Development Funding, Capacity Building & Technical Assistance

7. Advocacy
Inspire
Connect
Act

8. 2017 Priorities Hurricane Matthew Long-Term Recovery
Transportation Infrastructure
Broadband
Rural Health / Opioids
Economic Tier System

9. Early Win
NCDOT STIP Workgroup

10. Bill Tracker
H243/S175 – Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act
H68/S65 – BRIGHT Futures Act
H81/H92/H219/H220 – Transportation Bills
S235 – Appropriations Act of 2017

11. Register as a Rural Counts Advocate
Getting Involved
Register as a Rural Counts Advocate
bit.ly/RuralCounts

12. Program Offerings Rural Counts Newsletter Webinars Bill Tracker
Policy Briefings
Action Alerts
Issue Area Steering Committees
Community Engagement Training

13. Rural Day Register Now! bit.ly/NCRuralDay Monday, May 8
5:00 p.m. - Reel Rural: Documenting Rural Life
Tuesday, May 9
8:00 a.m. – Convocation
11:00 a.m. – Rural Fair
Legislative Meetings
3:00 p.m. – Reception
Register Now!
bit.ly/NCRuralDay

14. Thank You
Patrick Woodie John Coggin Director of