The Rural Community Alliance

RCA turns ten this year! Find out more about our Ten-Year Celebration going on throughout 2013: “Honoring our journey. Paving the way for our future.”

Watch this adorable video of children explaining how the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading will help them be successful. Become part of the campaign at ar-glr.net

RCA's 2012 annual report is published here. Read about the local work of chapters and RCA's work in Arkansas.

Who We Are

Rural Community Alliance serves rural Arkansas by helping its members become advocates for their rural school and community and uniting their voices on state-wide initiatives. RCA facilitates grass-roots led community revitalization projects in low-wealth rural communities, provides training to its members, and supports youth development projects.

Rural Community Alliance is the trade name of Advocates for Community and Rural Education which is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status. RCA currently has 1,200 members in 50 chapters located in small rural communities throughout the state of Arkansas.