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Alberta Rural Development Network
The Rural Development Network (RDN), formerly the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN), is an Alberta-based organization purposed towards supporting development in rural communities in Canada.
The Rural Development Network (RDN) is a national nonprofit organization based in Alberta, Canada, dedicated to strengthening rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. RDN works alongside local partners to co-create practical, evidence-based solutions that address housing and homelessness, newcomer settlement, and community and economic development challenges.
Established in 2009, RDN was created as a partnership of Alberta's 21 public post secondary institutions.
RDN publishes a newsletter, The Rural Connector Newsletter, once a month.
Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) began operations in 2009 with a grant from the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF) and in-kind commitments from its post-secondary members.
Since its inception, RDN has worked with several of Alberta's colleges, universities and organizations on projects, including Lakeland College and Portage College on a Regional Innovation Network in East Central Alberta, Mount Royal University on a Business Retention & Expansion Symposium, the Alberta Academy of Art and Design on the Company of Albertans, Pastor Tim Wray on the Young Adult Photovoice Project, and Lethbridge College on Social in the South. More recently RDN has been supported by funders such as Alberta Real Estate Foundation to complete research and community engagement through Enabling Housing Choice, Enabling Housing Choice North Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Guide and checklist for affordable housing in Canada, and Responding to Veterans Homelessness in Rural, Remote, and Indigenous communities funded by the Government of Canada, Veterans and Well-Being Fund.
The Rural Development Network is the Reaching Home Community Entity for Rural and Remote Alberta, and is responsible for distributing this funding from the Government of Canada to rural and remote organizations and communities across the province to address and respond to homelessness. These communities include First Nation and Métis Settlement communities amongst others.
RDN helps communities identify needs, access funding, and design sustainable, locally-driven initiatives. Our work includes:
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Alberta Rural Development Network
The Rural Development Network (RDN), formerly the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN), is an Alberta-based organization purposed towards supporting development in rural communities in Canada.
The Rural Development Network (RDN) is a national nonprofit organization based in Alberta, Canada, dedicated to strengthening rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. RDN works alongside local partners to co-create practical, evidence-based solutions that address housing and homelessness, newcomer settlement, and community and economic development challenges.
Established in 2009, RDN was created as a partnership of Alberta's 21 public post secondary institutions.
RDN publishes a newsletter, The Rural Connector Newsletter, once a month.
Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) began operations in 2009 with a grant from the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF) and in-kind commitments from its post-secondary members.
Since its inception, RDN has worked with several of Alberta's colleges, universities and organizations on projects, including Lakeland College and Portage College on a Regional Innovation Network in East Central Alberta, Mount Royal University on a Business Retention & Expansion Symposium, the Alberta Academy of Art and Design on the Company of Albertans, Pastor Tim Wray on the Young Adult Photovoice Project, and Lethbridge College on Social in the South. More recently RDN has been supported by funders such as Alberta Real Estate Foundation to complete research and community engagement through Enabling Housing Choice, Enabling Housing Choice North Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Guide and checklist for affordable housing in Canada, and Responding to Veterans Homelessness in Rural, Remote, and Indigenous communities funded by the Government of Canada, Veterans and Well-Being Fund.
The Rural Development Network is the Reaching Home Community Entity for Rural and Remote Alberta, and is responsible for distributing this funding from the Government of Canada to rural and remote organizations and communities across the province to address and respond to homelessness. These communities include First Nation and Métis Settlement communities amongst others.
RDN helps communities identify needs, access funding, and design sustainable, locally-driven initiatives. Our work includes: