Founded in 1978, Rural Coalition is an alliance of farmers, farm workers, indigenous, migrant, and working people working together toward a new society that values unity, hope, people, and the land.
Rural Coalition
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(Photo: Blanding Family Land, Clarendon County, SC)
Building a Movement
For over 45 years Rural Coalition has worked to assure that diverse organizations from all regions, ethnic and racial groups and genders have the opportunity to work in solidarity on the issues that affect us all.
The foundation of this work is strong local, regional, and national organizations that work to assure the representation and involvement of every sector of this diverse fabric of rural peoples.
Resources for Farmers & Farmworkers
Food & Farmworker Relief Program (FFWRP)
USDA's Farm and Food Workers Relief Program (FFWR) provides a one-time, $600 payment for expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you were a frontline worker in USDA approved farming and meatpacking activities during the pandemic period, you may qualify.
Latest news from Rural Coalition
Updates from Our Members
BLACK FARMERS STRUGGLE IN FACE OF STRUCTURAL RACISM AND ECONOMIC HEADWINDS
PBS has released this report on the challenges faced by Black farmers in the US, featuring several of our members, including Board Member Willard Tillman of Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project.
FARM AID PROGRAM DIRECTOR CHAMPIONS EQUITY FOR BLACK FARMERS
Shorlette Ammons, program director for Farm Aid, was recently appointed to the USDA Equity Commission! Shorlette also sits on the board of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Land Loss Prevention Project. Read more about Shorlette and her recent accomplishments here!
FEDERATION HOLDS 56TH ANNUAL MEETING;
Vows to help every Black farmer in the South that wants to file a discrimination application by October 31 deadline - Read more about the Federation’s 56th Annual Meeting here.
April 10, 2024
Over 80 Organizations Urge Congressional Support for NRCS Conservation Equity Agreements in FY25 Appropriations. Read our press release here.
February 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: USDA Releases Landmark Equity Commission Report. Read our press release here.
February 2, 2024
Congratulations to the Greene County Democrat on their Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Newspaper Association! Learn more here.
February 1, 2024
We honor the life and memory of Marge W. Townsend, Rural Coalition Board Member Emeritus, who passed away peacefully on January 31st. Please find her obituary here.
January 9, 2024
Nonprofit Groups Award $2.2 Million to Equip Frontline and BIPOC-led Organizations to Engage in Food and Farm Bill Debates - With 15 Organizations, many of whom being Rural Coalition Member Organizations and allies, Collaborating to Select 28 Grantees Across the Country, the Effort is Among Largest Participatory Grantmaking in Food and Farming to Date. Learn more here.