Who We Are
Rural Community Alliance (ACRE) is a state-wide organization of community groups whose purpose is “helping rural schools and communities survive and thrive.”
Members of Rural Community Alliance share a common vision for improving the communities of Rural Arkansas that includes the following:
- Excellent schools, which focus on the individual student and which are nurtured by close collaboration between school leadership/staff and community. Priority issues: Quality of education, a safe and nurturing environment, and droop-out prevention.
- Strong communities, which through visioning, planning, and working together make the most of their resources in an environmentally and culturally responsible manner, preserve their rural heritage, and offer the best possible lifestyle to their residents as well as a prosperous future for their children. Priority issues: Economic development, education/youth development, environment, community and family services, and arts and heritage.
- Committed citizens, who band together across geographic, socioeconomic, and racial barriers to affect state-wide policy that impacts their families, schools, and communities.