Rural Advocates continue to respect the work done over the past 30 years and the recognition that rural resources, needs and plans for the future are different than those in urban areas. While rural communities might be closer in nature to upstate urban communities than those with greater density downstate, they do not received entitlement programs, often do not have the benefit of professional planners and grantwriters on staff and available or resources of lenders and financial support. We will continue to advocate for protection of existing rural resources for our communities, the support of professional grassroots non profit development corporations and the need to do even more
NEW YORK STATE RURAL ADVOCATES 