Our mission is to strengthen the capacity of rural communities to secure a sustainable high quality of life. We accomplish this by:

• Serving as a resource and network clearinghouse;
• Identifying resource, policy, and program delivery needs and opportunities;
• Catalyzing rural progress through focused resource coordination;
• Listening carefully to diverse voices in search of common ground;
• Convening the right partners to forge innovative solutions; and
• Understanding, sharing, and celebrating what works.

We also provide a unique role as Maine’s federally recognized state rural development council within the National Rural Development Partnership.