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RCAC’s programs and services deliver solutions to complex community needs. Our local presence allows us to develop partnerships with communities to identify needs, set goals, and select the best options to meet those goals. RCAC and our partners provide the tools to create change and growth, but the communities chart their own course. Collaboration, plus community effort will equal community change. How can we help you?

RCAC’s Loan Fund is a financial resource for rural communities. The Loan Fund fills financing gaps and serves in unconventional markets. We offer loans for affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure, community facilities and small businesses in rural locations.

Decent housing, safe drinking water, education, financing, jobs, community facilities, leadership, families are the many facets to RCAC's work.

RCAC expands the knowledge base of the rural public through education and training. Our training expertise is in technical, financial, and administrative issues that affect rural communities. We take great pride in our professional trainer team's capacity and effectiveness. Our trainers maximize audience participation to keep trainings relevant and memorable.

RCAC's news and publications are a compilation of timely news, announcements and accomplishments produced for the rural development world.

Sub-standard housing and poverty are commonplace in low-income rural communities. Many of these communities also face daunting challenges to access safe, clean drinking water and to develop other vital infrastructure. These issues are often overlooked in policy because rural communities lack the resources, training or social networks that are found in urban areas. Learn how you can advocate for the under-served population in the West.

Founded in 1978, RCAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with underserved rural and Indigenous communities to achieve their vision and well being through technical assistance, training, financial resources and advocacy. For more than 45 years, our dedicated staff and active board, coupled with our key values: leadership, collaboration, commitment, quality and integrity, have helped effect positive change in rural communities across the West. Learn more about who we are and how we operate.

Success Stories

Tuesday, Jul 25, 2023

Hawaiian Community Assets

Hawaiian Community Assets, Inc. (HCA) is a certified U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing counseling agency and financial education provider that aims to assist low- and moderate-income residents, especially Native Hawaiians, to achieve economic self-sufficiency. In addition to housing counseling and financial education services, HCA operates a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to enhance Native Hawaiians’ access to capital. The Wells Fargo Keeping People Housed initiative channels grant funding to HCA via Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), a national housing counseling intermediary.
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Community in Action

Community in Action (CinA) is a Community Action Program (CAP) agency serving Oregon’s Malheur and Harney Counties. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Malheur County has the lowest per capita income in the state, underscoring CinA’s critical role. CinA offers a broad spectrum of free services, including housing counseling, which are made possible through grant funding.
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Thursday, Jun 29, 2023

From Struggle to Stability: Wells Fargo Teams Up with RCAC and VCCDC to Help Homeowners in Port Hueneme

“I’ve struggled a lot… In the end, everything turned out well thanks to you and this program.”
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Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023

RCAC and CEDC Provide Hope and Homes for Working Families in California’s South Coast

For over 30 years, CEDC has partnered with RCAC to create thousands of affordable homes and continues to make a difference in Ventura County, CA.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Quintana’s Music Center

RCAC Re-Emerging Loan Fund (RELieF) borrower Quintana’s Music Center in Gallup, New Mexico is a concrete example of how small rural and Indigenous businesses can survive and prosper despite COVID-19’s lingering economic impact when they receive the right assistance.
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Success Stories

Hawaiian Community Assets

Community in Action

From Struggle to Stability: Wells Fargo Teams Up with RCAC and VCCDC to Help Homeowners in Port Hueneme

RCAC and CEDC Provide Hope and Homes for Working Families in California’s South Coast

Quintana’s Music Center