Who We Are

What we do and why we do it

Main Street Project was founded in March 2005 as the non-partisan 501(c)(3) arm of the League of Rural Voters, which has a history of community building and organizing dating back to 1986.

Today, Main Street Project works to document the strengths and challenges facing people in increasingly diverse rural and urban communities, give voice to their hopes and aspirations, and provide creative and practical tools to turn possibilities into realities. Through programs focused on the need for media justice, economic development opportunities and broader civic participation, our commitment is to strengthen local capacity for problem solving - so that answers to challenges come directly from the community.

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