Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19
Due to the variance in community infrastructure and resources, COVID-19 impacted rural communities differently than their urban counterparts. This study examines two waves of data from a survey of rural residents in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia regarding how community organizations responded to...
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| author | Margaret F. Sloan Tina Switzer Laura Hunt Trull Claire Switzer Melody Eaton Kelly Atwood Emily Akerson |
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| description | Due to the variance in community infrastructure and resources, COVID-19 impacted rural communities differently than their urban counterparts. This study examines two waves of data from a survey of rural residents in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia regarding how community organizations responded to the pandemic, what strategies were most successful, and where needs shifted. The findings demonstrate that organizations with deeply embedded community leaders achieve higher levels of collaborative change in a timely manner. Additionally, mental health services have become a more pronounced need as a result of the pandemic. The interdependence of community needs, recognized by community members, calls for collaborative strategies for the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67cbb8999eab440286d6b58c5a94e5a32024-03-27T13:32:15ZengMDPI AGCOVID2673-81122024-03-014334936210.3390/covid4030023Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19Margaret F. Sloan0Tina Switzer1Laura Hunt Trull2Claire Switzer3Melody Eaton4Kelly Atwood5Emily Akerson6College of Business, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USACollege of Health and Behavioral Sciences, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USACenter for Rural Health Research, East Tennessee State University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USABlue Ridge Hospice, Winchester, VA 22601, USACollege of Health and Behavioral Sciences, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USAGraduate Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USAInstitute for Innovation in Health and Human Services, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USADue to the variance in community infrastructure and resources, COVID-19 impacted rural communities differently than their urban counterparts. This study examines two waves of data from a survey of rural residents in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia regarding how community organizations responded to the pandemic, what strategies were most successful, and where needs shifted. The findings demonstrate that organizations with deeply embedded community leaders achieve higher levels of collaborative change in a timely manner. Additionally, mental health services have become a more pronounced need as a result of the pandemic. The interdependence of community needs, recognized by community members, calls for collaborative strategies for the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/4/3/23ruralCOVID-19rural nonprofitpandemicnonprofit leadershiprural leadership |
| spellingShingle | Margaret F. Sloan Tina Switzer Laura Hunt Trull Claire Switzer Melody Eaton Kelly Atwood Emily Akerson Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19 COVID rural COVID-19 rural nonprofit pandemic nonprofit leadership rural leadership |
| title | Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19 |
| title_full | Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19 |
| title_short | Changes in Need, Changes in Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Rural Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19 |
| title_sort | changes in need changes in infrastructure a comparative assessment of rural nonprofits responding to covid 19 |
| topic | rural COVID-19 rural nonprofit pandemic nonprofit leadership rural leadership |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/4/3/23 |
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