Survey of 21-39 age group emphasizes need for ‘open minds’
By: Tim Carpenter - August 2, 2021 2:05 pm The state’s Office of Rural Prosperity worked with the Kansas Sampler Foundation on a statewide survey thta showed young adults in rural Kansas need better job opportunities, housing and child care to keep them from moving to urban areas. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
TOPEKA A statewide survey of ideas for making rural Kansas a more compelling place for young adults to put down roots revealed the need for government investment in expansion of child care options and strengthening of entrepreneurial business pipelines.
The state’s Office of Rural Prosperity worked with the Kansas Sampler Foundation to examine what Kansans aged 21 to 39 thought about recruiting and retaining them in small towns and remote counties suffering depopulation. The foundation drew upon 460 survey responses from all 105 counties and 175 follow-up interviews to identify why people chose to live
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“Home is the nicest word there is.”
A dusty sign bearing her simple words sits outside the replica of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s little house on the prairie near Independence. Experiencing swarms of grasshoppers, brutal blizzards and frequent moves during her lifetime, Laura understood the necessity and captured the beauty of home.
In my role leading Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, the state’s housing finance agency, I see the value of home everywhere, from the little girl proudly showing off the vivid purple walls of her new bedroom at a Habitat for Humanity dedication to the heartwarming note from the senior homeowner expressing that her home is comfortable in the winter for the first time thanks to our weatherization services. Like you, I treasure my own home and the stories and memories it holds. While KHRC administers housing programs and funds development, we ultimately “unlock home” for those we serve.