Program Evaluation Services
The Center provides program evaluation services for youth, family and social service non-profit organizations throughout Vermont. Project areas include: micro business development, domestic violence, education and literacy, and restorative justice for youth. Executive summaries of evaluation reports and complete reports are now available online! Visit our new publications page for a complete list of our evaluation related journal publications.

Indicators for Vermont Communities
CRS data resources include over 40 Social and Economic Indicators for every town in Vermont and the Vermont Community Data Bank. Recent collaborations have resulted in the Vermont School Report, an online database of Town Health and Recreation Resources, and the exciting development of a Vermont housing data clearinghouse at www.housingdata.org. The Center for Rural Studies is also the US Census Bureau's Vermont State Data Center to assist Vermonters with Census Data and Information.

Rural Community and Economic Development
Includes guides and training materials for citizens and community leaders, as well as information on community development projects including the Municipal E-Government Outreach project, the Community Planning Tools for Vermont project, the Vermont Planning Information Center, and VIG Citizen's Guides to Local Government.

Survey Research
Selected results from our annual Vermonter Poll and results from the 2008 Council on the Future of Vermont Survey.

International Projects
Explore the international projects we are involved in, including the Vermont - Honduras Partnership and David Kestenbaum's work in Planning Community Based Ecotourism.

Agriculture
Includes Census of Agriculture data, Vermont - Honduras Partnership information, as well as Education materials and links.

Other Sites
University of Vermont resources as well as U.S., State, Regional, and Local Municipal/Governmental Sites.

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