Elevate Othello

In Sept. 2024, Othello will finish a 2-year Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge, to improve community vitality and foster economic growth. This program included:

  • Developing small food businesses
  • Fostering food-related community gathering space
  • Engaging local youth in community planning & projects
  • Skill building for community leadership & entrepreneurship

Final Report



Childcare Business Training

Free 3-day training delivered in Spanish for how to start a childcare business.

    

Video Tour

The Elevate Othello team had a virtual tour of a maker space in Talent, OR (pop. 6282). You can see the tour here: https://youtu.be/jbP83OVB_94


Community Priorities & Next Steps

Here are the community priorities partway through the process (click for larger graphic):

Emerging priorities flyer. Click for PDF Next Steps flyer. Click for PDF

Leadership Training

Free Rural Community Leadership Program began in October 2023.A second cohort may be available in 2024 or 2025.
Programa de Liderazgo para las comunidades rurales

    Rural Leadership flyer. Click for PDF   Folleto de liderazgo rural. Haga clic para ver el PDF


More Information

For more information, contact Marci Miller, Rural Development Initiatives, 208.301.4538 or mmiller@rdiinc.org