Problem: This is regarding two organizations that are working to fight poverty in rural areas. 1. The USDA Rural Development is working to make people's lives better in rural America in a number of ways. Pick three of these topics to learn more about. Write down what you think about this project and share your thoughts. How do you think it will help people who are poor? Are these attempts to fight poverty direct or indirect? Why do you think that? 2. The second URL is for Rural Development Initiatives, a non-profit group. Check out this website, and in the conversation, sum up their goal and plan for bringing life back to rural areas. Talk about how their method is the same or different from that of USDA Rural Development. What do you see as parallel or complimentary? What do these methods do well and what are their strengths? What problems do you face?