What’s Up North Blog

The COVID-19 Era is not the first time a large crisis spurred an affordable housing shortage in the North Country. From pandemics to terrorist attacks, communities across the Adirondack Park have felt the economic shockwaves of global events. As a...

Rural Americans are the future of the clean energy economy — policymakers must catch up By guest contributor Chitra Kumar, Senior Fellow with Aspen Institute's Community Strategies Group and Thrive Rural Published with permission of the author and The Hill. Rural communities are integral to our nation’s...

ANCA Board Resolution on Bridging Divisions and Working Together January 20, 2021 WHEREAS, the nation has just celebrated and honored the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and prepares to inaugurate the 46th president and vice president of the...

We at ANCA are struggling (as we imagine many of you are ) to comprehend, process and heal from the deep divisions that are happening in the U.S. today. Sometimes it can feel like our work is such a small...

The 2020 holiday season will most certainly look and feel different. These are stressful times for many of us: financially, emotionally, mentally. If the weight of this year’s hardships are getting you down over the holidays, there are professionals and...