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The National Center for Frontier Communities is the only national organization dedicated to the smallest and most geographically isolated communities in the United States - the Frontier.
As you explore this website, you will find many resources, each developed to help frontier communities, policy makers, and other organizations work to improve local economies, programs and services available in the frontier.
A living history
The debate about the frontier has been going on for more than a century. Today there is a new consensus that the most sparsely populated and remote areas of the country are an enduring American frontier.
Mission Statement
The mission of the National Center for Frontier Communities
is to be the national clearinghouse, conduct research, provide education,
and offer leadership on
issues
of importance to frontier communities. |
New Mexico Public Health Association Honors
The SPOT for Community Wellness With Prestigious Award
The SPOT for Community Wellness, a Project of the Picuris-Penasco Community
Coalition (PPCC) received the 2009 Public Health Advocacy Award from the New
Mexico Public Health Association (NMPHA) on April 8, 2009 at the NMPHA
annual conference.
Left to Right:
Waylon Martinez, Joey Sam, Carol Miller, Claudia Yunker, Enselma Vasquez,
Jean Nichols, Amanda Bissell, Patty Torres and Richard Mermejo.
The National Center for Frontier Communities provides the administrative and
fiscal management for this community project.
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