Chris Estes: Housing as the Hub of the Wheel
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In the world of philanthropy and sustainability, the Aspen Institute has been a thought-leader for decades. Chris Estes, co-executive director of the Community Strategies Group at the Aspen Institute, shares his background in housing and how he’s worked to elevate rural people and places. He and several others helped to develop the Thrive Rural Framework: a tool for communities to support their own equitable rural prosperity. 
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