Jason Coker is the President for Together for Hope, a rural development coalition. Coker is building a nationwide coalition of nonprofits in the 339 counties of persistent rural poverty. This coalition uses asset-based community development to create socio-economic transformation across rural America by focusing on education, health & nutrition, housing & environment, and social enterprise—Together for Hope’s Priorities of Hope. The interventions, innovations, and advocacy positions that Coker leads provides a holistic approach to poverty relief and community development across rural America.