West Sacramento, Calif. — Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) received a $20,000 Ally Bank grant that will support RCAC’s work with Silver City, New Mexico as it recovers from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Decline in Yukon River’s salmon populations threatens Indigenous food security
In a place that was once overflowing with various salmon species, the Yukon River’s salmon supply is now nearly depleted. As a result, the Indigenous communities that depend on this salmon as their primary food source are feeling the disruption and are being forced to turn to other species, such as moose.
Pandemic brings on possibility of utilities crisis in America
Amidst the pandemic, millions of Americans’ utilities are at risk. While many are already struggling financially under the strain caused by the global health crisis, the need to cover the rising cost of utilities has only grown more challenging.
American Express grant funds economic development in rural New Mexico, Utah communities
West Sacramento, Calif. — A $50,000 American Express grant will support economic development through Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s (RCAC) Building Rural Economies (BRE) training in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and Grant County, Utah.
U.S. Rep. Ed Case visits Kunia Village—preservation to secure affordable housing
RCAC staff welcomed Case this week at a site visit to Kunia Village, in O‘ahu, Hawaii. The Village is an example of how funding for water and wastewater infrastructure and affordable housing development can create positive outcomes for rural communities.