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Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019Posted in: Economic issues, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News, Native communities, New Mexico
New Mexico consortium aims to expand lending in low-income communities
Entrepreneurs in low-income and immigrant communities often lack access to capital that could help expand their businesses, thereby easing generational poverty. These business leaders, moreover, tend to rely on informal lenders who offer small, costly, high-interest loans that can lead them into a debt cycle.
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Thursday, Jun 20, 2019Posted in: Network News
Network News June 2019
Hoopa Valley, Calif. – Hoopa Valley residents live near pastoral landscapes, rough rivers, and dense forests teeming with an abundance of fish and game. Yet, the abundance underscores the fact that healthy food scarcity exists in places we might not expect. In Hoopa Valley for instance, residents struggled to find wholesome food.
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Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019Posted in: Native communities, Press Release
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation grant supports Tribal Building Rural Economies Training
West Sacramento, Calif. — Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) received a $500,000 Yocha Dehe Winton Nation (YDWN) grant to conduct . . .
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