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Tuesday, Jun 30, 2020Posted in: Network News
Network News June 2020
In a time of crisis, new partnerships emerge to provide payroll relief—As of late June, $8.1 million in loans were distributed to 76 borrowers like United Cerebral Palsy, and CDFIs like Communities Unlimited that also operate in rural America. RCAC estimates that these loans have saved more than 1,295 jobs.
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Monday, Jun 15, 2020Posted in: Featured News, Self-Help Builder News
Self-Help Builder June 2020
Grit, commitment and unity have always been cornerstones of the self-help housing program and the families who participate. Now more than ever, these characteristics are showing through.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020Posted in: Network News
Network News May 2020
On the Zuni Tribe Reservation in New Mexico, a construction project that was years in the making is near completion. A Zuni family will own and operate Major Market, a local marketplace. About 85 percent complete, the market will open in June “no matter what” according to the owner, Darrell Tsabetsaye.
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Thursday, Apr 30, 2020Posted in: Network News
Network News April 2020
With the nation’s attention largely fixed on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects urban areas, rural America is bracing for its own case wave. Many rural healthcare facilities’ perilous state was already a national story before the current health crisis onset. As COVID-19 began making its way into rural communities, real concerns took shape ….
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Thursday, Mar 26, 2020Posted in: Network News
Network News March 2020
Like many rural American towns, Gooding Idaho walks a fine line when managing its water and wastewater systems. Gooding’s systems have many of the same needs as a larger city, less the greater number of connections that help spread the costs.
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