Success Stories
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Saturday, Feb 20, 2021
Paradise Community Village
RCAC is collaborating with Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) to rebuild the Paradise Community Village and to expand the area’s housing capacity.
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Thursday, Jan 21, 2021
In Bristol Bay, Northline Seafoods challenges old paradigms
In Bristol Bay, Alaska, local fishermen battle uncertainty even in the best of times. The Bristol Bay community is considered a watershed: a region that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, rivers and eventually to outflow points such as Bristol Bay itself.
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2020
Wells Fargo funding ensures Hawaii families receive essential housing counseling services
Even during the best of times, Hawaii Community Assets (HCA) faces an uphill battle to provide housing counseling for its service area. Jeff Gilbreath, HCA’s director of lending and development, said the cost of living in Hawaii is consistently among the highest in the world, making economic mobility for would-be homeowners seem out of reach.
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Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020
Workshop-in-a-box leads to big collaborations for RCAC
Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s long running “workshop-in-a-box” (WIAB) has recently been a source of unexpected opportunities in rural Utah. Funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA), RCAC created the workshops in 2012 in partnership with USDA and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Building Rural Economies program adapts and thrives in the new normal
RCAC’s BRE program has been a resounding success since it first launched in 2015. The BRE team served 30 plus communities; and their efforts generated millions in investments and created or saved hundreds of jobs. The team is known for its adaptability when dealing with diverse communities in the rural West.
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