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Charles Schwab Bank grant supports RCAC’s work with Nevada’s rural communities
West Sacramento, Calif. — Charles Schwab Bank this week awarded $20,000 to Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) to support its work with Nevada’s rural communities. -
USDA announces 47 rural communities and regions that will receive technical assistance to help build long-term economic growth
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced the names of 47 rural communities and regions that will receive technical assistance to help create and implement long-term economic development plans.
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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. -
National report: In most U.S. counties, affordable housing is out of reach for low-income workers
Low-income workers throughout the country–in 99 percent of counties–cannot afford housing, say researchers in an annual report by the National Low Income housing Coalition (NLIHC).
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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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Self-Help Builder June 2019
After living in Grand County, Utah for three years, my family and I made the official move to Moab, Utah in 2015. Now, it was a great challenge. We took weeks, actually months, trying to secure housing. Also, in making the move to Moab, I literally was starting over when it came to employment.
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Network News May 2019
In May, as Jacqueline Alexander welcomed dozens of visitors to The Puff Factory ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony, her friend Adrienne Nelson lauded Alexander’s perseverance during the last three years, when it seemed the various obstacles she faced would prevent her from success.
Recent News
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Friday, Jul 19, 2019Posted in: Affordable Housing, California, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News
California’s Kern County lags in affordable housing
California lawmakers say that Kern County, in the rural Central Valley, is failing to build enough housing. The lawmakers base their conclusion on a California Department of Housing and Community Development report, which cites that all of Kern’s 11 cities and the county itself, are failing to meet state housing construction requirements.
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Thursday, Jul 18, 2019Posted in: California, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News
Cap-and-trade revenue in California could help fight Central Valley’s contaminated water
Although California’s Legislature is required to spend cap-and-trade money on carbon emission reduction projects, some experts say that helping rural water districts—namely in the state’s Central Valley—would go a long way toward easing climate change effects.
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Monday, Jul 15, 2019Posted in: Affordable Housing, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News
Young renters and homeowners nationwide face lack of affordable housing, federal report finds
The majority of young Americans say they cannot afford to buy a house, citing student loan debt and rising childcare costs, according to the federal housing lender Freddie Mac’s report.
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There is no better #FridayFeeling than when you and your neighbors finish building each other's homes. CONGRATS to the 6 happy (and tired!) families in @CityofUkiah who did just that with help from @usdaRD and RCHDC! 🔑🏡 #homeownership
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The first homes are being rebuilt and people are returning. Ninety-seven permits for new homes have been issued by Butte County and the town of Paradise for areas that were burned so far. https://t.co/LYM8Yk0sh8
Splash tried old age #FaceApp and it scared him. Now he won't come out of his office.
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