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12/16/2016

Creative collaboration brings access to financial, housing resources in rural counties

Dorchester and Berkeley Counties faced the greatest number of foreclosures in the state. In order to help this rural and underserved population, Origin SC formed community partnerships to offer in-person services.

12/15/2016

Fostering financial skills in rural Alaska

Alaska's native cultures span tens of thousands of years with a rich history of subsistence and affinity for community. However, the state's economy is changing, and both urban and rural areas are reassessing their models for economic and community sustainability.

12/14/2016

Helping people, building dreams

For more than a decade, the lack of affordable housing has been one of the biggest challenges in Arkansas, one of the poorest states in the nation. Universal Housing Development Corporation had helped residents become homeowners by building their own homes. Recognizing that existing homeowners needed help, too, they extended the program to home rehabilitation.

12/13/2016

Self-help housing rehabilitation in rural Oregon

Rural Oregon's single-family housing stock has deteriorated as the collapse of local industries and depressed rural wages take their toll. Traditional rehab resources are insufficient to meet demand. However, many homeowners have some of the skills, or at least the enthusiasm, necessary to perform their own repairs.

12/12/2016

Providing housing and services to allow seniors to live independently

Ellie is a resident at HomeSource’s Riverbirch Village Apartments. She has lived at Riverbirch for several years, and was one of the first to sign up for HomeSource east tennessee's program for seniors.

12/9/2016

GROWing Rural America

GROW South Dakota offered technical and financial assistance to 14 rural organizations to support the hiring of staff, provide training and establish local offices.

12/8/2016

Students build homes for blighted blocks

NeighborWorks Home Solutions responded to challenges in the community and established a program that promoted collaboration between university students and the city.

12/7/2016

Park Falls, Wisconsin: A Chronicle of Northwoods Survival

With the funding All Stone Solutions received from Impact Seven, the company now has a fabricating plant in Park Falls that will create a large variety of product offerings and in turn will provide a growing opportunity for employment within the community.

12/6/2016

Housing and health nonprofits work together to provide affordable home care

Many Medicaid patients are prematurely placed in institutions because they can’t afford to receive care in their own homes or make them safe and accessible. United Housing Inc. in Tennessee is working to keep residents healthy at home and to allow aging-in-place.

12/5/2016

Asylum grantee fulfills American Dream of work and home

Alain Rwage heard about Southwest Solutions' "jobs pipeline" program while at the Lab. He decided to enroll in the program in anticipation of receiving his asylum and then being able to work.

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