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Success Stories

A mother and three daughters pose around a dining room table. There are lace curtains and blue wall in the background and some dishes on the table in the foreground.

“This is Home” – A Family Finds Their Forever Home in Calais, Maine

One of the first rooms Heather Gagne and her daughters began redecorating in their new home is the dining room, shown in the top photo. They have been busy repainting and making other updates. Raising a family in coastal Machias, Maine may sound lovely, but for Heather Gagne recent years proved stressful. There were few housing options in the Downeast community, and Heather was glad to find a rental home to…
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2020-01-28 - Limestone College Groundbreaking

Big News for Limestone College

Ceremonial shovels were standing ready for a groundbreaking ceremony that was held at Limestone College located in Gaffney, South Carolina on January 28, 2020 celebrating a $38 Million Investment from USDA Rural Development which will enable the college to build a new Library… [Read More]
South Carolina
Community Facilities
Camp Nelson Interpretive Center, Nicholasville, KY

Jessamine County preserves Civil War history with help from Rural Development

Just a few minutes south on Route 27 from Nicholasville is arguably one of the most important Civil War locations in the commonwealth. At the start of the Civil War, Kentucky declared its neutrality, but when the Confederacy tried to take the state by force in 1861, the… [Read More]
Kentucky
Community Facilities
The state-of-the-art Curry General Hospital offers quality healthcare and expanded medical services in Gold Beach and the surrounding area.

A Rural Hospital Success Story

While stories abound about rural hospitals closing across the country, Curry General Hospital on the southern Oregon coast demonstrates how a rural hospital can expand and thrive. In Gold Beach, residents were served by a small, outdated facility that was built in the 1950s and… [Read More]
Oregon
Community FacilitiesHealth Care
Bamberg County Fire Chiefs

Bamberg County Gets Three New Fire Engine Pumper Tankers

Bamberg County recently was awarded three, Community Facility Combo Loan/Grant projects totaling $690,300 in loans and $149,700 in grants.  These awards allowed Bamberg County to purchase three new fully equipped Fire Engine Pumper Tankers to replace their aging fleet.… [Read More]
South Carolina
Community Facilities
Presbyterian College Dorm

Presbyterian College to Expand by Constructing a 144-Bed Student Dormitory

Presbyterian College recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 7, 2019 to celebrate the completion of a 144-bed student dormitory.  The event included tours of the dormitory which, by the way, is not your typical dorm room.  The complex features prime… [Read More]
South Carolina
Community Facilities

Building a Village to Provide Excellent Care for Seniors

In 1982, after suffering from a farm accident, Helen Scott was sent from her Oklahoma farm to Asbury Park’s Rehab House in Newton, Kan. Initially, therapist thought it would take Scott up to a year in the Rehab House to recover from her injury. In one month, Scott was back on… [Read More]
Kansas
Community Facilities

Charter School Receives Funding for Expansion

Quality education is a key to creating ladders of opportunity for rural students. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (PVCICS), a regional public charter school located in Hadley, MA has been providing quality education for its students since it’s opening in 2007.… [Read More]
Massachusetts
Community Facilities

City of La Feria Celebrates Library Grant Re-Opening

City of La Feria officials celebrated the Grand Re-Opening of the Bailey H. Dunlap Memorial Public Library. The City of la Feria has a population of 7,302 who will now have access to a state of the art computer lab and community meeting/training room. Mayor Pro-Tem Esmeralda… [Read More]
Texas
Community FacilitiesEconomic Development
wall mural

Community Clinic of Maui Offers One-Stop for Healthcare Needs

The Community Clinic of Maui opened its doors in 1993 with only a mid-level provider sharing an office at the Salvation Army, dedicated to serving the poor, uninsured and homeless of Maui. As the community needs exploded, the growing clinic struggled to find space to meet… [Read More]
Hawaii and Western Pacific
Community Facilities

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