Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands
What does this program do?
This program helps get safe, reliable drinking water and waste disposal services to low-income communities that face significant health risks.
Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias
What does this program do?
This program helps get safe reliable drinking water and waste disposal services to low-income communities that face significant health risks.
Humboldt Community REAPs the Benefit of Webb Farm Solar
Located in rural Humboldt, Tennessee, Mr. Aaron Webb of Webb Farm Solar Systems Inc., owns and operates a minority owned solar farm. This farm has been in operation since 2012, with Photo-Voltaic (PV) Solar Systems on several farm properties.
A Skid Steer, A Snow Blower and Safer Sidewalks in a Small Iowa Town
Located in southwestern Iowa, the town of Corning in Adams County is known for its historic architecture and rural landscapes. A strong sense of civic pride can be seen throughout the community, population 1,564.
Small town charm, however, was not enough to serve the pressing need for more efficient snowfall and road debris removal in a town with limited public funds available. What the town needed was modern machinery to perform essential public works.
Corning mayor Jan Leonard noted the importance of maintenance activities for public streets and sidewalks.
Flowers Make People Happy Year-Round at Mill Creek Gardens
Between fresh snowbanks and snow-covered farm fields on Mill Creek Drive in Marshfield are rows of greenhouses with a large sign out front that says, “Flowers Make People Happy” on it. It’s a quiet winter day in December but inside is a warm, welcoming display of thriving flora.
Erik and Danielle Winer have owned Mill Creek Gardens, a garden center and flower farm, since 2011. Serving cities throughout the Midwest, their goal is to instill their passion for plants on everyone who walks through the door.
'Going the Extra Mile' to Provide Post-Pandemic Health Services
While the number and severity of new cases may be down, the coronavirus continues to have a devastating impact on some of the most vulnerable members of the population. The youth served through the Harvest Outreach Center (HOC) in Rustburg, Va., are the faces of a national pandemic-related mental health crisis but have limited resources for treatment.