Last year, the USDA reported that the population loss in rural communities across the country seems to have slowed, or stopped altogether. For many...
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Creating Hope and Opportunity in Timmonsville – Feeding Innovation Midlands
Timmonsville is the poorest town in South Carolina, characterized by unsafe water and crime levels four times the state average. The town’s economy...
Investing in Our Future: D.P. Cooper Charter School
As a community development financial institution (CDFI), we provide loans to build community assets across the state, from housing to small...
What is Workforce Housing and Why is it Essential?
Every day, teachers, librarians, firefighters and others in our communities face a choice no one should have to make: housing or food. In the...
South Carolina’s Human and Natural Assets: Growing our Rural Economies
On Monday, April 30, the Rural Resource Coalition of South Carolina (RRCSC) hosted a day-long conference in Santee, S.C., entitled “South Carolina’s...