Now Deputy Director of the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Stephanie Tyree has served as its Director of Continue reading
Maureen O’Connell: SOCM’s Evolving structure
Maureen O’Connell worked at SOCM for 35 years, 16 as Executive Director. During her tenure, SOCM expanded from a Continue reading
Bill Kopsky: APPP’s Focus, Organizing
Bill Kopsky became Executive Director of the Arkansas Public Policy Panel in 1999. The Panel helps Arkansans improve Continue reading
…So Goes the Nation
The South’s population is booming, increasing its influence on the rest of the country. The region holds a third of the Continue reading
Feeding a New Economy: Local Food System in the South
The local foods movement has become much more than a short-lived dietary or environmental trend. Can it actually fuel Continue reading
fighting Stubborn Poverty Numbers
Despite improving employment numbers, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday the poverty rate in 2014 Continue reading
K10: How Women Are Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina spawned the need for new construction and a skilled workforce all over the Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Work & Worth: Building Healthy Communities
The South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development is a statewide network of nonprofits, Continue reading
Building Healthy Communities in South Carolina
After days of contentious and emotional arguments, South Carolina’s political leaders decided to remove the Confederate Continue reading
Reframing the Issue: Inside the 2014 West Virginia water crisis
On January 9, 2014, 300,000 people in and around Charleston, West Virginia, woke up to a licorice-like odor emanating Continue reading
The Value of Land
The Center for Heirs' Property began as a project of the Coastal Community Foundation (CCF) in 2002 with input from Continue reading
