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Rural Divide
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Rural Housing Group Warns of Looming Crisis for Renters
The nation is not keeping pace with repairing and replacing more than 400,000 affordable rental units that serve…
Bipartisan Support for Rural Housing Keeps Programs Alive
Congress has ignored requests from the Trump administration to zero out rural housing programs. But merely protecting current funding…
New Report Cites Economic Woes, Addiction and Optimism in Appalachia
Siblings Hannah and Hilary Heishman were born and raised in Moorefield, a town of some 2,500 in West…
School-Wide Free Nutrition Program Attracts Fewer Rural Schools
Rural schools are less likely to participate in district-wide free lunch and breakfast programs despite the fact that…
With Medicaid Expansion, Rural Virginia Clinics Face a Tough Decision
For years, Wendy Gooditis tried to help her older brother Brian access medical care. When he was just…
When a Degree Doesn’t Equal a ‘Good Job.’ Appalachian Youth Rethinking College
Heightened generational and cultural divides are increasingly apparent throughout Appalachia as rural students navigate the path to higher…