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WRDC Released 2009 Annual Report on Engaging the Future
"Water rights. Amenity-driven development. Natural resource extraction. Land-use planning. Food security. Outmigration of the young workforce. Leadership development. Youth civic engagement. Policymaking. Workforce development. Green energy. Access to high-speed Internet. It reads like a list of today’s hottest buzzwords when in reality it is a list of the challenges and opportunities facing the rural communities of the western U.S."
SRDC Released 2009 Annual Report on Turning Challenges into Opportunities
"With job losses mounting, poverty rates accelerating, cutbacks being made in local government services, and food insecurity/hunger spiraling upward, many would conclude that 2009 was a pretty challenging time for countless people and communities across the rural South. But, it’s during these difficult times that we hope the value of the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) and its land-grant partners can be best demonstrated to our stakeholders."
