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Rural Spotlights

August 11, 2023

Rural Spotlight: A Technical College and Child Care Center Unite in Cheraw, South Carolina

A unique partnership between Compass Point Preschool and Northeastern Technical College in Cheraw, South Carolina, makes affordable, high-quality child care accessible to parents entering the labor force.

Erika W. Bell and Sierra Stoney

May 18, 2023

Rural Spotlight: Giving the Old High School a Second Life as Affordable Housing in Carroll County

Carroll County, Virginia, worked closely with Virginia Housing and developer Landmark Asset Services, Inc. to repurpose the county's old high school building into affordable rental housing.

Sierra Stoney