A pair of national radio stories on NPR’s Marketplace profiles activity going on in the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone that you might want to check out (you can read or listen to the stories by clicking on the links):
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Winter loan application workshop to be Feb. 17
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You are encouraged to register and join the South Carolina Community Loan Fund (SCCLF), a Promise Zone partner, for a Feb. 17 loan application workshop in Allendale that will help you learn how to secure funding for your community development project. Please register today.
- WHEN: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 17, 2016
- WHERE: Brandt Agricultural Building Auditorium, 398 Barnwell Highway, Allendale, SC
- RSVP: Click on this link to RSVP
2/4: Lots of great, new Promise Zone opportunities
New resources, webinars, funding information for the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone
In this new issue of our periodic newsletter about Zone opportunities, you’ll find great new information on federal funding sources for broadband and sustainable community development, affordable housing, environmental justice initiatives and more.
There also are several non-federal sources of grants that you may want to take a look at. Following funding information are sections on training and new reports that could be helpful. Read more
National leaders provide critical input on Promise Zone
Susan Glisson of Oxford, Miss., makes a point during a small group session as other participants listen. Also pictured, from left: Claire Anderson, Center for a Better South; Lavastian Glenn, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Bill Milliken, Alexandria, Va.
FEB. 2, 2016 | A dozen leading thinkers and analysts from across the South met over the weekend to learn about the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone and make suggestions to broaden the impact of its collaborative efforts to reduce poverty.
“The ThinkBIG conference was an important step in our planning process in realizing our Promise Zone goals,” said Danny Black, president and CEO of SouthernCarolina Alliance, the lead organization of the Promise Zone. “We were fortunate to have guidance from and discussion with experts from around the country in rural economic and community development, who joined us to share fresh ideas and innovative approaches to our challenges.” Read more