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Meetings set this week for Colleton, Hampton, Jasper counties

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15.0624.map_1000Three Promise Zone town hall meetings by the SouthernCarolina Alliance are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.  The six-county region won a federal Promise Zone designation in late April that will provide organizations with new ways to tap federal resources to help change people’s lives.

Last week, more than 290 people turned out in Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell counties for town hall meetings to share information and glean dreams of the future  (Read more here; photos of meetings are below). Read more →

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SCA to host six county Promise Zone town hall meetings

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Local residents, leaders urged to attend to give community input on new program

15.0624.map_1000JUNE 24, 2015 — Residents and leaders in Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties are invited to attend special “town hall” meetings in their communities in July to learn about the new federal Promise Zone designation for these counties and to provide vital input on how to make the program become successful.  A schedule of meetings is listed below.

“The six counties of the Southern Carolina area have a huge opportunity to vastly improve people’s lives by working together with local governments, non-profits and businesses to tap into federal grants made possible by the Promise Zone designation,” said Danny Black, President and CEO of SouthernCarolina Alliance. Read more →

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