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Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 1997
Over the past four decades, Selena Robinson led struggles to integrate Brevard (North Carolina) High School, bring mail service and housing to Brevard's Black community, and retain the city's successful job training program. While raising 14 children, she worked as an outreach worker and organizer for Western Carolina Community Action, which…
Descriptors: Activism, Biographies, Black Leadership, Community Action
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1998
In 1981, Jackson County, North Carolina, appeared on the first list of "distressed counties" in Appalachia. Since then, the rural county has made significant improvements by investing in its physical infrastructure (which also promotes tourism); fostering economic-development partnerships among governments, small businesses, and local…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Resources, Economic Development
Gaines, Judith A. – Appalachia, 1978
The story of the deterioration and clean-up effort surrounding the French Broad, which flows through North Carolina and Tennessee. (KR)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Conservation (Environment)
Coogan, Mercy Hardie – Appalachia, 1980
The article describes North Carolina's precedent setting Office of Rural Health Services, its background and design, and its significant role in the development of primary health care clinics such as that in Balsom Grove which is staffed by a family nurse practitioner and enjoying wide community support. (SB)
Descriptors: Clinics, Community Health Services, Community Involvement, Delivery Systems
Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 1996
Under the Smart Start program, 19 of North Carolina's Appalachian counties have qualified for competitive state funding to improve community services to young children and their families. Programs tailored to local needs provide subsidized child care to children of working parents, preventive health screenings, literacy and high school equivalency…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Services, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 2001
In three counties of western North Carolina, students who meet requirements of the New Century Scholars program during their last 6 years of secondary school are guaranteed a 2-year scholarship to Southwestern Community College. Financed by community fund-raising efforts, the program provides a close network of academic and social support for…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Community Support
