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Longtime People Inc. Leader to Retire
Rob Goldsmith, who joined People Inc. in 1978, will retire at the end of the year. He said it's time to step aside and let another leader with vision and energy take the agency to a new level. Learn More
Rob Goldsmith Honored by E&H Alumni Association
Rob Goldsmith, Emory & Henry Class of 1971, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Carl and Ruth Looney Humanitarian Award, awarded annually by the Emory & Henry Alumni Association. Learn More
Virginia Community Action Leader Selected for NASCSP’s Ann Kagie Award
Terry Smusz, CEO of New River Community Action, Inc., has been selected as the recipient of a special CSBG-network leadership award, the Ann Kagie CSBG Award. The National Association for State Community Service Programs (NASCSP) Board presents this award each year to...
Floyd County Receives $1.1 Million to Rehabilitate Homes
Floyd County VA - SWVA Today - Floyd County has received a $1.1 million grant to rebabilitate 15 homes throughout Floyd County. The Community Development Block Grant will be administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Also...
Housing as Health
Gate City, VA - "Southwest Virginia has experienced a lack of resources and economy until to adequately provide for our residents during much of our history. We see lower-than-average salaries and higher rates of poverty than the rest of Virginia. Families in my...
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