Английская Википедия:Center for Rural Development
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The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky, was established in March 1996. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The center aims "to provide leadership that stimulates innovative and sustainable economic development solutions and a better way of life for the citizens we serve".[1][2] The center's programs and services focus on the areas of public safety, arts and culture, leadership, and technology.[1]
History
The center was established in Somerset, Kentucky, in March 1996, and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[3][1][4][5] It was the idea of U.S. Congressman from Kentucky Hal Rogers.[1][6] At the outset it was viewed as a partnership between the state and the University of Kentucky, and it was supported by state and federal funds.[7][8]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the center held its programming virtually in 2020.[9] In October 2020, the center was awarded over $400,000 in grant funding by the Appalachian Regional Commission.[10] In February 2021, it received a $440,400 PPP loan.[11]
Programs
The center's programs serve residents in a 45-county area in Southern Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky.[4][2][1]
It has a 100,000 square foot meeting and convention facility.[1][12] The Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce meets at the center.[13]
It provides free youth leadership programs for middle school and high school students.[14] Rogers Scholars, a one-week summer camp that had been attended by 1,100 high school students by 2017, is a partnership with 19 colleges and universities. It provides scholarship to students who meet certain academic requirements.[14][15][16][17] The Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky, offers a $1,000 scholarship to all "Rogers Explorers" who attend camp at their location.[14][18] The "Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute" (ELI) provides instruction to high school students in how to initiate and manage a business venture.[19][20] The students who win the ELI's Business Concept Competition earn a $16,000 scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University, in Richmond, Kentucky.[14]
The center's "Displaced Coal Miner Training" program provides technical skills training in 15 career fields for displaced coal miners and former coal employees who were adversely impacted by the region's declining coal industry.[21]
References
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- ↑ Diane Vinokur-Kaplan, Ram A. Cnaan (2014). Cases in Innovative Nonprofits; Organizations That Make a Difference, SAGE Publications.
- ↑ James C. Clinger, Michael W. Hail (2013). Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy, University Press of Kentucky.
- ↑ Jeremy Hall (2010). Grant Management: Funding for Public and Nonprofit Programs, Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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- ↑ Fink, Joseph III (2010). "Higher Education Consortium Leads to College Students Taking a Fresh Look at Continuing Challenges for their Region," Academic Leadership, Vol. 8, Issue 4, Article 30.
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