Posts Tagged ‘Dante’
Connecting the future to the past through five special places
Appalachian Voices is working with five towns in the seven coalfield communities to successfully model resiliency in the face of economic difficulties, climate disasters and other hurdles by helping them create shovel-ready projects in their regions.
Read MoreSecond round of Community Strong sessions scheduled for Southwest Virginia communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 18, 2024 CONTACTDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org After a successful series of community listening sessions held in the spring in five Southwest Virginia coalfield communities, a second round of meetings has been scheduled to help these communities map their assets and resiliency projects. Appalachian Voices is partnering with the governments…
Read MoreCommunities identify priorities during first listening sessions of multi-year project
In late April, Appalachian Voices started our first round of Community Strong listening sessions, part of a multi-year project to plan, design and implement community-driven projects.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices kicks off series of community meetings for resiliency grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 CONTACT Emma Kelly, New Economy Field Coordinator, (865) 585-4939, emma@appvoices.org Appalachian Voices is partnering with the five Southwest Virginia governments and communities of Clinchco, Dante, Dungannon, Pennington Gap and Pound in a three-year proposal to map, plan and implement community-driven initiatives to build more resilient communities. Resiliency is the…
Read MoreInvesting in what matters: Federal funding to kick off community-led resiliency projects
As spring bursts into bloom in the mountains, Appalachian Voices is officially launching Building Community Resilience in Virginia’s Coalfields, a new project funded through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Grant.
Read MoreCommunity celebrates opening of new recreation area in Dante, Virginia
This new recreation area features approximately 16 miles of new trails that will connect to existing trails around the nearby town of Saint Paul, and the campground features full amenities.
Read MoreDante: A beacon of hope for Southwest Virginia
The small community of Dante is bringing big dreams into action. Appalachian Voices volunteer Sara Lamb shares highlights of the Dante Community Association’s work and reflects on what this progress means for Southwest Virginia.
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