सम्पादकको नोट
Throughout this issue, we focus on one of our organization’s core values: “Genuine OPPORTUNITY for all to earn a living, raise a family, and prosper in a rural place.”
युवावस्थामा अवसर सुरु हुन्छ। यस संस्करणमा, हामी UMÓⁿHOⁿ नेसन पब्लिक स्कूलका विद्यार्थीहरूले आफ्नो भाषा र रीतिरिवाज सिक्दै आफ्नै खाना खेती कसरी गरिरहेका छन् भन्ने बारेमा जान्नेछौं। मैले उनीहरूको फस्टाउँदो सात एकडको बगैंचाको भ्रमण गर्ने मौका पाएँ, र म यो ठूलो परियोजनामा केन्द्रको भूमिकामा गर्व गर्छु।
In these pages, you can read about a teacher in Iowa providing opportunity to her students, taking them to her land, and teaching them conservation projects along the way. And, about a small business owner who has taken advantage of opportunities provided to her by the Center, including loans, to further her business.
Our executive director continues the conversation with news of an opportunity not previously available—an expanded tax credit which will help reduce child poverty in rural areas.
However, we are losing out on rural health. Over 100 rural hospitals across the country have closed, including the facility in Oakland, Nebraska, closest to our home office. This is a missed opportunity.
सधैं जस्तै, यी कथाहरूमा हामी के गर्दैछौं भन्ने कुराको एउटा नमूना मात्र समावेश छ। थप पढ्नुहोस् cfra.org/ब्लग.
यस मुद्दा भित्र
UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation मा भविष्य बढाउँदै - Incoming sophomore student Donovon Hastings at UMÓⁿHOⁿ (Omaha) Nation Public School, in Macy, Nebraska, has come to love working in his cabbage patch. He keeps it well manicured with not a weed in sight. One of his goals is to grow the biggest cabbage possible.
Business serves community with COVID-19 grant - Alma Sagastume knows a thing or two about running a business. For years, she ran her own shop in Guatemala before moving to Nebraska, where she has owned and operated My 15 City for the better part of a decade.
कार्यकारी निर्देशकको डेस्कबाट: विस्तारित कर क्रेडिटले ग्रामीण बाल गरिबी घटाउनेछ - A recent change in federal policy offers a promising antidote to the long-running challenge of rural childhood poverty. Starting in July, most households with children began to receive monthly advances on an expanded child tax credit.
आयोवाका शिक्षक संरक्षणको विरासत छोड्न काम गर्छन् - For Margaret Hogan of Earlville, Iowa, prioritizing conservation means sharing it with the next generation. A farmer and landowner who implements conservation practices, Margaret is also a science teacher who gets her seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade students involved as much as she can.
Hospital closing part of national trend - After more than 70 years, the community of Oakland, Nebraska, has no hospital. Citing low in-patient and emergency room volume, hospital officials announced the closure of MercyOne Oakland in June—leaving all of Burt County without a facility.
Staff spotlight: Allen Chlopek’s hometown values align with the Center’s mission - Allen Chlopek has spent his career so far supporting rural America, and, in his newest venture, he wants to continue that trend and make people’s homeownership and business dreams come true.
नयाँ स्रोतहरूले NRCS संरक्षण कार्यक्रमहरू, आवेदन प्रक्रियाको सिंहावलोकन प्रदान गर्दछन् - Many producers know that conservation helps keep their ranches and farms resilient. However, the path to adopting sound environmental practices might not be clear for farmers and ranchers new to federal cost-share programs.
