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Alabama

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Alaska

 If at First You Qualify ... File, File Again!
 Totally Happy Homeowner Breaks Renting Cycle
 Dental Assistant Finds Spacious Gymnasium-Like Home
 Small Town Residents Experience Good Times With Free Newspaper
 Small Town Upgrades Its Public Safety Facilities
 'Code Blue' Program Sends 'Mini-Ambulances' to Six Alaska Communities
 Seven Alaska Families Realize the Dream of Homeownership Thanks to USDA 'Self Help'
 Rural Development Eradicates Unsafe Housing Conditions

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Arizona

 Rural Development Provides Water Service to Palo Verde Mountain, Ariz.

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Arkansas

 Rural Development Helps Helena, Ark. Cut Its Fire Truck Debt

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California

 New Playground Equipment for Gardenside Elementary School
 Lost Hills Finds New Computers
 Pixley Union School District Gets New Computers
 Biosecurity Education Motivates California Poultry Industry
 Rural Development - More Than Loans, Grants and Technical Assistance
 What Started Out As 'Just for Kicks' Ends Up With Couple Getting a New Home
 Imelda and Alfredo Build Equity -- A Story of Moving from Rental to Ownership

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Colorado

 Farm Labor Housing Complex Receives National Recognition for Combining Quality Design with Affordability
 Wishes Really Do Come True for Homeowner
 Couple Gets New Well Drilled Thanks to USDA Rural Development Disaster Funds
 A Little Hart Goes a Long Way in Community

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Delaware • Maryland

 Group Rooted in Christian Values Has Helped Countless People
 Allegany County Law Enforcement Have Valuable Tool
 Old Factory Converted to Senior Housing
 Reaching the American Dream
 Graham's Park ... A Nice Place to Call Home!
 Everyone Deserves a Home that is Safe and Secure!
 Town of Accident, Maryland
 A Home Built Before the Nation

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Florida • Virgin Islands

 From Sub-Standard Apartment to Safe and Comfortable Home
 San Jose Mission Provides Decent Housing for Seasonal Farmworkers
 The Centers, Inc., Opening Doors to Under-Served Residents

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Georgia

 From Homeless to Homeowner in a Few Short Months!
 Rural Mass Transit Solution in Two Georgia Counties: Dooly-Crisp United Transportation System
 Georgia Partnership Results in More Homeowners
 Innovative Partnership with the State Helps Families Seeking Homeownership
 How One Georgia Veteran Received Help from Rural Development and Now Has a Growing Family
 A Grandmother in Cairo Longs for a Home of Her Own -- and Now Has One Thanks to Rural Development
 Rural Development Helps Dependable Homebuyer with Essential Housing Modifications
 Rural Development Financed Wastewater System Benefits City of Nicholls, Georgia
 Rural Development Reaches Out to Economically Challenged Georgia Counties
 Rural Development Helps Georgia Resident Get Safe Housing

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Hawaii

 Hale Mahaolu Eono, First in the Nation, Partners with HUD
 Rural Development Serves the Western Pacific
 Rural Development Consistently Empowers Western Pacific Applicants by Providing Access to Equal Housing Opportunities

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Idaho

 Innovation and Hard Work Keeps Housing Affordable
 Micro-loan Program Keeps on Giving
 West Slope Farms
 TAMMEN TEMEEH KAHNI “Our Grocery Store”
 A Dream Come True for a Disabled Veteran
 Sandpoint Charter School, Inc.
 Two-Year Search Pays Off Through the Single-Family Homeownership Loan Program
 USDA Provides Accessible Restrooms for City Park
 Rural Development Helps Orofino, Idaho Businss Leaders Develop a Much-Needed Retirement Center

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Illinois

 Rural Development Helps Single Mom Get Safe, Secure Home

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Indiana

 Farm Labor Housing in Pulaski County
 Purdue University Ag Initiative Gets Boost from Rural Development
 Largest Infrastructure Investment Ever by Rural Development in Indiana
 Grand Opening of Affordable Rental Housing in Princeton
 Rural Development Business Programs Provide Needed Economic Boost
 Lyles Station School Reopens With USDA Rural Development's Assistance
 National Homeownership Month June 2003
 Emergency Services Improved With USDA Rural Development Assistance
 Habitat and USDA Rural Development Are Partners for Self-Help Housing
 Partners Get Train Rolling in Perry County
 Healthcare in Utilities Programs County Gets Assist From USDA
 USDA Supports Rural Distance Learning Project
 USDA Supports Affordable Housing Initiative at Historical Sites
 Vincennes Association Receives USDA Grant
 USDA Partners With Winchester for Progress
 National Homeownership Week
 Progress in Austin--A USDA Rural Enterprise Community

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Iowa

 A Benefit to the Entire Family
 Rural Development Helps Co-Line Welding Expand Operations and Create Jobs
 Making Homeownership Possible for Mother of Three
 No Longer Mobile
 Single Mom Becomes Homeowner
 USDA Rural Development Reaches Minorities
 Rural Development Helps Single Mom Become a Homeowner

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Kansas

 Water Distribution System to Improve Health, Safety and Welfare of the Residents of Galesburg
 From An Unheated School Bus to a Home

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Kentucky

 I Am So Thankful For All The Help
 Sweethearts With A New Home
 New Hope
 A Home Of Their Own
 Let The Sun Shine In
 A Place To Call Home Can Be A Reality
 MI CASA ES MARAVILLOSO (My House Is Wonderful)
 Much Needed Repairs
 A True Cinderella Story
 A Place To Call Home
 Dream Home In Allen County
 From A House To A Home
 Grateful For Joint Effort Of Multiple Programs
 My Home / It’s A Great Feeling
 Is This The Same House?
 Appalachian Heritage
 Grateful For Assistance!!
 New Home, Permanent Home
 A Dream Come True
 “THE TRANSFORMATION” Deteriorated House To Beautiful Home
 A Home In The Right Location, And Within Budget
 Mini Home Makeover - Dream Come True
 Out With The Old And In With The New
 Home Sweet Home

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Louisiana

 Rural Development Helps Family Get Safe, Healthy Housing
 Rural Development Helps Newlyweds Achieve Homeownership
 Rural Development Helps Small Business Expand its Operations

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Maine

 Rural Development Aids Disabled Veteran
 Maine Rural Development Keeps Homeowner out of the Cold
 Hard Work Pays Off for Determined Homeowner and Family
 Disabled Homeowner Realizes the American Dream
 Rural Development Aids Snowmobile Club
 Rural Development Keeping Mainers Warm
 USDA Rural Development Preserves Very Low Income Housing in Pittsfield, Maine
 Two USDA Rural Development Borrowers Earn Top Honors in Water Taste Test

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Massachusetts • Connecticut • Rhode Island

 Out of Tragedy Comes Compassion
 Rural Development Provides Housing to Connecticut Senior Citizens
 Rural Development Helps Massachusetts Family

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Michigan

 Rural Development Funds Public Water and Sewer System for Village of Vandalia
 City of Wakefield, Gogebic County
 Rural Development Helps the Jonesfield-Lakefield Fire Department
 Rural Development Funds New Library

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Minnesota

 Rural Development Helps Ukranian Family Obtain Housing
 Rural Development Helps Single Mother Obtain Accessible Housing

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Mississippi

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Missouri

 Youth Volunteers Provide Home Repair to Elderly
 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Demonstration Program Fosters Partnership
 Team Effort Provides Mobile Home Replacement and More
 Rural Development and East Prairie Enterprise Community Development Corporation Partner in Funding Home Construction
 Rural Business Enterprise Grant Enables City To Turn Old Lagoon Site Into Industrial Park
 Rural Development and Community Action Agency Work Together For New Homes
 Decent ... Safe ... Sanitary
 Celebration!
 Howell County Fire Department Receives $305,600 from Rural Development for a New Firestation
 RC&D + FHLB + USDA = AIIIHRPP
 First Anniversary
 "Home at Last" for Five Proud Missouri Families
 Northwest Missouri Goes Online
 Determination + Cooperation + USDA = Homeowner
 395 Households in Missouri to be Served by Anticipated Sewer System
 Rural Development Recognizes First Anniversary and Successful Year for Business and Industry Program Participant
 Housing Programs Supports Presidential Welfare-to-Work Initiative
 Rural Development Helps Bloomsdale, Missouri, Renovate its Rental Housing Complex for Senior Citizens
 Rural Development Technical Assistance Beneficial for Rural Missouri
 Rural Development Assists Incubator Building Project
 Museum/Library Gets Boost From Rural Development
 Future is Brighter - Thanks To Rural Development
 Residential Handicapped Care Facility Receives Boost

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Montana

 Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Helps Engineering Firm Grow
 Native American Co-op Keeps Traditions Alive While Creating Jobs
 Agriculture Entrepreneur in Action

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Nebraska

 Geothermal Heating--Keeping the Children Warm and Healthy(PDF)

 Prairie Hills Learning Center Grows Green(PDF)

 Rural Communities’ Road Map to Economic Development(PDF)

 Business Expands – Createing Jobs and Revenue in Rural Nebraska(PDF)

 It's Never Too Late to Own Your Home - From Renter to Homeowner at 65 (PDF)

 Homeownership - As One Dream Ended, Another Began (PDF)

 State and Federal Government Join Forces in Helping to Build Rural Communities (PDF)

 "Born in a Barn Players" Perform in New Theatre with Help of USDA (PDF)

 Ho-Chuck Inc. Plans for the Future of Winnebago with Help from USDA Rural Development (PDF)

 Center for Rural Affairs & USDA Rural Development Deliver Sustainable Development Approaches to Rural Communities (PDF)

 Loan Guarantee Assists in Acquisition of Hy-Way Trailer, Inc.  (PDF)

 The Elderly and Handicapped Find Affordable Housing at Prairie Heights Apartments (PDF)

 Family of Seven Seeks Larger Home (PDF)

 New Grass Fire Rig Affords Residents, Firefighters and Property Greater Protection (PDF)

 Rural Development Secures Health Care to Gothenburg Area Residents (PDF)
 Rural Development Assistance to Ragan Helped Out In a Time of Crisis (PDF)
 Rural Development Rises to Meet Healthcare Needs of Rural Nebraskans (PDF)
 Honey, I'm Home (PDF)
 Coming Home to a House and Family (PDF)
 Building For The Future Elderly Care & Medical Services (PDF)
 Rural Development Dollars Help Ride the Storm Out (PDF)
 Winery Starts Marketing Thanks to USDA Rural Development (PDF)
 USDA Rural Development, Partners & Community Rally to Assist Disabled Man with Homeownership (PDF)
 Journey from Mexico Brings Family Opportunity of Homeownership (PDF)
 Energy Conservation Benefits Business and Shoppers (PDF)
 USDA Rural Development Helps Business Cut Energy Costs (PDF)
 Does a Dream Really Come True? Yes It Does! (PDF)
 USDA Rural Development Assists Rural Hospital with Quality Health Care Needs (PDF)
 Growth of Cooperative Results from USDA Rural Development Assistance (PDF)
 Home Again for Single Mom and Son (PDF)
 Partnering Helps Elderly Widow To "Own Her Future" Again (PDF)
 USDA Rural Development Makes Home Ownership a Reality for Hispanic Family (PDF)
 A Place to Call Home (PDF)
 USDA Assists Proactive Community With Wastewater Needs (PDF)
 Hearing the Sound of Danger (PDF)
 Tribal College Receives New Library With USDA Assistance (PDF)
 USDA Rural Development Assists in Business Expansion Project (PDF)
 Federal and State Dollars Aid in Business Development/Training Center (PDF)
 USDA Helps Address The Medical Needs of Rural Nebraska (PDF)

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Nevada

 Providing Assistance to Pahrump Senior
 USDA Rural Development Provides Assistance for Affordable Housing
 Lovelock Gets $1.6 Million for Water System Improvements
 Assisting Seniors With Home Repair
 Single Mom Helps Construct Her Very Own House
 Partnering Turns Dream into Reality
 USDA Rural Development Assists Single Mother of Three Children Purchase a Home
 USDA Rural Development Provides Water Loan and Grant to Churchill County
 USDA Rural Development Provides Housing Assistance
 USDA Rural Development Provides Home Repairs for Nevada Senior
 USDA Rural Development Assists Family With Homeownership
 USDA Rural Development Provides Home Repairs for Native American Senior
 USDA Rural Development Partnering to Build Homes in Rural Communities
 USDA Rural Development Funds First Value-Added Producer Grant in Nevada
 USDA Rural Development Helping Rural Families Buy Homes
 Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Funds for the Rural Town of Mason and the City of Yerington
 Building Dreams and Communities in Rural Nevada
 A Dream Come True
 Room to Grow
 Transitional Housing Available in Elko
 Carlin Senior Citizens Center Groundbreaking
 Nevada MicroEnterprise Initiative Receives $124,300 in Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) Funds
 USDA Rural Development Partners with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage for a Single Family Housing Loan
 Affordable Housing Dream Becomes a Reality
 USDA Rural Development Provides Grant for Tractor-Trailer Simulator
 Celebrating the Holidays in Their New Homes
 USDA Community Program Funds Provides Exhibit Space for Mammoth Bones
 USDA Grant Funds New Emergency Service Facility

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New Jersey

 Rural Development Helps Restore Water to Senior's Home
 Rural Development Helps Provide 80-Year-Old Widow with Heat
 Funding Partnership Proves To Be Successful For Elderly Homeowner
 Rural Development's Housing Repair Loan and Grant Program Helps Former FmHA Borrower
 Rural Development Helps the Vincent Fire Company
 Rural Development Helps Provide Safe and Sanitary Housing
 Funding Plus Cooperation Restore a Workable Septic System
 Rural Development Helps Single Mom
 Single Mom Becomes Homeowner with Rural Development's Help

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New Mexico

 New Mexico Christmas Family Adoption Success Story
 Chilies, Hottest Economic Ingredient in Hidalgo County
 Veterinary School Receives Top Honors for Helping Local Economy
 Lake Valley, New Mexico Gets Water For the First Time
 Rural Development Funding Saves Jobs and While Providing More Energy
 Tohatchi Area Opportunity and Services

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New York

 Weathering It Out with the TV On
 Whitney Point 's Sewer System Project Finally Moves Out of the Planning Stage
 Family Forced from Apartment become Homeowners
 One Couple, Three Rural Development Programs
 Family of Five Moves from Cramped Apartment to Spacious Home
 With Family Support and a Loan from Rural Development, a Disable Couple ‘Comes Home'
 Family of Five Moves from a Trailer to a Three Bedroom Home—Complete With a Jet Tub!
 Hospital to Remain Open with Loan from USDA Rural Development
 Teleradiology Service Saves Lives
 Route 3 Sewer Corridor More Than Half Completed

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North Carolina

 Town of West Jefferson Receives $200,000 ARC Grant
 Town of Winterville Gets Much Needed Police/Fire/EMS and Library Facilities
 Lumber River Development Corporation Dogwood Place Apartments
 Repairs Completed for Health and Safety Issues
 Owning His First Home Allowed Savings on Gas
 Rural Development Assists Elderly Family Attain a Home of Their Own
 Rural Development and Faith Based Partnership Gives Family a New Start
 Community Programs Provide Means for Independent Living
 Partnerships Make Homeownership a Reality
 Rural Development to the Rescue
 "Persistence and Patience Prevailed, Our Dream Came True"
 Oh, What A Beautiful Shower!
 Homeownership, a Second Time Around
 Renting to Homeownership, It Is Achievable
 No Vacancies
 Princeville Population Rebounding
 Community Facility Improves Quality of Life in Rural Southeast Town
 Rural Development Employee Helps Person in Need
 Bringing the Dream of Homeownership to Rural Families
 Relocated Car Dealership Creates Domino Effect
 Small City Infrastructure Gets a Boost
 Hardship Grant Makes Repairs Possible
 Grandma Along with Two Teenagers Say Goodbye to Dangerous Neighborhood
 Community Facilities Project -- Mt. Olive Medical Center
 Single Family Housing For Single Mom
 Boat Manufacturing Expansion in Eastern North Carolina
 Bethany Rural Fire Department -- Community Facilities Program

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North Dakota

 Partnership and Dedication are the Keys to a New Home
 Rental Housing Rehabilitation Project Helped by Rural Development
 Rural Development Helps Single Mom Become a Homeowner
 USDA Helps Maddock Set New Economic Precedent for Rural America

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Ohio

 Health Provider Acquires Larger and Permanent Space
 Water Project Upgrade Funded by $18.2 Million Loan/Grant
 Water Project Expanded for Four County Area
 Gerber Poultry Awarded $10 Million to Improve Operations
 Rural Development Forges Partnership to Make Homeownership Possible
 Rural Development Loan Modernizes Home
 Rural Development Assistance Restores Ohio Home
 Ohio's Rural Development Housing Program Empowers Section 8 Renter to Realize Dream of Homeownership
 Business and Industry Program Loans $2.5 million, Extends Local Manufacturing Company Operations
 Rural Development Funds Historical Flag Manufacturer, Ensures 'Old Glory' Continues as Symbol of Freedom
 Rural Development Funds $3.6 Million Water Expansion Project Responding to Area's Rapid Population Growth

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Oklahoma

 Food in our Bellies and a Roof Over our Head

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Oregon

 Wasco Senior Resident Gets Insulation, a New Roof, New Windows, New Doors, and New Porch
 Partnering for Success: Eziquia Benitez, HousingWorks, and Rural Development
 Deschutes County Mother Overcomes Financial Disaster to Obtain her Dream - Homeownership
 USDA Guaranteed Loan enables HomeOwnership Coordinator to Reacquire Home Ownership
 Rural Sherman County Oregon Couple Needed New Roof and septic System
 Agencies team up to score housing goal
 Disabled Heavy Construction Worker Gets Back on His Feet
 Purchase Assistance Loan Helps Young Couple Buy Home
 Senior Couple Buys First Home
 Teamwork helps elderly gentleman keep his promise
 Intermediary Relending Program Helps Used Machinery Reseller Find a New Home
 USDA Funding Connects Tribal Community and Mainstream Art World
 Rural Development Funds Provide Indoor Plumbing
 Rental Housing Rehabilitation Project Helped by Rural Development
 Rural Development Provides Additional Wastewater Treatment Capacity to City of Umatilla
 Klamath Country Village Brings Affordable Housing to Farmworkers

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Pennsylvania

 Elk Regional Health System’s Biomass Project Off to a Good Start

 Meadville Gets Its Own Multi-plex Movie Theater
 The First Large-Scale Geothermal System
 Multi-Family Housing Complex's Needed Improvements
 House Hunter Surprisingly Finds Herself to be a Home Owner
 USDA Rural Development Helps Single Mom/Army Reservist Become Homeowner
 Pocono Ecoindustrial Park, Inc.
 Small Town in Pennsylvania Gets On the Broadband Wagon
 Connecting the Assets of the Community in Which We Live

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Puerto Rico

 Improving Quality of Life Through Homeownership
 Rural Development Rehabilitates Unsafe Home
 Rural Development Helps Family Recover From Hurricane George

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South Carolina

 Veggie Market Expands with Zero Interest Loan
 A New Home for Less Than Rent

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South Dakota

 Health Care Professionals Improve eICU® Services

 Single Mom Becomes Homeowner

 Getty Family Enjoys Their Dream Home

 Whetstone Valley Assists Entrepreneurs

 Future Looks Bright for Lawrence Family

 A Home for Thanksgiving

 Youth Excited About the Tydnall Education and Activity Center
 Rehab of Home Creates Domino Effect in Neighborhood
 A Roof That Leaks No More
 Wide Variety of Services Offered Through The Platte Community Memorial Hospital, Inc.
 Applied Community and Economic (Ace) Development Training Program
 Patience and Persistance Make Homeownership a Reality
 B-Y Water Expands Services
 Finding a Place of Her Own
 Safety Concerns are Put to Rest
 Life Improves Through Question Asked on Heating Assistance Application
 Revitalization of Economy Occurs Through the Deadwood Economic Development Corporation
 Partnership Brings a Family Closer
 Every Payment Builds Equity
 Loan Program Assists Family with Repairs
 Hard Work Makes Dream Come True
 Lake Andes-Ravinia Rural Fire Protection District Upgrades Equipment
 Moves From Garage to House
 What Sounded Too Good to be True Becomes a Reality
 No More Worries when it Rains
 Generator, Financed By Rural Development, Becomes Lifesaver
 Breathing Easier
 Wondering if You Can Afford to Buy a Home?
 A Home to Call My Own
 A New Beginning
 Grandmother Provides for Grandchildren
 Partnership Delivers Quality Water
 Health and Safety Hazards with Current Condition of Water Mains and Tower
 Sewer Rates Still Affordable After Improvements Made to the System
 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Takes Steps to Protect Lives
 Home Improvement Makes Life Better
 Living the American Dream
 Homeowners Enthusiastic About Building Equity in their Future
 No Obstacle Too Great for This New Homeowner
 Repair Work Adds Great Value to Home
 Apartment Complex Enhancements Assist with 100% Occupancy
 Timing is Everything
 Working with Rural Development Made Homeownership Process Easy
 Construction of Home is a Family Affair
 At Long Last – Indoor Plumbing and Running Water
 Regained Independence
 B-Y Water District – Earth Day Project
 Empowering Lakota Women and Families
 New Fire Station Allows For Operational Efficiency
 Home Sweet Home Never Felt So Good
 Perserverance and Endurance Pay Off for this Homeowner
 Bierman Becomes Happy Homeowner and Reunites with Dogs, Nicky and Keelie
 Homeowners Learn Building Skills while Working on their Own Home
 Eric Tennis "Owns His Future"

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Tennessee

 Making Affordable Rental Housing Possible through Partnership
 Erin, TN Resident Thankful for Housing Assistance
 Tiptonville Main Street Association
 Hurricane Katrina Family Finds Home in Humboldt, TN
 Hurricane Katrina Family Finds a Home in Rhea County
 Heckethorn Off Road Products
 Tennessee Department of Agriculture
 Ferguson Family Becomes First-Time Homebuyers
 Making Home Ownership Possible Through Cooperation
 RD Congratulates Cumberland County Resident Homeownership
 52 Happy Elders Find Affordable Housing
 Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home Receives Fire Protection System
 Historical Jonesborough Long-Time Dream of Flood Control Becoming a Reality
 Residents in Riceveille, Tenn., to Finally Have Safe, Clean and Plentiful Water
 Little Milligan School Community Water Fund Receives Partnership Award
 Small Steps and Giant Leaps Child Development Center
 Long-Time Resident Receives Her Own Water After 37 Years
 Buffalo Valley Center, Inc.
 East Tennessee Enterprise Partnership, Inc.
 We Care Ministries, Inc.

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Texas

 Finding a Better Life with Some Assistance
 Non-Profit Receives Helping Hand
 New Facilities Grows Town Like Sunshine and Rain
 Community Developments Financial Literacy Program
 Improving the Standard of Living through Hardship Funding
 Five Year Struggle Ends to Replace Water System
 Low-Income Hispanic Family Builds New Brick House
 Partnering Provides Assistance to Colonia Residents
 Outdoorsman Gains Back His Independence
 Hurricane Katrina Family Finds Stability in Relocation
 Homeowner's Electrical Problems Resolved
 City of Bangs Receives $5,100 for Emergency Equipment
 Assisting Hurricane Evacuees
 Preventing Major Crisis at Small Hospital
 Low Income Residents Provided with Homeownership Opportunities
 A Home Built Before the Nation
 Giving Teens the Chance to Learn the Trade

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Utah

 Home To Stay
 Grants Helped Keep Our Home Comforable
 Repairing Our Home Has Been A Very Good Experience Which We Will Remember for the Rest of Our Lives
 Self-Help Housing A Great Program For the Man Who Can Do 'Everything'
 Repairs Have Really Improved the Quality of My Home
 Senior Citizen is Ready to Retire and Will Be in a Home of Her Own
 We Were Willing to do Anything to Get a Home of Our Own
 Removing Safety Hazards Has Made Me Feel More Secure in the Home I Love
 Uintah Basin Medical Center Receives Expansion Assistance
 Home Repair Grant "Warms" Senior Citizen
 Thanks to Many Partners, A Dream Becomes Reality For Mother And Disabled Son
 Improved Location For Sanpete County Sanitary Landfill
 "Care-a-Van" Transport Given Grant For Kneeling Van
 Seniors Obtain Their "Impossible Dream"
 Self Help Housing Is An “Awesome” Way For Someone To Get A Home

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Vermont • New Hampshire

 Strong Foundations Elementary School Opens in August
 Flying Pigs
 Multi-Family Facility Connected with Energy Assistance Providers
 RD Helps Woman with New Roof
 Reaching Out to Needy Homeowners
 World War II Nurse Receives Help from RD and Partners
 Partnering Gets New Roof for Elderly Woman
 Home Repair Grant Allows Woman to Stay in Home
 A Home of Their Own
 A Couple of Grants Recues Local Fire Department
 After 10 Years of Trips to the Pond for Water, Elderly Woman Gets Her Own Water Well With Help From Rural Development
 Specialist's Visit Reaps Reward for Small Town
 Grant Helps Community Food Pantry
 Local Office Again Offers Assistance to Long-Time Customer and Friend
 Repair Loans Allow Man to Maintain His Independence
 Elderly Services and Rural Development Partner to Get New Roof for Elderly Woman
 Business Program Connects Vermont Foods with Vermont Chefs
 Large Farm Operation in Vermont Converts Manure Into Electricity Sales Revenue
 Extensive Repairs Improve Quality of Life for Qualified Homeowner
 Community Service Receives Help with Strategic Planning
 Rural Development Continues Assistance to Senior Citizen Housing
 Support and Assistance Helps Refugees Find Home
 Family of Six Finds Home with Help and Persistence
 Rural Development Helps Woman With Cost of Windows–-Reduces Her Heating Costs
 Rural Development Helps Move Family Complex to Responsible Ownership
 IRP Track Record Qualifies for Second Funding
 Rural Development Staff Roll Up Their Sleeves to Aid Elderly Woman
 Families Are First with Rural Development
 Neighbors, Rural Development, and the Council on Aging Help Elderly Woman Get Well
 No More Plastic on the Windows!
 Livestock Slaughter and Processing Industry Aided by Rural Business Enterprise Grant in Vermont
 USDA Rural Development Helps Local Fire Department Protect Its Citizens
 Helps Man Meet His Housing Repairs and Living Expenses Needs
 Rural Development Rehabs Multi-Family Housing
 Rural Development, Bank and Family Make Homeownership Dream Possible
 A Non-Profit Early Learning Initiative Thrives in Vermont's Reap Zone
 Combination and Coordination of USDA Rural Development Programs
 Rural Development Helps Land Owners Become Homeowners
 Housing Partnerships Make Homeownership Possible
 Rural Development and Housing Partners Help Family Achieve Dream of Homeownership
 Rural Development Saves Home from Demolition
 Rural Development Funds Extend Homeowner Assistance
 Partnership Helps Young Family Find Home
 Rural Development Helps Business Overcome Natural Disaster
 Rural Development Grant Helps Fill Void Resulting from Elimination of State Program
 Rural Development Helps Coordinate Business Resources in New Hampshire
 Disabled Grandparents Get New Well with Rural Development Funds
 Word of Mouth Leads Family to Rural Development for Housing Assistance
 Rural Development Matches Home Buyer with Rural Development Inventory Property
 Rural Development Specialist Helps After School Program Grow

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Virginia

 Rural Development Helps Revitalize one of Virginia's Poorest and Historically Underserved Communities
 Clean and Safe Drinking Water Now a Reality for Hundreds of Families in Lee County, Virginia

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Washington

 New Waste Water System Places City on Fast Track To Growth
 Patrol Boats in Action
 “Now We Can Live By Our Own Rules”
 “I Can Turn On a Light Like Everyone Else”
 Senior Says Goodbye to Cold Winters
 Best Tortillas in the Region--Factory Caters to the Large Migrant Farm Worker Population and Boosts Local Year-Round Employment
 New Home Overcomes Barrier to Accessibility
 A Little Bit of Heaven on Earth
 Housing Program Helped Family Fulfill Their Dreams Sooner Than Expected
 Safe Transportation Provided for Children on the Reservation
 Resident of Chelsea Apartments in Oak Harbor, WA Recognized Nationally
 Dreams Can Come True
 Goose Point Oysters Benefit from Multiple Rural Business Programs Administered by USDA
 Senior Citizen in Enterprise Community Benefits from Technical Assistance and Financial Partnerships
 A Journey Towards Sound Environmental Health
 Rural Development's Guaranteed Rural Housing Program Helps a Young Family Buy a Home

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West Virginia

 Hardworking Immigrant Family Experiences The American Dream in Keyser, WV

 Partnering Blossomed Hope Into Reality
 Raleigh Regional Cancer Center Continues to Expand Services
 Raleigh County Public Service District Secures Funding for Clear Creek Extension
 Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District Leverages Funding for Improvements
 Community Facilities Program Helps Make the Fairmont Public Safety Building A Reality
 Huse Memorial Park Mausoleum Funding First-Of-Its-Kind for USDA Rural Development
 Mathias-Baker VES Utilize Rural Development Funds To Construct Fire & Rescue Facility
 SARA Receives Housing Preservation Grant
 The Sheltered Workshop of Nicholas County Enjoys New Space
 Rural Development Brings “Ray of Hope” to Mercer County
 The Arc of Harrison County Made Fully Operational
 B&I Borrower Gives Hope for the Future to Mining Industry
 Going the Extra Mile Improves Quality of Life
 Wastewater System Improvements to Benefit City
 Wal-Mart Greeter Welcomes His New Home in Fallings Water, WV
 Loan/Grant Combo Provides Necessary Home Repairs
 Water System Improvements Underway
 Family Receives Assistance for Home Improvement
 Realizing the American Dream of Home Ownership
 First Collaboration with Faith-Based Organization
 Complex Improves Quality of Life for Low-Income Elderly
 Arctic Char Processing Facility Creates Additional Jobs in WV
 Repair & Rehabilitation Funds Help Improve Quality of Life
 Loan and Grant Results in Public Water Service Extension
 Federal Dollars Extend Public Water Service
 Public Water Service Extension Made Possible
 Leveraged Funds Help Achieve “American Dream”
 Single Mom Gets Home Through Family Housing Program

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Wisconsin

 Wisconsin Rural Development Success Stories

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Wyoming

 Dubois Wastewater Treatment has Successful Upgrade
 Safe, Clean Water for Washakie County Users
 USDA Rural Development Preserves Low Income Housing in Torrington, Wyoming
 USDA Rural Development Preserves Low Income Housing in Green River, Wyoming
 Hospitality Partners of Wyoming, Inc.
 Single Parent Becomes Single Family Homeowner
 How One Couple Purchased a Home and Reduced Repair Costs
 New X-Ray Equipment Provides Much Needed Quality Care
 Single Mom Finds Home in a Few Short Weeks
 A Home of Their Own!
 Community Facilities Program Helps Children's Home Build Safe New Dormitories
 Warm and Comfortable in a Safe, Decent Home
 Heating Repairs and New Locks Inspire Feeling of Safety and Security
 Rural Development Funds Housing Complex for Senior Citizens

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Nationwide Events and Stories

 70 Years of Commitment to Rural America
 Earth Day 2005 (PDF)
 Earth Day 2004
 Earth Day 2003
 Farm Bill 2002 Water Projects Rollout
 Homeownership Month 2006
 Homeownership Month 2005
 Homeownership Month 2004
 Homeownership Month 2003: National Rural Housing Summit
 Homeownership Month 2002
 Homeownership Week 2001

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Utilities Programs Success Stories

 Electric Program Success Stories
 Telecommunications Program Success Stories
 Water Program Engineering Success Stories
 Water Program Environmental Success Stories

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