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Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and Partners Break Ground On a New Health Center and Multi-Family Housing

November 29, 2010 Virginia Manuel, Maine Rural Development State Director

Before partners broke ground on two important community projects on November 15, tribal member Dayna Boyce performed a sacred blessing over the Maliseet tribal land, offering tobacco to bless the earth and giving thanks to the earth for the land to build upon. The Tribe will soon have a brand new...

Rural

It Gets Better

November 29, 2010 Justin DeJong, Press Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Communications

If you have ever been bullied, Secretary Vilsack wants you to know that it gets better.

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Faith and Community Leaders and members: Join the First Lady to launch Let’s Move Faith and Communities!

November 29, 2010 Alexia Kelley, Director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, HHS and Max Finberg, Director Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, USDA

Cross-posted from the White House Blog. On Monday, November 29 th at 2:30 PM EST, First Lady Michelle Obama will join faith and community leaders on a conference call to launch Let’s Move Faith and Communities, as part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign.

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Vermont Shelter Completes Energy-Efficient Expansion before Winter

November 29, 2010 Molly Lambert, USDA Rural Development State Director

It’s dark and damp November, Vermont’s least welcoming month. The brilliance of autumn is gone and the dazzle of snow is still around the corner. Brattleboro is no different than most other communities in Vermont, or just across the river in New Hampshire, where people are worried about jobs, paying...

Rural