Secretary Vilsack Expands StrikeForce Initiative to Address Rural Poverty in Four Additional States

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Title: Secretary Vilsack Expands StrikeForce Initiative to Address Rural Poverty in Four Additional States

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Secretary Vilsack Expands StrikeForce Initiative to Address Rural Poverty in Four Additional States

Targeted efforts now operational in persistent poverty areas in 20 states, including Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia

PINEVILLE, Kentucky, January 17, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers today to announce the expansion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's StrikeForce Initiative into four additional states: Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia.

"The StrikeForce strategy of partnering public resources with local expertise is helping to grow rural economies and create jobs in persistent poverty communities," said Vilsack. "This is a strategy that is working in rural America and I am pleased that we continue to build on these efforts to bring assistance to areas that need it the most." (Read more...)