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Ohio’s IRD faces uncertain fate amid poverty fight in Appalachia
The Messenger reports on Ohio University’s Institute for Regional Development and its impact in Southeastern Ohio, detailing poverty levels in Appalachian Jackson County, IRD history from CSO to CAPs, and the potential closure affecting regional programs like Head Start and Neighborhood Youth Corps. The piece frames IRD as a unique rural experimental project amid broader economic struggle.
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Ohio University
Institute For Regional Development
Ohio
IRD
Center For Economic Opportunity
VISTA
Opment Administration
Appalachian
CSO
Office of Economic Opportunity
Caps
Alliance For Comunity Action
Upward Bound
Vances
OEO
Messenger
Community Services Office
Lyndon B. Johnson
Athens
ABCD
Jackson
Vinton
Ross
Pike
Lawrence
Highland Counties
Jackson County
Sam Sharp
al Fothergill
CAP
Alliance For Community Action
Chamber of Comerce
Jaycees
Richard Sayre
Gallia-Meigs Cap Agency