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Private groups back competing antipoverty programs in Appalachia
Private organizations in the Appalachia region are using federal funds to launch independent antipoverty efforts in competition with government programs. Led by Samuel Sharp of Ohio University, initiatives seek local, self sustaining economic growth, with Jaycee chapters organizing community projects and firms training workers without direct federal financing.
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Washington
Appalachia
Samuel C. Sharp
Center For Economic Opportunity
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Sharp
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
Appalachia Region
Jaycees
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Operation Alternative
Jaycee
Philip C. Gross
Big Stone Gap
Gross
Lenonjisco