South Centré Corridors

Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council

...forging pathways to partnerships

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RC&D Overview

Over 40 years ago, Congress established a unique program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that empowered rural people to help themselves. The USDA focus was to assist local people by providing tools and technical support to stabilize and grow their own communities while protecting and developing natural resources. To carry out the RC&D concept, diverse groups of local volunteers (The RC&D Council) are brought together in a unique partnership to find solutions to their problems. Local people are best able to determine needs and create solutions for their  Community. The focus on local direction and control has made RC&D one of the most successful rural development programs of the Federal Government. The focus of the program provides for the sustainability of local economies and resources.

The History of South Centré Corridors RC&D Council

Back in 2000, a small group of committed volunteers formed a steering committee to discuss RC&D and how it might impact this part of Virginia. Our boundaries were drawn and application was prepared ands submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture. We were formally authorized as South Centré Corridors RC&D by Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman in January 2002.

 Our Vision  . . .

for the area was and still is "a place where our children and grandchildren are proud to call home because of the abundant recreational opportunities, a sustained agriculture economy, preservation of the rural character, enhanced  environmental quality and the existence of vibrant, safe urban areas."

South Centré Corridors RC&D is now a stand alone 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation, housed in Prince George County, striving to make this vision become reality.

OurGoals

	Goal 1 Improve Downtown Re-Development and Revitalization Objectives
	Goal 2 Increase Agricultural Opportunities Objectives
	Goal 3 Increase and Improve Recreational Opportunities Objectives
	Goal 4 Protect and Ensure Groundwater Quality  Objectives