Many rural North Carolina kids lack access to summer camps and consistent meals when school is out, but an organization in Benson is working to change it. The Four Leaf Clover Program provides free lunches and activities for kids several days a week until the school year starts. Cleo McKinnon, founder and president of the Four Leaf Clover Program, said she started the program seven years ago with encouragement from her daughter. .
Quick-turnaround loans of up to $5,000 are available to small businesses in eastern Kentucky affected by the devastating flooding that has left at least 28 people dead across more than a dozen counties. Many of the region s local businesses were just starting to make a comeback from the pandemic, said Robert Allen, lending director at the Mountain Association, and now they ll need help rebuilding. He said residents and rescue crews who are beginning the cleanup process are counting on shops and stores to provide necessities. .
AARP is now accepting nominations for its 2022 Nebraska Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors Nebraskans age 50 and older who are sharing their experience, talent and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.