Shared Joy
In San Jacinto County — a rural part of Southeast Texas just northeast of Houston — a simple idea turned into something much bigger. With support from the Community Sustainability Team at Communities Unlimited (CU) and…
Clean Water Returns to School
For years, students at Jackson Steele Elementary School in White Hall, Alabama, located in Lowndes County, couldn’t use their school water fountains. The school serves about 130 students and staff, from kindergarten through…
Profit Power
Nearly two years after first sharing her story, Angela Adams is continuing to build momentum with her Conway, Arkansas-based business, Definitive Formulations. The cosmetic chemist and entrepreneur has spent the past year…
Opening Doors to Mobility
When people leave the hospital after surgery or injury, the road to recovery often depends on access to the right equipment. For many families getting that equipment quickly can be difficult due to insurance delays, limited…
Building the Entrepreneurial Pipeline
Across Alabama’s Black Belt, new conversations about entrepreneurship are beginning to take shape through a process of listening, relationship-building, and community partnerships. Communities Unlimited (CU) has begun laying…
Cultivating Homes
Inside the Paris, Texas, city limits, newly built homes represent something increasingly rare in many rural communities: a chance for working families to buy a brand-new house at a price they can realistically afford. Built…
Mapped Future
When broadband construction was scheduled to begin in the small town of Willisville, Arkansas, located in Nevada County, local leaders knew one thing immediately: installing fiber would be much safer if the town’s…
One United Voice
Rural communities know how to stretch a dollar. But across Deep East Texas, a growing coalition of leaders is betting the smartest way to do more with less is to stop working alone. That idea is driving the Deep East Texas…
Resilience and Refocus
When Communities Unlimited (CU) first shared the story of Klassey Accessories in 2024, owner Mary Esclovon was celebrating rapid growth and gaining financial clarity with help from CU’s Entrepreneurship Team. Since then, the…
Turning Point
In October 2024, the Town of Wabbaseka was still searching for a way forward. The small Jefferson County community in Southeast Arkansas — with just 180 customers — had spent years struggling under the weight of an aging…
Second Chance
On the north of Amarillo, Texas, where places to gather are limited and everyday services can be harder to find, Jennifer Drone opened more than a business. She opened a meeting place, a workplace, and — she hopes — a…
Quick Wins Explained
Revitalization in rural communities rarely begins with a million-dollar project. More often, it starts with a cleaned lot, a painted wall, safer lighting, or a shared garden bed. At Communities Unlimited (CU), the Community…
Lewisville’s Next Chapter
Two years ago, Lewisville was a community searching for traction. When Communities Unlimited (CU) first documented the town’s progress in March 2024, local leaders were candid about the challenges ahead: aging…
Shared Joy
In San Jacinto County — a rural part of Southeast Texas just northeast of Houston — a simple idea turned into something much bigger. With support from the Community Sustainability Team at Communities Unlimited (CU) and…
Clean Water Returns to School
For years, students at Jackson Steele Elementary School in White Hall, Alabama, located in Lowndes County, couldn’t use their school water fountains. The school serves about 130 students and staff, from kindergarten through…
Profit Power
Nearly two years after first sharing her story, Angela Adams is continuing to build momentum with her Conway, Arkansas-based business, Definitive Formulations. The cosmetic chemist and entrepreneur has spent the past year…
Opening Doors to Mobility
When people leave the hospital after surgery or injury, the road to recovery often depends on access to the right equipment. For many families getting that equipment quickly can be difficult due to insurance delays, limited…
Building the Entrepreneurial Pipeline
Across Alabama’s Black Belt, new conversations about entrepreneurship are beginning to take shape through a process of listening, relationship-building, and community partnerships. Communities Unlimited (CU) has begun laying…
Cultivating Homes
Inside the Paris, Texas, city limits, newly built homes represent something increasingly rare in many rural communities: a chance for working families to buy a brand-new house at a price they can realistically afford. Built…
Mapped Future
When broadband construction was scheduled to begin in the small town of Willisville, Arkansas, located in Nevada County, local leaders knew one thing immediately: installing fiber would be much safer if the town’s…
One United Voice
Rural communities know how to stretch a dollar. But across Deep East Texas, a growing coalition of leaders is betting the smartest way to do more with less is to stop working alone. That idea is driving the Deep East Texas…
Resilience and Refocus
When Communities Unlimited (CU) first shared the story of Klassey Accessories in 2024, owner Mary Esclovon was celebrating rapid growth and gaining financial clarity with help from CU’s Entrepreneurship Team. Since then, the…
Turning Point
In October 2024, the Town of Wabbaseka was still searching for a way forward. The small Jefferson County community in Southeast Arkansas — with just 180 customers — had spent years struggling under the weight of an aging…
Second Chance
On the north of Amarillo, Texas, where places to gather are limited and everyday services can be harder to find, Jennifer Drone opened more than a business. She opened a meeting place, a workplace, and — she hopes — a…
