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Community Development Block Grant Proposal Summary
On behalf of the CCCC, the Town of Pulaski is applying for a Community Development Block Grant through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to support the renovation of the space that will be used for the Lucy and Chauncey Harmon Learning Center and the Dorothy DeBerry Venable Digital Learning Lab.
Check out a summary of that proposal here.
Environmental Review for the Calfee Community & Cultural Center Construction Project
An environmental review is the process of reviewing a project and its potential environmental impacts to determine whether it complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related laws and authorities. Since we have applied for state and federal funds, we are required to undergo an environmental review to evaluate environmental impacts. The analysis includes both how the project can affect the environment and how the environment can affect the project, site, and end users. To read the CCCC’s current ERR report, click here.
2019 Community Visioning Sessions Report
In early 2018, a group of Calfee Training School former students and their families, the Town of Pulaski, the Pulaski County YMCA, the Pulaski County Department of Social Services and local parents of young children began working to acquire and renovate the historic African American school.
The Uncovered History of the Calfee Training School
In 1860, almost 90% of the United States' African-American population was still enslaved. At the beginning of the Civil War, Virginia significantly contributed to this percentage by reaching the highest number of slaves in its history, with 400,000. Today, this means the descendants of 4.4 million American people are able to trace their heritage back to slavery. Pulaski County,Virginia is no different.
Chauncey Depew Harmon, Senior: a case study in leadership for educational opportunity and equality in Pulaski, Virginia (A dissertation by Dr. N. Wayne Tripp)
A major battle in the struggle for African American civil rights has been the pursuit of educational opportunity. Little has been written about the early civil rights movement in western and southwestern Virginia. There is an especial paucity of information about the efforts of African American Southwest Virginians to improve their educational opportunities.