Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, formerly ACRE, was originally founded in 2002 as part of the Alabama Rural Initiative of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise. A model for addressing poverty in economic development in one of the poorest areas of the nation, ACRE is located in Lowndes County, Alabama. According to the 2000 census, the per capita income for the county was $12,457. Approximately 26.60% of the families and 31.40% of the population live below the poverty line…
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