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Air Force Veteran Finds Meaning in New Career with USDA Rural Development

May 25, 2023 Mariela Castaneda, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Veteran Tray Middlebrooks grew up in Merritt Island, Florida, and Manassas, Virginia. After college, he wanted to follow a reliable and purposeful path forward. He went on to serve 10 years of active duty as an Air Force medic stationed in Nevada and Florida followed by three years in the Florida...

Equity Initiatives

Forest Stewardship Keeps Georgia Grandmother Independent

August 10, 2017 Jarrett Caston, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service

Sandra Cummings is an African American woman who is a part owner of two forested landscapes in Georgia. Her first property, 325 acres of land with a home in the city of Madison, was passed down by her maternal great-grandmother, who was born a slave. The second property consists of 165 acres of land...

Forestry