Blog Category
Rural Living
Golden Ticket Vacation Raffle
September 24, 2024
Win a vacation to 1 choice of 4 destinations AND help a good cause. Proceeds support access to shelter for those in need in our rural area. Anticipated drawing is October 26!
Lifeline for Legally Blind Rural Residents
August 27, 2024
This legally blind resident of Polk County is grateful to have New Growth Transit so he and others like him have a safe option to help them stay connected with the community.
Trivia Night Success at Liston Center
July 2, 2024
Trivia Night at the Liston Center on June 28, themed "Summer Lovin'," saw 12 enthusiastic teams competing in a festive 50s atmosphere, raising over $3,000 for the kitchen renovation.
How Salmon Enterprises, a Local Farm, is Growing their Food Business
June 17, 2024
They knew selling beef directly to neighbors and other people was possible, but the connections made through New Growth connected them with buyers they might not have thought of on their own.
The Impact of New Growth Transit on Frequent Rural Medical Access
June 4, 2024
What's it like to live in rural Missouri, need access to frequent medical care, but can’t drive yourself? Read about Gary and James, New Growth Transit riders who had limited choice in transportation.
Festival of Games 2024
May 28, 2024
At the heart of community action is Community! Join us for fun events hosted across West Central Missouri this summer in support of providing access to opportunities and choices for our neighbors and rural communities.
Wheels of Kindness: The Impact of Volunteer Transportation
May 15, 2024
New Growth Transit addresses the challenge of limited transportation choices in rural communities. With over 500,000 miles of transportation provided, the demand is huge, and volunteer drivers find meaning from their service.
Project Brings Rural Business Life to Light
December 18, 2023
Bringing rural life to light – showing the everyday innovation and enterprise of people in rural Missouri – is the focus of the Rural Business Photo Stories Project at New Growth, a nonprofit community economic development organization based in west-central Missouri.
What is Credit Building? Watch this.
November 27, 2023
A credit check is part of almost anything you try to do these days … get a job, get a home, insure your car … . A good credit score will save you money and open doors.
Credit Score: From Zero to 700
May 10, 2023
St. Clair County, Missouri, resident Matt Anderson moved his credit score from zero to 700 in less than six months with the help of nonprofit New Growth’s free credit building program.
Flower Power: What Small Shops Tell Us About Rural Revival
January 5, 2023
Every local business is an asset from which new growth can emerge if we tend to the power of microenterprises, like micro-organisms in soil, to support new life. This is the essence of our mission at New Growth CDC.
Workforce Action Opportunity
November 8, 2021
A major regional workforce study and next steps for funding west central Missouri action were the topic recently of the START HERE Business Acceleration Network’s bimonthly community partner meeting. View recording here.