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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Leah Willingham

Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth

Ireland Daugherty Libera Non profit - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

After surviving teen homelessness and domestic violence in West Virginia, 23-year-old Ireland Daugherty was finally feeling stable: She had her own apartment, a job and was studying for a four-year degree.

Ashley Cain, 36, was celebrating four years of sobriety and working with a nonprofit that trains workers to remediate long-abandoned factories and coal mines into sites for manufacturing and solar projects.

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