CREATING COMMON WEALTH


#101 Creating Common Wealth- Serving The Underserved
Features: The Suitcase Clinic- Harrisonburg, VA; WagiLabs - Cumberland County, VA
A group of nurses in Harrisonburg decided to take healthcare directly to the homeless. The Suitcase Clinic now treats 300 people with more than 1500 visits a year. 4th graders at Cumberland Elementary use WagiLabs- an idea incubator for grade school kids- to bring their community closer together.

#102 Creating Common Wealth- Economic Development
Features: The Market at 25th Street-Richmond, VA; Agritourism- Nelson County, VA ;The New Economy- Wise County, VA
Residents of Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood opened the Market at 25th Street to nourish the community by providing employment and to change the way a community thinks about food and health. Nelson County preserves its traditional character and natural beauty through agritourism, and Wise County turns to Solar Projects to repurpose the land on old coal mines.