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This is the second part in our three-part series on Community Works. Skip Halpern is an author, ex-lawyer, and chair of the Page County Democratic Committee. He talks why he moved to rural Virginia, his take on the rural-urban divide, and the work he’s doing with RUBI’s Community Works program.

[2:34] Skip’s background in financial law

[6:14] Why is Page County so red?

[11:01] Why Page County got involved with Community Works

[16:30] Giving scholarships, tutoring, partnering with civic organizations

[25:50] So is Community Works working?

More from Skip:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelhalpern1/

https://wellspringsofwork.com/

Get involved with Community Works:

https://ruralurbanbridge.org/our-work/community-works