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In the News
Check out stories that highlight the local impact of Lead For America and its Fellows below.

Lead for America fights brain drain by bringing young talent back home after college
CBS This Morning

Lead For America Cultivates A New Generation Of Leaders At Home
WGBH (NPR)

Worthington native returns home to spotlight ‘Unheard Voices’ — and to influence change
MINN POST

‘Connection Corps’ Will Put Hometown Leaders to Work on Broadband
The Daily Yonder


Lead For America, Land O'Lakes, Inc. Place Three American Connection Corps Fellows in Kansas
Cision PR Newswire


Climate Corner: Amerra Webster takes on greenhouse gas inventory for CSKT
Char-Koosta News


Glen Carbon Local Among Four American Connection Corps Fellows Placed In Illinois By Lead For America, Heartland Forward
Riverbender online


TCCA announces placement of American Connections Corps fellows
Tillamook Headlight Herald


Small-Town Natives Are Moving Back Home
Wall Street Journal


Lead for Minnesota Fellow, Carter Grupp, to address broadband access in Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County news


Lead for Minnesota fellow works with Worthington immigrants and the community
The Globe

Land O’Lakes is rallying young people to return to their hometowns to build better broadband
Fast Company


3 programs help rural Nebraska thrive
Nebraska Today


Nonprofit Lead for Hawaii offers paid fellowship program
West Hawaii Today

LFA Board Chair Fagan Harris, Nominated for Member of the Board of Directors of AmeriCorps
The White House


New community center in Monument Valley
San Juan Today

Governor Laura Kelly, Lead For America Celebrates Broadband Expansion Efforts in Spearville
Office of the Governor of Kansas

St. Mary's graduate is back in Winona with a big goal
Post Bulletin

Helping Young Americans Return to Rural Roots
American Farm Bureau


Blaine man returns to Mille Lacs reservation to help preserve Ojibwe ways
Star Tribune


HERE FOR GOOD: Child of first-wave Guyanese immigrants to Schenectady looks to build community in hometown
The Daily Gazette

Lead For Poughkeepsie helps young talent stay at home
Spectrum News 1

Lead For Kansas program aims to keep young talent in the state with fellowships
Wichita Business Journal

Recruiting Young People to Local Government
Route Fifty

Bustle - "Look up Lead For America if going home calls you."
Bustle
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