"Stokes County offers a refreshing experience for tourists and a fresh location for businesses, entrepreneurs and skilled workers."
Angelou Economics Study 2003

 

 

StokesCORE was formed as part of the Program for the Rural Carolinas funded by the Duke Endowment in 2003 as a response to the declining tobacco industry, plant closings, job cuts and corporate downsizing that have impacted Stokes and surrounding counties.

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StokesCORE is a non-profit community organization based in Stokes County, North Carolina developed by dedicated volunteers, partner organizations, and a small professional staff. During its first 3 years it has provided financial and technical support to a variety of community enterprises. Originally conceived to become a community foundation, StokesCORE is currently emphasizing development of the underlying social infrastructure of is region on its path to becoming a sustainable community resource.


From 2003 until early 2007 StokesCORE was fostered by participation in Phase I & II of The Duke Endowment's Program for Rural Carolinas. An effective management team of versatile, experienced staff members and advisors has been assembled to accomplish its mission under direction of a committed Executive Board that reflects the breadth of knowledge and interests in Stokes County. Strategic alliances with partner organizations bolster the emerging heritage tourism economy of this historic, rural region.

 

StokesCORE in the NEWS

Read the Article by Wendy Byerly-Wood, News Editor for the Stokes News
"With the Tobaccoville/King campus of Forsyth Technical Community College well underway and its first phase nearing construction, leaders from both Forsyth Tech and Stokes County are looking tward the future, including proposed plans for a stand alone campus of FTCC in Stokes County.

Discussions about converting the former Meadows prison camp site into a Stokes County campus for Forsyth Tech have been going on for some time among county government leaders, and now the discussions include Forsyth Tech leaders and member of StokesCORE (County Organization for Revitalizing the Economy)."

Stokes News article in pdf format

 

 

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