Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visits the Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. Childcare Center in Marshalltown, IA on Friday, Oct.16, 2015. Secretary Vilsack hosted a roundtable discussion on the White House Rural Council's Rural Impact initiative. The Rural Impact takes a two-generation approach to addressing the challenge of rural child poverty by forming a learning community or coordinated health, human services and workforce development efforts. Marshalltown was designated as one of 10 demonstration sites at the launch of Rural Impact last month. Photo credit: USDA, Darin Leach.
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