Griffith: Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $500,000 for Adaptive Reuse of Calfee Training School in Pulaski
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) today awarded $500,000 to the town of Pulaski for the adaptive reuse of the historic Calfee Training School. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“This grant of $500,000 will help support the reconstruction and repurposing of the historic Calfee Training School. The completion of this project will provide space for a variety of community developments and highlight local Appalachian African American leaders. I am pleased to see the economic, cultural, and educational opportunities this can provide for the community in Pulaski.”
Further Information
The project will help with the renovation of a 2,500 square foot shared-use commercial kitchen and an event space for a new childcare center and local food-based entrepreneurs and community organizations. The new Calfee Community & Cultural Center (CCCC) will also serve as a multi-use municipal facility that will offer a variety of resources including educational trainings, a museum to highlight local Appalachian African American leaders and history, an event space for community programming.
August 24, 2021 @ 9:44 am
Thank you for your continued efforts for the redevelopment of the Town of Pulaski and Pulaski County. Pulaski constituents need all the progressive representation which can be given. Memories of the 1960’s Pulaski may not return. However, these memories may morph into something greater with assistance of a helping hand.
August 25, 2021 @ 1:41 pm
I wanted everyone to know that my mother, Ernestine Seagle Hall, taught Bible at the Calfee Training School for a year or so when it was going strong. She loved it so much! I wish there were some way that her teaching could be acknowledged. My email address is pguthrie1939@gmail.com