Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
Hazel Critchfield is a dedicated professional with diverse experience in community development and program coordination. Currently serving as a Rural Development Specialist at the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) since January 2022, Hazel previously held roles as a Volunteer Coordinator and Program Assistant at the YOLO CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER from January 2021 to January 2022, and as Program Coordinator and Office Assistant at the Yolo Food Bank from April 2019 to November 2020. Hazel holds a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Geography with a concentration in Latin American Studies from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, and an Associate in Arts for Transfer in Anthropology from Sacramento City College. Additionally, Spanish language proficiency was earned through studies at Centro de Lenguas e Intercambio Cultural in Sevilla, España.
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Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
Founded in 1978, RCAC provides training, technical and financial resources and advocacy so rural communities can achieve their goals. Since 1978, our dedicated staff and active board, coupled with our key values: leadership, collaboration, commitment, quality and integrity, have helped effect positive change in rural communities across the West. RCAC’s work includes environmental infrastructure (water, wastewater and solid waste facilities); affordable housing development; economic and leadership development; and community development finance. These services are available to communities with populations of fewer than 50,000, other nonprofit groups, Tribal organizations, farmworkers, colonias and other specific populations. Headquartered in West Sacramento, California, RCAC’s employees serve rural communities in 13 western states and the Pacific islands. With an annual operating budget of more than $15 million and more than 100 employees working from 52 field offices, RCAC is an important resource to low-income rural communities throughout the West