From February to June 2017, the Center for a Better South facilitated seven training sessions in the challenged counties of the S.C. Promise Zone in the lower part of South Carolina. From lasses on writing compelling grants to full-day sessions to help community leaders understand asset-based community development, the Center trained more than 10 dozen people from Walterboro and Early Branch to Allendale and Blackville thanks in large part to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More trainings are planned.