Corydon, IA

Wayne Community citizens have great ideas when it comes to fixing problems. However, ideas are useless unless they are put into effect. The process of bringing these ideas is underway in our community.

Poverty is an unbiased, callous issue that gnaws at the lives of many of our own community members. It raises its ugly head to destroy the lives of the educated and uneducated people in our county. If left alone to continue its destructive behavior, poverty would eventually rip our small communities apart and turn them into ghost towns. We will not stand for this. Poverty has got to go. Because poverty is no respector of persons, it will take leaders and followers from all backgrounds to come together to make it go away.

Corydon has the resources and people it needs to suit up and arm itself against poverty. Leaders in the community are making a statement that change is possible by supporting non-profit groups that are at the forefront of the battle against poverty. Area business owners are donating time, talent, and treasure to help with this cause. There are leaders like JD and BJ Willhite, who have sacrificed much of their own resources to see that the needs of others in the community might be met. The married couple have been active in the fight against poverty; joining the Horizons program and working to inform the public. They are leaders that understand it takes commitment to get something accomplished. The Willhite’s are people who take ideas and find ways to utilize them. They have been instrumental in building support for a local group called Welcome, We Help, inc., which is focused on building a strong community of volunteers that works to meet the needs of the citizens.

A handful of ideas from a few concerned citizens have now become the mission of a community.