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We’re a nonprofit investing in people and places in Eastern Kentucky.

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Sustain

We can help you save money.

The Mountain Association’s energy experts are tackling the problem of high energy bills in Eastern Kentucky. We help businesses, nonprofits, faith groups, local governments and homeowners find much-needed energy savings.

  • Isom IGA
    $68,000/year in savings
  • Leslie County Animal Shelter
    $9,300 / year in savings
  • Hemphill Community Center
    $8,900 / year in savings

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Our Business Support program will pair you with consultants that can help your business or organization succeed. Together, you can share new ideas, answer questions and expand your impact.

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Bring your ideas to life.

Communities in Eastern Kentucky know best what the gaps are in their local economy. We can help design unique and place-based interventions in economic sectors that fill gaps and demonstrate what’s possible in the region’s new economy. 

  • Downtown revitalization and economic development
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Learn how people are creating a new day in Eastern Kentucky, and how we can support your ideas.

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Estate and Disaster Planning for Small Businesses 

Running a small business comes with daily challenges, but few owners stop to think about what would happen if they were no longer able to run their company or if…

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Saving Grace and Energy in Neon, Kentucky

In the heart of Eastern Kentucky’s coalfields, a small church in Fleming-Neon has a long history of finding a way, even in hard times.   During the Great Depression, in 1938,…

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Brightening the Dojo: Energy Savings at the Richmond School of Karate 

For nearly five decades, Sensei Dan McCaslin has been teaching martial arts to students of all ages—some just four years old and others well into their seventies. At the Richmond…

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Kentucky Power Energy Savings Incentive Program 

Kentucky Power recently announced new incentives to help customers make energy savings upgrades. The incentives differ based on residential or commercial accounts. In this quick blog, we share a few…

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Eastern Kentucky communities enact vacancy ordinances

Across Eastern Kentucky an impactful movement is gaining momentum: the fight against downtown vacancy and blight. Towns are enacting vacancy ordinances to hold property owners accountable, revitalize struggling business districts,…

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Community Action Agency in Southeastern Kentucky Shines with New Solar Support 

KCEOC programs provide support to nearly 7,000 hard working Kentuckians each year, with programs that range from Workforce Development, including a brand new technical school and a CDL training facility,…

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BEREA
(859) 986-2373
433 Chestnut Street
Berea, KY 40403

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We are happy to make any accommodation
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Spanish interpreter, and provide
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HAZARD
(606) 439-0170
420 Main St
Hazard, KY 41701

PRESTONSBURG
(606) 264-5910
268 E Friend St, Ste 101
Prestonsburg, KY 41653

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