Though the face covering you received from the Mountain Association has two layers as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), it does ... Read This Post
Announcements
Impact Report 2013-2018
We recently released our report from 2013-2018, highlighting steady growth in our financial portfolio, stories from clients and communities, and how ... Read This Post
SOAR Impact Report released
The 2017 SOAR Impact Report was recently released. In addition to an overview about SOAR and letters from the co-chairs, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin ... Read This Post
EKY Community Network Invites You to be a Part
East Kentucky is changing. Gone are the days of King Coal but the question that lingers for many is “What’s Next?” There is a movement forming to help ... Read This Post
Appalshop, Hemphill Community Center Featured on PBS News Hour
A PBS News Hour new occasional series, American Creators, recently featured the longstanding work of Appalshop in Letcher County, Kentucky. The ... Read This Post
New Economy the Focus of Upcoming Leadership Conference
By Peter Hille, President of MACED and Chair of the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation The town of Hindman is one of the most iconic touchpoints ... Read This Post
“What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia” complicates the story of the region, and that’s a good thing
Appalachian writer and public historian, Elizabeth Catte, has been making the rounds recently to discuss her new book, "What You Are Getting Wrong ... Read This Post
Lavender farmers hope to revive former stripmines
The West Virginia Regional Technology Park in Kanawha County, West Virginia has launched a new program to turn former strip mines into lavender farms ... Read This Post
Transition in Action, Community Editions
There is so much happening right now in eastern Kentucky to help usher in the new economy. Every community has at least one story about at least one ... Read This Post
“A Just Transition: Creating a New Economy in Eastern Kentucky”
A new video about Just Transition in Appalachia has recently been released. This one comes to us from The Chorus Foundation (one of the Mountain ... Read This Post
