In spring 2019, the AIR Institute of Berea College, in partnership with MACED and the Kentucky Arts Council, held a training for 10 Kentuckians ... Read This Post
Communities
Appalachia’s New Day: Family Planning in Eastern Kentucky
In Kentucky, 47 percent of all pregnancies are unplanned. In many Eastern Kentucky counties, schools still teach abstinence-only sex education, and ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Trail Towns in Eastern Kentucky (Hazard, Perry County)
Just three years ago, Perry County had very few outdoor adventure opportunities beyond its water features. Now, the Perry County Park has over seven ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Prison Justice in Eastern Kentucky
Every Monday from 7-9pm, WMMT broadcasts Hip Hop from the Hill Top from its headquarters in Whitesburg, Kentucky, featuring the best of old school, ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Preserving Local Histories in Eastern Kentucky
The first radio broadcast from WKIC in Hazard went over the airwaves on November 23, 1947, from the Hazard High School auditorium. Ernest Sparkman ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Celebrating Diversity Through Food in Eastern Kentucky
“A Seat at the Table” is a series of community dinners that bring people together in Hazard, Kentucky, to share meals and lives. Each dinner has a ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Downtown Revitalization in Eastern Kentucky
More and more towns are hiring downtown or main street coordinators to help facilitate revitalization efforts in downtown areas. In a partnership ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Child Care in Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky is one of many states with a child care assistance program, which reimburses child care providers who accept children from low-income ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Alternatives to Predatory Lending in Eastern Kentucky
In 2014, 90 percent of people seeking housing services from the Housing Development Alliance (HDA) in Perry County were ineligible due primarily to ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Strong Communities in Eastern Kentucky
After being struck by two 500-year floods in 2010, much of the Olive Hill community faced hard times as businesses and neighborhoods struggled to ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Youth in Action in Eastern Kentucky
In 2010, Olive Hill in Carter County was struck by not one, but two, 500-year floods. The federal government uses terms like “100-year flood zone ... Read This Post
Appalachia’s New Day: Creative Writing and Poetry in Eastern Kentucky
Each month, poets and creative writers are invited to Grayson, Kentucky, for the Holler Down the Holler poetry slam where they can compete for cash ... Read This Post