As a flood warning remained in effect for Lee County, Kentucky, on March 1 dozens of homes were flooded causing evacuations in the small town of Beattyville with county officials using dump trucks to help people escape from their homes following a heavy rain day...
In rural Lee County, Kentucky, considered by The New York Times as one of the “hardest” places to live in the country, the elderly, disabled, and struggling families rely primarily on their family members and friends to bring them their groceries. But now, our partner...
Hancock County, Tennessee, where our longtime partner, Of One Accord, operates, is the state’s lowest-income county where some one-third of its residents are unemployed, according to its executive director, Sheldon Livesay. Life is hard for families struggling just to...
We are honored, and humbled, to wish our visionary founder, Gene Krizek, a hearty 93rd Happy Birthday. A former Congressional Administrative Assistant, a retired Foreign Service Officer and a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force, Eugene “Gene” Krizek served...
Right now and through the winter, our utility assistance program will help keep the lights and heat on and the water running for 750 families in distressed regions throughout Appalachia. Among these places is Jefferson City, Tennessee, where our longtime partner...
For many Appalachian parents, being able to support the educational efforts of their children can be challenging. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic continuing to plague the communities you help us serve, the topic that is on most parents’ minds is what...