Community Impact

HAZARD, KY, Aug. 31 — Humana, in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, donated over 940 individual pieces of fitness equipment to Hazard High School, Appalachian Arts Alliance Studio Be's App Arts Movement Studio, and Pikeville YMCA — all located in the Appalachian Kentucky ... KEEP READING

HAZARD, KY, Aug. 31 — Appalachian Kentucky nonprofits are invited to join and co-own the Give Appalachian Kentucky (#GiveAppKY) community campaign, designed to inspire generosity of all forms in the Appalachian Kentucky region on GivingTuesday. #GiveAppKY brings the power of GivingTuesday — which ... KEEP READING

LETCHER COUNTY, KY, June 9 — Letcher County Central High School senior Anna Little recently received the Reynolds Family Education Award, a $2,000 scholarship hosted at the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. Beyond providing immediate support, the award is also renewable for up to 4 years. Jeffrey ... KEEP READING

Caitlin Collier, the owner of K-Fitness, faced significant challenges due to the February 2025 flood. K-Fitness, a 24-hour women's physical fitness center in Pikeville, KY, was hit hard by the storms. Just six weeks prior, Caitlin had completed a major renovation of her facility. The flood caused ... KEEP READING

Elijah “Lige” Clarke (1942-1975) was a native of Hindman, Kentucky and a formative figure of the Queer Liberation Movement in the mid-20th Century. In the mid-1960’s, while he was in the US Army (with top security clearances, assigned to the Army’s Chief-of-Staff at the Pentagon), Lige would pass ... KEEP READING

Impact. Often an ill used word, sometimes obvious, sometimes not so much.  The work- “impact”- of AIF over the past five years has been obvious in helping business, their employees and families within the region survive pandemics, floods, and the collapse of a mono-economy. Perhaps not so ... KEEP READING