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23 02 16 Letcher COunty Mountain Strong Award

February 16, 2023

Letcher County Community Foundation Presents the Mountain Strong Award

To honor the tireless ongoing work happening in Letcher County, the Letcher County Community Foundation created the Mountain Strong Award. This award recognizes an individual or organization whose involvement in the community has made a significant impact to the Letcher County community. On ... KEEP READING

23 02 02 Pike County LTRG

February 5, 2023

Foundation Awards Pike County Long-Term Recovery Group $50,000 Grant 

Recently, the Pikeville Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, partnered with LKLP Community Action Council to support the Pike County Long-Term Recovery Group effort.    SBP, a national disaster recovery and resilience non-profit ... KEEP READING

23 02 02 Floyd County LTRG

February 5, 2023

Foundation Awards Floyd County Long-Term Recovery Group $50,000 Grant

Recently, the Floyd County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, partnered with LKLP Community Action Council to support the Floyd County Long-Term Recovery Group effort.    SBP, a national disaster recovery and resilience non-profit ... KEEP READING

23 02 02 Letcher County LTRG

February 5, 2023

Foundation Awards Letcher County Long-Term Disaster Recovery Group $100,000 Grant

Recently, the Letcher County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, partnered with LKLP Community Action Council to support the Letcher County Long-Term Disaster Recovery Group effort.    SBP, a national disaster recovery and resilience ... KEEP READING

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January 9, 2023

Floyd County Community Foundation Awards $7,000 to Local Organizations 

The Floyd County Community Foundation gave two well-deserving local organizations a kick start for 2023.  Soul Food was awarded $5,000 for their school backpack food program. The program is 100 percent volunteer-led and incurs no administrative costs.  Volunteers are responsible for ordering ... KEEP READING

July 12, 2022

Floyd County Community Foundation establishes Floyd County (Allen KY) Crisis Fund

The Floyd County Community Foundation has established a Floyd County (Allen KY) Crisis Fund to support the victims, families, and the community in the aftermath of the Allen KY mass shooting on June 30, 2022. "We are in a state of disbelief. Our hearts are broken. We have lost three police ... KEEP READING

2022 scholarship awards

May 17, 2022

Pikeville Community Foundation Awards $15,000 in Scholarships

The Pikeville Community Foundation awarded $15,000 scholarships to Shelby Valley High School seniors from the Woodrow and Evelyn Johnson fund. This fund is advised by the Pikeville Community Foundation board and held at the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. Students can receive recurring ... KEEP READING

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May 12, 2022

Floyd County Community Foundation makes Grant to The David School

The Floyd County Community Foundation recently awarded a $4,000 grant to The David School. The grant will be used to help fund a science lab for teaching general chemistry, physics, and advanced biology classes. The David School is a nonprofit educational facility located in David, KY (Floyd ... KEEP READING

Rising Where We are Rooted

May 14, 2021

Rising Where We’re Rooted

“The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky is a community foundation. But we’re more than that.” A year ago, we partnered with P&P Creative to create an authentic brand for the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. The phrase "but we're more than that" continued to come up with each discovery ... KEEP READING

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