The Johnson County Community Foundation recently awarded a $2500 grant to the Main Street Players to help support their organization and their community outreach programs. The Main Street Players is a local community theatre housed at the Historic SIPP Theater in Paintsville, KY. “The Johnson ... KEEP READING
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Housing Can’t Wait
Affordable Housing through Community Partnership At the 2022 Appalachian Big Ideas Festival, the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky announced alongside Fahe, the Housing Development Alliance and HOMES, Inc. that we would be partnering to build 16 new homes for flood survivors. The housing plan ... KEEP READING
Newly Appointed Executive Director of the Appalachian Impact Fund
Dear Friends, This year has been one of juxtapositions for the Appalachian Impact Fund—laughter and crying, celebrations and grieving, innovation and destruction, stability and transitions—but we move into 2023 as a stronger and more united community. As many of you know, after five years ... KEEP READING
Introducing the Letcher County Community Foundation
Welcome to the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky is delighted to announce its newest affiliate, the Letcher County Community Foundation. Affiliates community foundations combine the passion of local people living within that community with the ... KEEP READING
Transforming Big Ideas into Action: Building Locally-Controlled Philanthropy
The Appalachian Big Ideas Festival brought together leaders in building locally controlled philanthropy for one of the community conversations sessions. The panel included Leslie County Community Foundation’s Board member, Kirsten Webb, Perry County Community Foundation’s Wanda Brown, the ... KEEP READING
Community Support for Generations
What is your vision for your community? The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky consistently asks this question to donors, boards, affiliates and program directors. It's a part of the overall concept of rising where we're rooted. And, we're proud to say that the answers are often turned into ... KEEP READING
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Again Acknowledged for Excellence
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky has once again been approved for re-accreditation with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations®. National Standards ensures that we have policies in place for financial stability and longevity, affirming our continued commitment to excellence ... KEEP READING
Unprecedented Public Funding Opportunities are Accessible to Eastern Kentucky Communities
Multiply your community impact with the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky through the L.I.F.T. Fund In order to capture this funding, our communities must be ready to submit competitive applications. A major barrier many communities face is a lack of access to required matching funds for ... KEEP READING
Celebrating Kentuckian and LGBTQ+ Activist, Lige Clarke
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
