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We connect communities with the tools and resources they need. By sharing experience and expertise, we provide a platform for communities to succeed.
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Stories of Impact
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky invests in people rooted in communities working toward lasting, positive change.
June 1, 2022
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 out gay rights pamphlets in the evenings…. KEEP READING
June 26, 2023
Johnson County Community Foundation Awards Grant to Main Street Players
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 County Community Foundation is committed to seeing our community thrive… KEEP READING
March 13, 2023
Johnson County Community Foundation Awards Flood Recovery Grants
The Johnson County Community Foundation is helping three local organizations with flood recovery clean up this spring. The community foundation made three grants totaling $7,500 last week to local community organizations supporting community efforts. Grants of $2,500 each were made to The Veterans Referral Center, Paintsville Little League, and Johnson County Cal Ripken. “Being part… KEEP READING
March 1, 2023
Johnson County Community Foundation Launches 264 Club
Friends of Johnson County – there’s an exciting new way to support the area with the Johnson County Community Foundation’s 264 Club. This program is based around the 264 square miles of breathtaking beauty only found in Johnson County, Kentucky! The Community Foundation knows that each mile is treasured, and this giving club will help… KEEP READING
