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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 ... KEEP READING

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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

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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

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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

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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

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December 22, 2022

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

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December 22, 2022

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

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November 22, 2022

Introducing the Knott County Community Foundation

Welcome to the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky is pleased to announce its newest affiliate, the Knott County Community Foundation.  The affiliate program was created to combine deep understanding of community priorities and passion of local ... KEEP READING

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November 22, 2022

Introducing the Johnson County Community Foundation

Welcome to the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky is thrilled to announce its newest affiliate, the Johnson County Community Foundation.  When the Foundation developed its affiliate community foundation network, they wanted to use the experience ... KEEP READING

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