Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky

@appalachianky

Community Foundation serving Appalachian Kentucky. Supporting communities, growing assets, and strengthening leadership. We are rising where we're rooted!

Hazard, KY
appalachianky.org
Joined March 2012
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    21 Dec 2021

    Our 2021 Annual Report is here! Read about our impact this year and how we've been investing in place. An end of year gift will help ensure this important work in Appalachian Kentucky continues!

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  2. Retweeted
    Mar 17

    The American Rescue Plan temporarily expanded the size of the Child Tax Credit and who was eligible to receive it. The breaks down how the expansion affected rural communities and what’s next for families that relied on it.

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  3. Mar 11

    Congratulations ! The Foundation and our many donors are committed to supporting quality, energy efficient, and affordable housing for families in Eastern Kentucky.

    📣Thanks to our funders & supporters for making it happen!
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  4. Mar 11

    Spotlight: Emily Jones Hudson, community activist & founder of Southeast KY African American Museum & Cultural Center - sharing stories of African Americans in east KY left overlooked & untold through KY history. Visit Donate at

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    Mar 10

    🎉It's our one-year in Gurney's Bend! Check out the video to see what all we've done in just ONE year! Thanks to , our funders, donors & volunteers - &, of course, our amazing carpenters.

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  6. Mar 7

    Enjoying today’s mini-summit sessions in Ashland KY. It’s a packed house to hear sessions on AML Economic Revitalization grants and KSBDC Supporting KY’s Creative Economies.

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  7. Feb 21

    UPCOMING ONLINE EVENTS Understanding the PFO Law: An Eastern Kentucky Conversation Feb. 23, 6pm - 8pm Learn more and register for the event here:

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  8. Feb 17

    Excellent film! Be a part of keeping the legacy of Mary Breckinridge alive while supporting local community development by donating to preserving Wendover, her historic home in Leslie County, KY:

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    Healthcare for rural people? In 1925 it was Mary Breckinridge's Frontier Nursing Service, sending nurse-midwives racing on horseback to deliver babies, treat gunshot victims & vaccinate children. Happy birthday, Mary. 📷Appalshop, "Frontier Nursing Service," 1984, Anne Lewis
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  9. Retweeted
    Feb 15

    🔥 from Gerry Roll on the faustian bargain community foundations made re:DAFs and the opportunity -- which Roll says "many of my colleagues in the field can’t or won’t see" -- to put equity and community back at the center of DAF policy

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  10. Feb 11

    One of our partnerships at the Foundation is with Invest 606, Eastern Kentucky’s first and only small business accelerator. Here’s an article about an entrepreneur in their current cohort.

    "It's an initiative, a business that will not only encourage people to move back to their home and assure them that they will... be accepted for who they are, but it will also give people who are thinking about leaving a reason to stay."
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    Feb 11

    Families in East Kentucky need us more than ever. 'It's the worst it's been in years:' The state of affordable housing in Kentucky

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  12. Feb 10

    Upcoming from A track is being offered on flood mitigation plans for farmers. We partnered with CFA/Northfork Local Foods & others on flood relief for farmers in 2021 after historic flooding: $250,000 in grants to 202 small family farmers.

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    Feb 9

    “It’s becoming a fine little community,” McReynolds said. “You can tell just how happy folks are to be there. We still have a long way to go, but it’s amazing to see the transformation."

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    Feb 4

    A bill introduced in the House by Reps. & is an important step toward restoring our outdated charitable giving laws & ensuring that charities receive the resources they need to serve our communities. Learn more:

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    Feb 8

    Happily funded this project via Appalachian Impact Fund w/ a general operating grant to our partners & $300,000 impact investment w/ our POWER grant -allowing HDA to acquire the property - a former coal camp that is now home to new LMI homeowners.

    Is a dream of yours in 2022? If you live or want to live in our service area, contact us about the lot we still have available in Gurney's Bend! Call 606-436-0497 or email rebekah@hdahome.org. We'd love to see your dreams come true.
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  16. Feb 7

    It’s been a joy to work with our longtime colleague Mary Hunt! We have learned so much from her over the years. Thank you for everything you’ve brought to our Foundation and to groups like over the years!

    Mary Hunt - a force for good across West Virginia communities - is retiring from the Benedum Foundation. Thank you for your decades of dedication to helping West Virginia grow and thrive, and thank you for walking alongside our team at The Hub for more than 10 years.
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  17. Jan 31

    "Philanthropy must change, and that change needs to be defined by the people and organizations closest to the need — not those who get the most benefit from maintaining the status quo." Our CEO in on the need for reform.

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    Jan 31

    In an LTE to , – CEO of – explains how updating charitable giving laws can help strengthen community foundations.👇

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    Jan 26

    Charitable tax rules are intended to provide a tax benefit to ensure more resources go toward the public good and working – BUT the current rules no longer meet this purpose. Learn the facts about charitable giving today 👇

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    Jan 21

    In a op-ed, three community foundation leaders explain how warehousing charitable funds adversely impacts rural America. 👉

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    Jan 19

    In , community foundation leaders & Paul Major share their perspective on the impact of billions of charitable funds sitting on the sidelines. Read more ➡️

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