From the Goodwill Insider: Cassandra and Casey of Project Renew
We love it when good news spreads—and recently, Goodwill Insider shined a spotlight on two of our very own: Cassandra and Casey! These two rockstars are not only fierce advocates for second chances through their work with Project Renew at AppalReD Le...
White House Budget Proposes Elimination of Legal Services Corporation, Stripping Support from Kentucky Families Facing Natural Disasters, Domestic Violence, and More
Prestonsburg, Kentucky—The White House’s proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year 2026 includes a recommendation to eliminate the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the primary funder of civil legal aid across the country. If enacted, the proposal...
One Week Left to Apply for FEMA Assistance for February 2025 Floods Application Deadline: May 25, 2025
Prestonsburg, Kentucky—Residents who were impacted by the February 2025 severe flooding have until Sunday, May 25, 2025, to apply for federal disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Counties included in ...
A small KY legal aid group gets a big black lung case in front of US Supreme Court
This opinion piece by Linda Blackford appeared in The Lexington Herald Leader on May 1, 2025.David Howard was an underground coal miner who worked for two decades in the mines around Lynch., Kentucky. After he retired in 1997, he was diagnosed w...
AppalReD Legal Aid Files Brief Before U.S. Supreme Court in Black Lung Case
Prestonsburg, KY – AppalReD Legal Aid proudly announces that its Advocacy Director, Evan Smith, has filed a brief before the United States Supreme Court in a pivotal black lung benefits case. The brief is in Arch Resources, Inc. v. Director, Off...
Meet the Fellows in the Opioid Crisis Response Program
Equal Justice Works is proud to announce the 2025 cohort of Fellows in the Opioid Crisis Response Program: Maegan Pirtle, Courtney Brothers, Carrie Stambaugh, Lauren Williams, Julia Cummings and Justin Apperson. The federal government has declar...
AppalReD Hosts FEMA Appeals Clinic
AppalReD Legal Aid collaborated with the Floyd County Fiscal Court to host a FEMA Appeals clinic to help people who had their FEMA applications denied.Click the photo below to watch coverage of the clinic on Mountain Top News.
Flood victims in Kentucky need all kinds of help for a long, long time
By Erin Bottomlee and Angeleigh DorseyKentuckians know all too well that on any given day, any one in any community in America can find themselves unexpectedly living out their worst day. From wildfires to hurricanes to floods and tornadoes, no commu...
Tax Deadlines and Everything You Need to Know as the 2024 Tax Season Comes to an End
AppalReD Legal Aid's Low Income Tax Payer Clinic Director Stephanie Flanary teamed up with Legal Aid of the Bluegrass LITC Director Preston Bell and Legal Aid Society LITC Director Lea Hardwick to let you know in under TEN Minutes what you need to kn...
Disaster Unemployment Assistance available in 14 counties
March 11, 2025: Governor's Office Press ReleaseResidents affected by severe storms and floods can apply for help.The state is now accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) from individuals in 14 counties who are out of wo...