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...
Library Law Days Coming to A County Near You
Please check out our Hazard office as they come to a community library near you! Staff and attorneys will be available to answer your questions about AppalReD's services. This will also be an opportunity for current clients to meet with their attorne...
AppalReD Legal Aid Mobilizes Pro Bono Volunteers and Expands Disaster Legal Services to Assist Flood Survivors in Eastern Kentucky
Disaster Legal Services Hotline Open—Pro Bono Attorneys Urgently NeededPrestonsburg, Kentucky—As communities across Eastern Kentucky face the devastating aftermath of flooding, AppalReD Legal Aid is stepping up once again to ensure survivors receive ...
Gov. Beshear Announces Floyd, Knott, Lawrence Counties Certified as Recovery Ready Communities
Morgan Hallmorgan.hall@ky.gov502-564-8214https://justice.ky.gov Building a new Kentucky home by saving lives from addictionFRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 19, 2024) – Gov. Andy Beshear announced today that Floyd, Knott and Lawrence counties are now certifi...